International

Criminal barrister Rory Field bids farewell as Bermuda’s Director of Public Prosecutions and reflects on the benefits of taking his London training overseas  

When did you last stop and think about what you really want from your career?  

The Commonwealth-in-England Barristers Association is as relevant now as when first set up, write Charlotte Boaitey and Andrew Otchie  

Patricia Scotland QC, Baroness Scotland of Asthal and self-styled ‘child of the Caribbean and of the Commonwealth’, was elected Secretary General Designate of the Commonwealth of Nations in November 2015.  

The legality of drone strikes is riddled with serious questions. The rule of law mandates a post-strike review in every case where a British citizen is executed without trial, writes Emma Fitzsimons 

Sheryn Omeri on the destruction of cultural property and the first International Criminal Court prosecution 

Applications are welcomed for, and recent scholars reflect upon, this chance to experience the Canadian legal system  

Each year, the Harold G. Fox Education Fund sponsors two scholars to undertake a ten-month placement in a law firm in Toronto.  

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the Bar Council, in conjunction with the diplomatic community and the UN Association Westminster Branch, hosted a lecture in the Inner Temple Great Hall. Daniel Sternberg reports  

Barristers, diplomats and representatives of the United Nations celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the UN at a lecture in Inner Temple Hall given by Professor Vaughan Lowe QC on 17 August.  

Philip Forsang Ndikum describes how his training at the Bar of England and Wales equipped him for the challenges of practising law in Cameroon  

Africa in miniature 

Olivia Percival explains life for lawyers in Colombia, the work of the Caravana and how European support can help  

In Colombia, being a lawyer can be a very dangerous business.  

Peter Melleney and Chloé Barton explain the legal system in Somaliland and training the Attorney General’s Office  

Somaliland is a self-declared independent state which is bordered by the Gulf of Aden to the north, Somalia to the East, Ethiopia to the south and west and Djibouti to the north-west.  

Christian Wisskirchen outlines the international work of the Bar Council