Press releases

Bar Council Kicks Off Week of Events to Promote Entry to the Bar

8 July 2010

The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, is launching a week-long programme of events aimed at promoting and enhancing better access to the profession.

Bar Council backs Clarke over Prison Reform

30 June 2010

Nicholas Green QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has said the Bar Council is willing to lend its support to the Secretary of State for Justice, Ken Clarke QC MP, as he makes tough and potentially unpopular decisions regarding the prison system, though they must lead to a better and more efficient administration of justice.

Time is Ripe to Build Confidence in Zimbabwe's Justice Sytstem

29 June 2010

The Bar Council, the Bar Human Rights Committee, the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association and Avocats Sans Frontières today host the Parliamentary launch of a new report on the current state of the rule of law in Zimbabwe.

Bar Council welcomes 'fundamental look' at legal aid system

23 June 2010

The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has welcomed the announcement of a comprehensive assessment of the legal aid system. The assessment was announced today by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. The Government is expected to seek further views in the autumn.

Bar Council Chairman Sets Out �Radical and Progressive Vision� for the Future of the Bar

11 June 2010

Nicholas Green QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents over 15,000 practising barristers in England and Wales, has set out what he has called a radical and progressive vision for the future of the Bar.

Bar Council voices concern over arrest of American lawyer in Kigali

2 June 2010

The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has voiced its deep concern over the arrest of Professor Peter Erlinder in Kigali, Rwanda last Wednesday.

Bar Council Visits China to Strengthen Relations

28 May 2010

The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will send a delegation, led by Chairman of the Bar, Nicholas Green QC, to China next week to develop further opportunities for the Bar in China and to strengthen relations with Chinese legal groups.

Bar Council begins consultation on modernising terms of instructions from solicitors

29 April 2010

The Bar Council, the Approved Regulator for barristers in England and Wales, has begun a three-month consultation on new terms of engagement of barristers for solicitors.

Bar Council Chairman Calls for Bar�s Voice to be Heard on Cuts

27 April 2010

The Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has reacted angrily to the deep cuts to publicly funded criminal barristers’ fees, which come into force today.

Bar Council launches �ProcureCo� model as Bar looks to evolve business structures

26 April 2010

The Bar Council of England and Wales, has launched a model for new business structures for the Bar, dubbed ‘ProcureCo’.