June

  • Advocacy in the Spotlight as London Hosts World Bar Conference

    Advocacy in the Spotlight as London Hosts World Bar Conference

    29 June 2012

    The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, in partnership with Inner Temple, will from today host the annual World Bar Conference in London, which will see 350 delegates from numerous jurisdictions descend on the city to discuss topics around the theme “Advocacy past, present and future: constant values for a modern Bar.”

  • Treasury Solicitor's Department seeks junior barristers

    28 June 2012 - Update for the profession: the Treasury Solicitor’s Department invites expressions of interest from junior barristers wishing to represent the Secretary of State for the Home Department at appeal hearings in the Greater London area, before the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First Tier Tribunal in the place of Home Office Presenting Officers. Appointed counsel are likely to receive instructions over a period of three months.

  • Bar Council Responds to Consultation on Separate Legal Jurisdiction for Wales

    20 June 2012 - The Bar Council has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on whether there should be a separate legal jurisdiction for Wales.

  • Public Access Directory

    19 June 2012 - Update for the profession: Due to administrative issues, the Bar Council is working through a large back-log of public access registration forms.

  • Bar Chairman Condemns Libyan Detention of ICC Staff

    13 June 2012 - Michael Todd QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has expressed deep concern to the Chairman of the Libyan Interim National Council about the detention of four staff members of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

  • Bar Council launches new training scheme for young Chinese lawyers

    11 June 2012 - The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today launched a new training programme for young Chinese lawyers, incorporating the best elements of the Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme (LCTS), which ended last April after 20 years of Ministry of Justice funding.

  • Ministry of Justice call for contributions to the Red Tape Challenge

    8 June 2012 - Update for the profession: the Ministry of Justice has invited interested parties to respond to the legal services section of the Government’s “Red Tape Challenge” consultation, identifying which regulations they believe should be improved, retained or scrapped.

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