Community at the Bar

Eleanor Keehan and Nina Caplin talk to us about wellbeing at the Bar for Mental Health Awareness Week.

  • 15 May 2025
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When insurance fails: how I paid £80,000 for protection and got nothing

Jason Sugarman KC urges all barristers to check policies carefully after his life insurance claim was rejected based on a technicality.

  • 1 May 2025
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Pro bono advice and representation - part of being a barrister?

Ahead of the Bar's Pro Bono Awards, Sophie Cartwright KC explores why you should make pro bono a part of your practice.

  • 30 April 2025
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Sentencing in the spotlight

Bar Vice Chair Kirsty Brimelow KC goes behind the headlines of the recent row over pre-sentence reports

  • 16 April 2025
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Criminal and family systems must align to tackle violence against women and girls

Megan Cox, a criminal and family practitioner, outlines the lack of coordination in tackling VAWG

  • 16 April 2025
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Pupillage at the employed Bar: life at Browne Jacobson

Pupil at Browne Jacobson Amalea Bourne shares her experience of working at the firm, the notable cases she has been involved in and why you should do an employed pupillage.

  • 14 April 2025
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