Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich

Labour urges Conservative leader to reveal whether she knew David Wolfson was to represent Russian oligarch in legal case

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David Lammy is right to slash the use of juries – it’s an open-and-shut case | Simon Jenkins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/28/david-lammy-jury-trials-justice-system #UKcriminaljustice #Trialbyjury #DavidLammy #Barristers #Politics #UKnews #Law
David Lammy is right to slash the use of juries – it’s an open-and-shut case

Barristers and criminals may not like the idea, but it’s key to reforming Britain’s antiquated and overloaded justice system, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Review reveals widespread sexual harassment and bullying in the UK Bar

A recent review of sexual harassment in the UK legal profession has highlighted disturbing patterns of abuse within the Bar, particularly involving junior barristers. One notable account comes from Eve Robinson, a 23-year-old pupil barrister, who shared her experience of being sexually assaulted by ... [More info]

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Readers reply: Should barristers have to defend the ‘indefensible’? Or should they be able to refuse clients?

The series in which readers answer others’ questions on subjects ranging from flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts. Here, responses on the ‘cab rank’ rule

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Should barristers have to defend the indefensible? Or should they be able to refuse clients?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. This week, a legal issue

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‘Why do they dislike me so much?’: the trials, trolls and triumphs of Britain’s most divisive barrister

She has been called a ‘brave disruptor’ by campaigners and ‘rabid’ by internet critics. But for Charlotte Proudman, only one opinion matters: that of the women and children she defends in the family courts

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