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Issue 184 | 14 July 2022
BarTalk | Criminal legal aid, Pupillage Gateway consultation, sanctions + more
Issue 183 | 30 June 2022
BarTalk | Criminal legal aid, Victims Bill, SLAPPs and more
Issue 182 | 16 June 2022
BarTalk | Response to Prime Minister, MyBar update, guest blogs and more
Issue 181 | 1 June 2022
BarTalk | Justice Week, Mentoring at the Bar, events + more
Issue 180 | 19 May 2022
BarTalk | Queen’s Speech reaction, cybersecurity, Employed Bar Awards, events + more
Issue 179 | 5 May 2022
BarTalk | Technical updates, Employed Bar Awards, guest blogs + more
Issue 178 | 7 April 2022
BarTalk | Pupils' survey results released, new web portal for direct access practitioners + more
Issue 177 | 24 March 2022
BarTalk | Homes for Ukraine, interactive tool available, exams preparation + more
Issue 176 | 10 March 2022
BarTalk | ‘Women in Law’ series launched, awards nominations open, London Legal Walk date announced + more
Issue 175 | 24 February 2022
BarTalk | New Bar leaders messages, Pupillage Gateway update, wellbeing support available 24/7 + more
Issue 174 | 10 February 2022
BarTalk | Guide for young barristers, pupil survey, Justice Week 2022 + more
Issue 173 | 27 January 2022
BarTalk | Bar warns over new powers for magistrates, the Nationality and Borders Bill and international law, Mark Fenhalls QC in The Times + more
Issue 172 | 13 January 2022
BarTalk | “No more talk” on Bar’s racial inequality, Covid financial help for the Bar, new Chair eyes profession’s fresh challenges, vacancies + more
Issue 171 | 15 December 2021
BarTalk | Incoming Chair of the Bar sets out 2022 priorities, Criminal Legal Aid Review briefing announced, Bar triples overseas income + more
Issue 170 | 2 December 2021
BarTalk | New race case funding initiative, social media tips, PCF proposals for 2022/23, guest blogs, conference highlights + more
Issue 169 | 18 November 2021
BarTalk | Action needed says new Race at the Bar report, LCJ sets out 2022 justice vision, endangered lawyers + more
Issue 168 | 4 November 2021
BarTalk | Budget 2021 funding shortfall, "alarming" report shows justice at breaking point, new wellbeing action plan + more
Issue 167 | 21 October 2021
BarTalk | Justice must be in levelling up plans, Pupillage Fair a success, new legal aid proposals backed, big names to speak at Bar Conference + more
Issue 166, 7 October 2021
BarTalk | Bullying reports rise, women lose out on income, Treasury told that justice needs extra £2.5b, 11 new social mobility advocates named + more
Issue 165, 23 September 2021
BarTalk | DPP blogs for BarTalk, reaction to new Lord Chancellor, annual report, backlog call for evidence + more
Issue 164, 9 September 2021
BarTalk | BTAS sanctions review latest, warning as prosecutions drop, more to do on diversity, Pupillage Fair update + more
Issue 163, 29 July 2021
BarTalk | Court day extension warning, latest Covid-19 updates for the Bar, “no leaking tap” on judicial review + more
Issue 162, 15 July 2021
BarTalk | Court restrictions to change, cyber attacks on the Bar, Attorney General’s blog, latest on judicial diversity + much more
Issue 161, 1 July 2021
BarTalk | Tackling judicial bullying, smaller juries opposed, Solicitor General heads to the Bar Council, chambers and domestic abuse, blogs + much more
Issue 160, 17 June 2021
BarTalk | Hybrid working for the Bar, behind the scenes of the Bar Council, #IAmTheBar returns, family legal aid billing tips + more
Issue 159, 3 June 2021
BarTalk | Chambers return ‘roadmap’ rolled out, top tips on criminal legal aid, campaigning for justice and the Bar + more
Issue 158, 20 May 2021
BarTalk | Chair of the Bar speaks out on justice emergency, insights into future growth practice areas, the Bar on social media + more
Issue 157, 6 May 2021
BarTalk | Bar Council refutes Lord Chancellor on judicial review, warning to LSB over regulation by fiction, The Secret ‘Fasting’ Barrister + more
Issue 156, 22 Apr 2021
BarTalk | Bar-wide census opens, Crown Court sitting days cap lifted, DPP, AG and Hong Kong Bar chief to attend Bar Council + more
Issue 155, 8 Apr 2021
BarTalk | "Neglected and diminished" justice system, new court attire for Muslim women, China's sanctions response + more
Issue 154, 25 Mar 2021
BarTalk | Anti-racism at the Bar, new jobs hub for barristers, court recovery assurances from the Lord Chancellor, judicial review latest + more
Issue 153, 11 March 2021
BarTalk | Bar reacts to Budget and new crime Bill, Covid finance measures updated, barristers choose to challenge, tackling climate emergency + more
Issue 152, 25 Feb 2021
BarTalk | Barristers urged to back the Bar, LSB told to ‘do less and do it better’, help with LAA fees, rapid testing latest + more
