The Bar Council

The Bar Council is the professional body for barristers in England and Wales. It provides representation and services for the Bar, and Guidance on issues of professional practice. This website caters for a diverse audience. If you are a barrister, or looking to instruct a barrister, or seeking guidance on Becoming a Barrister, there is information here for you.  There is also further information about our policy with regards to Welsh Language Text.  The Bar Council Mission Statement is available here.

The Bar Standards Board has been established by the Bar Council to deal with the regulation of barristers.  The BSB website includes the Code of Conduct and information about Making a Complaint. 

• Find a Barrister
• Neuberger Monitoring and Implementation
• 3rd Six Pupillage Vacancies
• Member Benefits
• Bar CPD Courses and Events
• Revised Guidance on Court Dress
• Meet the Chairman of the Bar

News

Meeting of All Party Parliamentary Group: 6 July
(2 July 2009)

The next meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Legal and Constitutional Affairs will take place on 6th July.  It will begin at 5pm in Committee Room Three, Committee Room Corridor, House of Lords. 

Chinese Lawyers Welcomed to the LCTS Programme at Reception
(26 June 2009)

Each year, fifteen Chinese lawyers participate in the Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme for Young Chinese Lawyers (LCTS). 

Bar Council Responds to the LSB Consultation – “Regulatory Independence”
(26 June 2009)

The Bar Council has responded to the LSB Consultation Paper on Regulatory Independence. There is a great deal in the Paper which the Bar Council agrees with, and in general terms the Bar finds the LSB position encouraging. The full response is available on this website.