
The Bar: Combine and conquer
Earlier this year, a small, long-established set of intellectual property (IP) barristers at Seven New Square joined forces with the more general civil common law chambers of Bernard Pearl, also from ...
The Bar: A competitive solution
'Change is in the air — everywhere you look around.' If the Clementi review and the consequent changes needed a theme tune, that would be it. What has not yet been widely identified is one l...
The Bar: Taking the lead
In the aftermath of the Woolf reforms of 1999, the commercial Bar has had to consider the challenges and opportunities presented to its core business. These include: . a drop of more than ...
The Bar: A year in advocacy
The Herbert Smith advocacy unit has been in place for almost a year, making it a good time to reflect on how the unit has stood up against the sceptics and how it has measured up to our own expectatio...
The Bar: A slice of the action
Good reputations are valuable assets. A casual glance at a restaurant menu is sufficient evidence of the many good foods that have gained reputations beyond national boundaries: think of Mortadella Bo...
The Bar: Model pupils
Much is heard about the difficulties of finding a pupillage, in what is a very challenging environment for Bar Vocational Course students. By contrast, however, very little is heard about the correspo...