Issue 151, 10 February 2021
BarTalk | Pupillage “pandemic gap” warning, urgent action needed on diversity, bullying ‘app’ sees spike, guest blogs + more
Issue 150, 28 January 2021
BarTalk | Bar leaders highlight backlog risk, our survey says profession is at “breaking point”, tampering with juries warning + more
Issue 149, 14 January 2021
BarTalk | New Chair of the Bar takes the helm, civil legal aid running on empty, opposition to Covid-operating hours + more
Issue 148, 10 December 2020
BarTalk | Guest blog from the Lord Chancellor, the new Inside Guide to Life at the Bar + much more
Issue 147, 26 November 2020
BarTalk | Bar Conference round-up, justice funding boost from Sunak, Chair hits back at Minister’s attack on lawyers + much more
Issue 146, 12 November 2020
BarTalk | The future of virtual justice, "Shocking" gender pay gap at the Bar, HMCTS recovery plan + more
Issue 145, 29 October 2020
BarTalk | Race at the Bar takes centre stage, 77 more courts join digital ID scheme, Bar Council defends lawyers, judicial review + more
Issue 144, 15 October 2020
BarTalk | Bar Council hits back over PM’s anti-lawyer remarks, new Brexit post-transition FAQs for barristers, guest blogs, vacancies + more
Issue 143, 1 October 2020
BarTalk | Action needed after barrister mistaken for defendant, justice ‘blueprint’ for the Treasury, Buckland & Lammy at the annual conference + more
Issue 142, 17 September 2020
BarTalk | ‘I am the Bar’ campaign grows, Leadership Programme launched, Attorney General meets Bar Council + much more
Issue 141, 3 September 2020
BarTalk | Bar Council hits back at Home office, making the most of social media, jury trials latest, blogs + more
Issue 140, 6 August 2020
BarTalk | Judicial review is our “prized possession”, Bar Council backs new MPs’ report, justice system hanging by a thread + more
Issue 139, 23 July 2020
BarTalk | Pennies for justice, guide for shielding barristers, Bar Pro Bono Awards + more
Issue 138, 9 July 2020
BarTalk | No to extended hours, gender-bias, reaction to MoJ’s court investment + more
Issue 137, 25 June 2020
BarTalk | Threat to jury trials, AG blogs on disclosure, backing BLM protesters + more
Issue 136, 11 June 2020
BarTalk | Black Lives Matter, Make the Case campaign, Employed Bar Awards winners + more
Issue 135, 28 May 2020
BarTalk | Covid-19 support and updates for the Bar + more
Issue 134, 14 May 2020
BarTalk | Covid-19 support and updates for the Bar + more
Issue 133, 30 April 2020
BarTalk | Covid-19 support and updates for the Bar + more
Issue 132, 16 April 2020
Covid-19 support and updates for the Bar
Issue 131, 2 April 2020
Covid-19 support and updates for the Bar
Issue 130, 19 March 2020
Coronavirus update: support, guidance and uniting the voice of the Bar in a time of crisis
Issue 129, 5 March 2020
Bar Council reacts to Government's criminal legal aid plans, Justice Week highlights, International Women’s Day 2020 and much more
Issue 128, 20 February 2020
Warning over threat to judicial review, Justice Week, reaction to new Attorney-General + more
Issue 127, 6 February 2020
Bar Council campaigning for a better justice system, nominations for the Bar Council’s Employed Bar Awards are now open + much more
Issue 126, 23 January 2020
New courts join ID card scheme, TV cameras in court, join Justice Week + much more
Issue 125, 9 Jan 2020
New year sees new Chair of the Bar Council, new website, new Justice Week + much more
Issue 124, 13 December 2019
Nominations for Women in Law awards are now open, 2019 highlights, Chair speaks up for the rule of law in China + much more
Issue 123, 28 November 2019
30 more courts join ID cards scheme, Bar Council launches justice manifesto, highlights from the 34th Bar Conference
Issue 122, 14 November 2019
Leaked Cabinet Office report warning, Criminal Legal Aid Review update, have your say on VHCC issues
Issue 121, 31 October 2019
Black History Month showcase, election results are in
Issue 120, 17 October 2019
Take care of your mental health, five things the Bar Council did this month
Issue 119, 3 October 2019
10 Social Mobility Advocates join #IAmTheBar, Bar bullying 'app' launched
Issue 118, 19 September 2019
Bar ‘app’ to tackle bullying, ‘no deal’ Brexit help for barristers, #IAmTheBar returns
Issue 117, 5 September 2019
Twenty-five courts now accepting digital ID cards, get ready for no-deal Brexit, the other elections
Issue 116, 22 August 2019
Bar Council dominates headlines on failing justice system and on our empty courts
Issue 115, 8 August 2019
Elections to go digital this year, reaction to the new Lord Chancellor
Issue 114, 25 July 2019
Women in Law, HMCTS update, who’s who at the annual conference