It may seem strange that a British barrister—and I have been a KC since 2014—should suggest ending the split legal profession. Were those days of blood, sweat and toil, of financial precariousness, not really worth it? Well let me take you on the journey I took to get here.
I set out to write my latest Gresham lecture ‘Do We Need Barristers’ at a time when I could really reflect on what I’ve observed both in the U.K., but also in the Eastern Caribbean where I practise as a barrister; and in other Commonwealth countries.
