1. The regulatory Handbook for barristers, promulgated by the Bar Standards Board, has (oddly, I think) only four references to the 'rule of law' and none of these create a substantive 'rule of law' obligation on barristers (though one might argue that Core Duty 1-'You must observe your duty to the court in the administration of justice'-has rule of law implied into it);SRA Principles,2022