ARTICLES by our Direct Access Barristers

HERE is a recent judgment from the ECtHR.  The judgment found that French law was incompatible with the ECHR, because it allowed the...

I appreciate that the title of this article may be rather dull, but anyone contemplating becoming involved in serious litigation should...

As Christmas approaches, my time for writing articles is limited. I have therefore simply reproduced a truncated version of our...

We are pleased to announce that we will be considering pupillage applications for 2025. I am, in a sense, wholly unqualified to give...

Lucy Connelly was sentenced yesterday to a term of 31 months imprisonment, after she pleaded guilty to the offence of publishing material...

Section 21 evictions are due to be scrapped under new legislation.  This legislation is not yet in force and before coming into force, it...

Introduction The allegation that the UK is implementing a two-tier criminal justice system has recently gained prominence.  The meaning...

In a recent Judgment the Supreme Court found that a pilot's illness did not amount to an extraordinary circumstance, for the purposes of...

I wrote a brief article about the Sam Melia conviction, see HERE.  I also mentioned the case in my article about Anarcho-Tyranny, see...

The term anarcho-tyranny was first coined by Samuel Francis, see HERE & HERE.  Francis states: “What we have in this country today, then,...

The common answer to the above question is that the barrister appears in Court to present a case and the solicitor is involved in...

1.      Hate speech laws should not be in place.  The aim of these laws is political, the most charitable description of these aims would...

Problems with Generative Artificial intelligence   The Bar Council has recently released guidance titled, ‘ Considerations when using...

The above is a fairly well known rule imparted to barristers during their training at an early stage. The rule was recently considered...

Please see our latest short video on the Equality Act and the problem with 'philosophical belief'.

This article quotes a fellow barrister as follows: “For individuals without the assistance of a solicitor, determining which barrister to...

Perhaps the greatest contribution to the social life of man made by Christianity is — marriage. Christianity brought marriage into the...

The Cab Rank rule requires a barrister to accept instructions from a client if they have the requisite expertise and availability. The...