All articles by Catherine Baksi
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NewsTrials disrupted as prison video link fails
Ministry of Justice warns problems could continue this week.
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OpinionRevealing bad behaviour – again
The bar's longstanding problems have been identified before, with little action as a result. Does it have the resolve to act this time?
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NewsBarrister's Oxford falsehood leads to disbarment
Tribunal chair laments silk's 'reckless, foolish and completely unnecessary lie'.
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News'Medic and cricket blue' barrister accused of lying on CV
Senior barrister has been accused of falsely claiming medical qualifications and sporting achievements to boost his career prospects.
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NewsCity lawyers attack Leveson jury plan
Fraud proposals ‘risk an absolute and eternal abolition of fundamental rights to ostensibly fix a relatively short-term problem’.
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ProfileFrom start to finish - Interview with Patrick Allen
It took beer and a bank loan to set up Hodge Jones & Allen. As he retires from the doughty campaigning firm that bears his name, Patrick Allen looks back with Catherine Baksi on a long and occasionally turbulent journey in the law.
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FeatureOne Bar, bar none?
Barristers are busier than ever, reports Catherine Baksi. But with huge disparities in the rewards on offer and practitioners reporting increasingly divergent experiences, the profession is polarising.
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FeatureThin blue line
Duty solicitors are a staple of every modern detective drama. But with numbers plummeting, their attendance is becoming less dependable in real‑life police stations. Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureMental health and the law: Coping strategies
Mental health statistics show a deepening crisis in our workplaces, manifested in employment claims. Can existing laws keep up? And what of the legal profession’s own record? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureCounsel culture
As an avenue for career progression, becoming a solicitor advocate is not the big attraction it was once held out to be. The brand needs a refresh, hears Catherine Baksi.
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NewsSentencing Council chair dies suddenly at 70
Lord Justice William Davis was 'one of the very best criminal judges of his generation,' lady chief justice says.
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NewsFormer bar chair Timothy Dutton dies at 68
'Man of uncompromising principle' retired in January after 45 years at the bar - and a decade after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
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FeatureMilitary justice: Uphill battles
Despite piecemeal reform, is our military justice system continuing to fail service personnel? Catherine Baksi reports.
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NewsPre-recorded evidence has no impact on rape conviction rates, MoJ claims
Independent research found 20% drop in convictions in trials relying on pre-recorded evidence.
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FeatureMinding the gap
Most solicitors are women and sex discrimination has been illegal for decades. So where are the equal rewards? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureSplit decisions
Backlogs and increased transparency appear to be finally pushing family law away from court, but does the cost of alternative dispute resolution risk creating a two-tier justice system? Catherine Baksi reports.
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NewsMother asks court's permission to 'tell her story' in legal first
Woman 'seeks to advocate on behalf of victims of domestic abuse, helping to educate others', says her barrister Charlotte Proudman.
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NewsNew bar statistics expose 'differential outcomes' by race
Black students 'slightly less likely' to pass bar training course, BSB reports.
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FeaturePlus ça change
Brexit campaigners promised that the UK’s departure from the EU would reverse an alleged continental drift in judgments, establishing the primacy of our highest court. Catherine Baksi asks lawyers and former judges – has anything really changed?
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OpinionBarristers need to talk about money
The London legal pay wars are not restricted to trainee City solicitors and NQs: commercial chambers are boosting pupillage awards dramatically.