BARRISTER MAGAZINE

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly moved from an emerging technology to a key aspect of business operations. Organisations across a variety of sectors use AI systems to automate and streamline processes, generate content, analyse data, and deliver services. As the rate of adoption continues to accelerate, AI is becoming increasingly embedded within supply chains, commer...

The Trump administration has announced new sanctions against the president and a senior lawyer of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Chair of the Bar Council Kirsty Brimelow KC said:

“The Bar Council of England and Wales is deeply concerned by the further sanctions imposed on the President of the International Criminal Court and a senior member of ...

By Rory Nunn, Head of Direct Access, Barrister Connect

Introduced in 2004, direct access represented one of the most significant changes to the way barristers could practise. Yet, more than two decades on, many members of the Bar still view it through the lens of its earliest days.

For some, direct access remains synon...

 Judicial Responses to AI-Generated Fabrications in Legal Practice

By Nicholas Blomfield

The adoption of generative AI (GenAI), ranging from specialist legal platforms such as Harvey and Legora to general-purpose large language models has transformed legal research, drafting and advice. However, alongside these technolo...

  By V Victoria Shroff, KC, Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics

The growing loss of wildlife globally should unite countries in the same way the climate crisis demands global cooperation as animals, ecosystems, and economies are interconnected.
Examining animal protection laws and practices internati...