Ivy Williams was the first woman to qualify as a barrister, and whilst she did not practice, she did go on to teach law. Fast forward to today, and female representation within the criminal ...

The Bar Standards Board is set to begin taking regulatory action against barristers involved in the Horizon scandal in the “next few months”. A notice published by the regulator notes that it ...

A top junior barrister is hosting a new show on BBC Radio 4 giving an inside view on the workings of the criminal justice system. Joanna Hardy-Susskind is hosting the ten-part series that runs ...

Barristers doing government work will see a 25% increase in rates from 1 April, in some cases the first rise since the panels were first introduced in 1997. However, this remains well below what the ...