Low countries, high spirits: reflections on the Anglo-Dutch Exchange and our 60 years of friendship
Chair of our Young Barristers' Committee Amelia Clegg reflects on the 2026 Anglo-Dutch Exchange, which this year celebrated its 60th anniversary. For the last six decades, the exchange has been an opportunity not only to compare legal systems but build relationships, share ideas and remember that, despite practising in different jurisdictions, we face many of the same opportunities and challenges.
Behind the image, what truly makes a barrister?
Victoria Waiba is a Year 12 student at Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate. Victoria applied to the Bar Placement Scheme to further her understanding of both the mentality and practical day to day work involved in becoming a barrister.
A day in the life: reality behind the Bar
A winner of our Bar Placement Scheme blog competition, Xia Khan writes about how his experience of balancing work and education shaped his determination to pursue the Bar and motivated him to apply for the scheme.
Locking up children is difficult
Samuel Skinner KC explores the difficulties in finding the right sentence if a child is convicted of crime
Taking silk at the commercial Bar
The only thing holding me back had been myself; I decided the time was right to take the plunge.
‘Bridging the gap’: changes to reporting bullying and harassment
The Bar Council's Commissioner for Conduct discusses changes to reporting bullying, harassment and inappropriate behaviour.