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Bar Council Officers 2009
6 October 2008

The Bar Council has announced the election of its new officers for 2009

Young Barristers Meet to Discuss to the Profession
4 October 2008

Pressures on legal aid, access to a career at the Bar and the need for diversity are among the issues to be addressed later today at the Young Bar Conference in central London.

Young barristers meet to discuss the future of their profession
4 October 2008

Pressures on legal aid, access to a career at the Bar and the need for diversity are among the issues to be addressed later today at the Young Bar Conference in central London.

4,000 cash awaits the winner of the Law Reform Essay Competition: deadline for entries approaches
3 October 2008

The Bar Council Scholarship Trust is sponsoring the Law Reform Essay Competition for the fourth year in a row.  The deadline for entries of 10 October 2008 is drawing near and students and pupils are urged to get their entries in.

Challenging Times Lie Ahead as the Legal Year Begins Today
1 October 2008

The legal year today opens against a backdrop of turbulence in the capital markets and declining confidence among both businesses and consumers.

BBC 2 to Broadcast an Intimate Portrait of Life at the Bar
24 September 2008

The Bar Council today welcomed the launch of a major new documentary by BBC 2 entitled The Barristers. The documentary is the result of four years of collaboration between the Bar Council, the BBC and other participants in the legal system. The first episode of the four-part documentary will be broadcast this autumn.

British lawyers unite to call on the Foreign Secretary to do what he can to stop the execution of Jack Alderman
12 September 2008

Reprieve, the Bar Council and the Law Society are calling on the Foreign Secretary, the Rt Hon David Miliband MP, to do whatever he can to persuade the Board of Pardons and Paroles of the State of Georgia, USA to stay the execution of Jack Alderman who is due to die on Tuesday 16 September 2008.

Ministry of Justice proposals risk harm to the most vulnerable in society say family law barristers
11 September 2008

The Family Law Bar Association yesterday submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice consultation entitled Reforming the Legal Aid Family Barrister Fee Scheme concerning legal fees in family law cases.

Ruth Evans and George Leggatt QC to step down from Bar Standards Board
10 September 2008

The Bar Standards Board today announced that its Chair and Vice Chair, Ruth Evans and George Leggatt QC, would be stepping down at the end of the year on completion of their term of office.

New Criminal Bar Chairman calls for fresh focus on training
1 September 2008

Peter Lodder QC, who starts work as Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association today, has called for improvements to the way in which potential barristers are trained.