Disability and the Bar

📢Register online for IBA Events ‘ESG in Evolution: the legal imperatives of tomorrow' #IBAESG 🗓️25-27 March🌎Paris, France ✍️Book your place now! ➡ tinyurl.com/IBAESG-25-27Mar #Law

We are thrilled to announce Sarah Middleton's appointment as Area Coroner for North Yorkshire and York. Sarah is a valued member of our chambers and known for her professionalism and dedication. We are proud of her achievement and wish her every success in this position!

Join us on Wednesday 29th April at Mountford Chambers for the next Aggrieved panel session, chaired by Georgia-Mae Chung. Georgia-Mae and the panellists will discuss how experiences of grief can shape and influence the work of legal professionals. The session begins at 6:00pm, and will be followed by a drinks reception. Panellists include: - Michelle Clarke - Barrister at The 36 Group - Olivia Beach - Barrister at One Pump Court Chambers - Cyrianne Michel-Doyen - Senior County Court Advocate at Quest Legal Advocates Ltd If you would like to register for this event, please contact Sahar Attarian saharattarian@mountfordchambers.com

International students pursuing the Bar, join our online talk with The University of Law. 26 March 2026 | 6:15–7:15pm Topic: Overcoming visa-related issues (Graduate Route & Skilled Worker visas) and the minimum requirements for pupillage and tenancy. 🔗 buff.ly/VhHlqqT

📢 💻 Putting Children First: the Evolving Role of the Family Law Professional Join us for this webinar exploring the survey results & recommendations set out in the Family Solutions Group’s latest report ‘Putting Children First’. Register⬇️ 42br.com/latest-news/pu… #FamilyLaw

Jury trials in England and Wales are under threat. Proposals to restrict them to only the most serious offences risk weakening a vital democratic safeguard in the criminal justice system. Partner and Head of our Protest Team, Laura O’Brien will join a panel hosted by the Centre for Law & Social Change exploring why juries matter, whether the changes would really reduce the Crown Court backlog, and the wider implications for civil liberties and protest rights. A crucial conversation on justice, rights and democracy. #JuryTrial #AccessToJustice #CriminalDefence

✍ Amanda Jepson discusses the case Re H Expert Witnesses. 42br.com/latest-news/re… #FamilyLaw

More than 300 KCs and 22 retired judges are among the 3,236 legal professionals who have signed our letter calling on the Prime Minister to stop the government's jury trial proposal ahead of a parliamentary debate on new legislation to restrict jury trials today. Our letter urges the government against draining valuable time and resources from our criminal justice system by attempting to force through an unpopular, untested and poorly evidenced change to our jury system. Among the signatories alongside Bar Council Chair and Vice Chair, Criminal Bar Association Chair and Vice Chair and all Circuit leaders are legal leaders, including the former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir David Calvert-Smith, @JUSTICEhq Chief Exec Fiona Rutherford, @APPEALcharity_ Co Director Emma Torr and 4 former Chairs of the Bar Council as well as two former Chairs of @TheCriminalBar. Several well-known on-screen faces have also signed the letter including 'Judge Rinder’ @RobbieRinder, ‘chaser’ @TheShaunWallace and both barrister contestants from this year’s Traitors series, Harriet Tyce and Hugo Lodge. @Kirsty_Brimelow said: "This letter and its more than 3,000 signatories demonstrate the unequivocal principled and practical opposition to the restriction of jury trials from not only the Bar, but the legal profession as a whole... “It’s not too late for the government to listen to us as experts and as a profession and stop before bulldozing our jury system. We are ready to support a turn to the efficiencies that will increase productivity and will actually make a difference to the backlog and delays.” Read more: lnkd.in/eRYvXJma #JusticeNeedsJuries

So this is starting to happen! #WSTB comes out 31.3.26. Thanks to all @middletemple for the wonderful welcome at the soft launch last night. You’ll find out about WSTab in April’s @thebarcouncil Counsel magazine, @thetimes @legalhackette , @lawsocgazette @LexisNexis @familylaw

Scrapping jury trials because of backlogs is like removing the brakes on most cars to get rid of traffic jams. Dangerous. Actually having judges decide cases and not juries is like replacing the brakes with windscreen wipers. They’re both necessary but have different jobs

I’ve kept quiet up to now, but on this important day I wish to add my voice to those opposing the proposals to limit jury trials AND those to limit appeals from the Magistrates’ Court to the Crown Court. I am stunned that a Labour government would do this (contd)

52 Crown courtrooms not sitting today won’t shift the backlog in criminal cases.

I am contractually obligated to inform you that the award-winning Number 1 Bestseller The Secret Barrister is Kindle’s Daily Deal - an OUTRAGEOUS 99p. Learn how the crisis in criminal justice came about. (And how it won’t be fixed by removing juries) amazon.co.uk/Secret-Barrist…

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: 𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 4PB is delighted to announce the publication of a new book by @mani_basi, titled A Practical Guide to Expert Evidence in Proceedings Concerning Children. This latest work provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of expert evidence in cases concerning children, spanning private law, public law and international child abduction proceedings. Written with practitioners firmly in mind, the book offers clear guidance on case strategy and assists in identifying when expert evidence is necessary and how it should be deployed effectively. The book is available for purchase here: amazon.co.uk/dp/1918241155/… This marks Mani's fourth published book. His previous titles include: - A Practical Guide to Stranded Spouses in Family Law - A Practical Guide to Exercising the Inherent Jurisdiction in Family Law Proceedings - A Practical Guide to the Participation of Children in Family Law Proceedings This publication follows the recent announcement that Mani also co-authored the 2026 edition of Class Legal Dictionary of International Family Law. We warmly congratulate Mani on this latest achievement. Click here for links to all of Mani's books: 4pb.com/news/mani-sing… #FamilyLaw #ChildrenLaw #ExpertEvidence

Is there space for clinical decision-making in relation to incapacitated adults? The CA pronounces: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/is-there-space…

@C_Steinfeld of #10KBW has been named a founding member of the newly launched #SCMA Panel of #Mediation Advocates, established to promote #highstandards and professionalism in #mediationadvocacy. More information: mediation-advocates.co.uk/panel/

#TheNewsAt10 provides a monthly #update on activity across #Chambers, highlighting our practice teams and developments in our work. Our next edition will focus on the Civil Team and introduce our Clerks. Subscribe: mailchi.mp/683d1d1abd42/t… #10KBW

The window for applying to Pump Court for a mini-pupillage in Summer 2026 will be open from Monday, 2nd until Monday, 30th March 2026 Please click the link below for further information and to familiarise yourself with the application process pumpcourtchambers.com/join-us/mini-p…

The next ⁦@cornerstonebarr⁩ Property Team webinar series Housing Act 2004 & the Private Rented Sector – where are we now? 16 Mar 2026, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm share.google/UhNum6bSyvCJGX…

We are delighted to announce that the Senior President of Tribunals, the Right Honourable Lord Justice Dingemans, has appointed Heather Platt to be a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, with effect from 02/03/26 pumpcourtchambers.com/heather-platt-…