Counsel of Perfection

In Lindsay Anderson's classic film If...  of 1968 there is a scene in which a wide eyed new boy called Jute undergoes a test in which ...

When you start out as a barrister it strangely takes a very long time to learn to speak normally in court. Very experienced and able barr...

Marie Rimmer MP is in the news following criticism by her of edits made to a victim personal statement during the sentencing of a man sent...

When something bad happens between two people in a locked room only those two people can ever know for sure what happened. That is the cen...

When was the last time you heard a prosecution barrister speak in public? If you're struggling to recall a time, don't worry, they...

There are three reasons why guilty defendants do not plead guilty before the day of trial.  First they hope witnesses won't turn up fo...

Sitting down with your client after they have been convicted of a serious offence is an unenviable task familiar to all defence advocates,...