Bar Sustainability Network

The Bar Council is experiencing some technical difficulties at the moment which are affecting our members' access to MyBar and the Direct Access Portal.

All other Bar Council systems are still functioning, including emails, the Bar Council website, Pupillage Gateway, Ethics & Practice Hub, and Wellbeing at the Bar website.

The Authorisation to Practise deadline has now been extended for a second month, to 30 June 2022, so all those who currently have practising certificates can continue to practise without the need to contact The General Council of the Bar of England and Wales. In the meantime, those who need a practising certificate because they are starting or returning to practice, can be authorised without a certificate if they email records@barcouncil.org.uk. For authorisation to practise without a provisional practising certificate please email contactus@barstandardsboard.org.uk. The expiration date for the Professional Users Courts and Tribunals Access Scheme has also been extended until 31 May 2022 and we will begin this year’s renewal process as soon as we are able to do so.

We apologise if you have had difficulty contacting us during this time. Read our joint statement.

Reaching net zero and reducing global heating are not just issues for governments and large corporations: it requires action by every individual and every organisation, in the UK and beyond.

For that reason, the Bar Council has established a new Bar Sustainability Network to support chambers, Inns and legal support organisations to act on their climate impacts today.

What is the Bar Sustainability Network?

The network is a Bar Council initiative run in conjunction with Achill Management, a sustainability consultancy with expertise working with the legal profession. The network provides a range of services and support for chambers, Inns and others to help you transition to a more sustainable way of working – saving not just carbon emissions but costs.

Email our network contact Rose Malleson with a network query

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Benefits for members

Information, advice and practical guidance
Online support and resources
Free use of the network's Carbon Calculator as often as you need, to measure your emissions and help set reduction targets
Membership of the Bar Renewables Pledge
Member events
Updates throughout the year on sustainability issues via BarTalk, the Bar Council's fortnightly e-newsletter

Price

Standard membership: £500 + VAT
Discounted membership (for sets conducting over 50% publicly funded work): £150 + VAT

The Bar Council is working with Achill Management to deliver the Bar Sustainability Network. The establishment of this network has been made possible through the sponsorship of Arc, Complete Business Solutions, Total Clean and Xerox.

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Bar Council Sustainability Network Members 2021/22

2 Bedford Row

3 Verulam Buildings

3PB

5 Pump Court

7 Bedford Row

9 Bedford Row

9 Park Place

11 King's Bench Walk

12 King's Bench Walk

15 Winckley Square Chambers

25 Bedford Row

30 Park Place

39 Essex Chambers

Albion Chambers

Brick Court Chambers

Cornerstone Barristers

Cornwall Street Chambers

Devon Chambers

Doughty Street Chambers

Essex Court Chambers

Foundry Chambers

Fountain Court Chambers

KBG Chambers

Kings Chambers

Landmark Chambers

Littleton Chambers

Maitland Chambers

Matrix Chambers

Old Square Chambers

One Pump Court

Park Square Barristers

Pendragon Chambers

Pump Court Tax Chambers

Quadrant Chambers

Radcliffe Chambers

Red Lion Chambers

Selborne Chambers

Serle Court Chambers

South Square Chambers

Spire Barristers

St Philip's Chambers

Tanfield Chambers

Temple Tax Chambers

The 36 Group

Trinity Barristers

Twenty Essex

Walnut House Chambers