Press Archive

Bar Council Launches 2008 Legal Reporting Awards

The Bar Council is now inviting applications for the 2008 Legal Reporting Awards.

Bar Council Issues Guidance On Court Dress

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, today welcomed and endorsed guidance issued by the Bar Council concerning court dress for barristers and has issued a Practice Direction concerning court dress for judges in civil cases.

Keir Starmer QC ‘An Enlightened Choice' As New DPP – Bar Chairman

The Chairman of the Bar Council, Tim Dutton QC, has today welcomed the appointment of the Joint Head of Chambers at Doughty Street Chambers, Keir Starmer QC, as the next Director of Public Prosecutions.

Deadline Approaches For Nominations For The 2008 Bar Pro Bono Award

The Bar Pro Bono Unit is inviting nominations for the 2008 Bar Pro Bono Award.

Bar Council Welcomes Report On The Bar Vocational Course

The Bar Council has today welcomed the publication of the Wood Report on the Bar Vocational Course (BVC), which was produced by a Working Group chaired by Derek Wood QC. The report and its recommendations will now be considered by the Bar Standards Board (BSB). The report has taken into consideration the Bar Council report on the BVC by Richard Wilson QC (published in April 2008), as well as Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury’s report on access to the Bar, published in November 2007.

Bar Council Congratules Three Women Barristers On Being Named In The Management Today List Of 35 Women Under 35

The Bar Council today congratulated barristers Shelley White, Shaheed Fatima and Melissa Lesson who have been identified as among the female professional leaders of tomorrow.

Low Income Students Given An Insight Into Life At The Bar

The Social Mobility Foundation and the Bar Council have, for the second year, worked together to enable 34 bright A level students from low income backgrounds to spend a week finding out about life at the Bar. 

Desmond Browne QC Elected Chairman of the Bar Council for 2009

The current Vice Chairman of the Bar Council, Desmond Browne QC of 5 Raymond Buildings, has been elected Chairman for 2009. 

Bar Council Calls For Balance In Emergency Laws On Witness Anonymity

Barristers are calling for balance in new laws defining when witnesses can give evidence anonymously.

Barristers And Advocates From All Over The World Unite To Denounce The Tragic Events Taking Place In Zimbabwe

At the World Bar Conference of the International Council of Advocates and Barristers (ICAB) held in Dublin and Belfast from 27th - 30th June 2008, the Bars of Australia, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Ireland, Namibia, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Zimbabwe considered the events currently taking place in Zimbabwe.