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Leveson report: diversion welcome but no need to curtail trial by jury, warns Bar Council
Our initial response to Part I of the Independent review of the criminal courts
Progress on judicial diversity is ‘too slow’
Barbara Mills KC, Chair of the Bar Council, said: “Every year we are told that there is gradual progress being made towards a more diverse judiciary, but it’s far too slow for Black lawyers and this is no longer good enough.
Civil legal aid boost long overdue but falls far behind inflation
Bar Council reiterates call for independent fee review body for publicly funded Bar
90% of pupils have positive experience but stress levels and doubt about future at the Bar increasing, new survey finds
A new survey of pupils has found that a vast majority of new barristers say they've had a positive pupillage experience with 8 in 10 feeling well supported by chambers or their employer.
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