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Bar Council responds to the LSC’s ‘Delivery Transformation’ consultation
4 July 2008

The Bar Council have responded to the Legal Services Commission’s consultation document Managing Legal Aid Cases in Partnership - Delivery Transformation.

Chairman of the Bar Criticises BBC drama series Criminal Justice
30 June 2008

The Chairman of the Bar has criticised the inaccuracate depiction of the Bar in the drama series Criminal Justice which begins on BBC 1 this evening. In a strongly worded condemnation, Timothy Dutton QC said: "Criminal justice is not a game and it is a travesty to suggest that practitioners see it in that way."

The full text of the Press Release is available on this site.

Criminal VHCC Developments
19 June 2008

The Chairman's letter of 2 May informed barristers that a VHCC Steering Group had been established with representatives of the Law Society, the MoJ, the LSC and the Bar.

Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
18 June 2008

The Bar Council has provided written evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill.

TfBC Final Report: The Bar Vocational Course
17 June 2008

The Training for the Bar Committee ( TfBC) of the Bar Council has produced a report setting out its view on how the Bar Vocational Course should be revised.

Bar Council welcomes new Head of Member Services
16 June 2008

The Bar Council has today welcomed the new Head of Member Services, Paul Mosson, who will head up the recently created Member Services Department. 

Bar Council Constitution
9 June 2008

The Bar Council’s Constitution is under review, and the proposed new version of this document is available on this website. The changes are be discussed at the forthcoming Bar Council meeting and at the AGM.

Information for Users of the CPR
4 June 2008

The next update of the CPR will commence in October 2008.  However, form N244 General form of application has been updated and courts (with the exception of the Administrative Court and the Commercial Court) will be using the updated form from the beginning of June. 

Bar Council Launches Expanded European Office
3 June 2008

The Bar Council has today launched its new Brussels office.  The new office will be shared with the European arms of other legal organisations.

Legal Services Commission says 140K figure for average family earnings was an error
23 May 2008

 The Legal Services Commission has written to the Times to make it clear that the 140K quoted as an average figure for family earnings at the Bar was incorrect, and that this figure was not given at the press briefing.