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“I think I may be one of the youngest people to have been called to the Bar, six months after my 21st birthday.”  So says Christopher Ferguson, some 37 years later, as he reflects on his career as a barrister, now exclusively practising family law. ... read more
November 28th, 2016
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has asked an employment tribunal to hear an unfair dismissal claim being brought by a former employee of Barclays Bank to be heard in private, according to an article in The Guardian. ... read more
November 22nd, 2016
A teaching assistant who was dismissed from her job for objecting to young children being shown graphic footage of the 9/11 attacks has turned down a compensation offer from the school and has resolved to fight the case in court, according to an article in The Guardian. ... read more
November 16th, 2016
The Bar Council is one of a number of legal bodies that has collaborated to produce new guidelines on the cross-questioning of vulnerable witnesses in court. ... read more
November 15th, 2016
On 3rd November 2016 the High Court ruled that it is Parliament that must decide when to trigger TEU Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union and not the Government using the royal prerogative. The case has inevitably attracted a great deal of comment some of it well informed and... ... read more
November 10th, 2016

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On 13 April the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 comes into effect. The act contains a range of law changes, including increased prison terms for serious crimes such as certain terrorism offences and internet trolling. posted on March 30th, 2015
A number of scientists are collaborating to help teach senior judges about dealing with scientific evidence in court. The training is part of a scheme announced by the Royal Society and Royal Society of Edinburgh. posted on April 12th, 2016