Press releases
Find all the latest major announcements, breaking news, press releases and commentary from the Bar Council on issues affecting the barristers' profession, justice and the rule of law.
The purpose of the Bar Council's press releases are to represent and promote the Bar nationally as well as globally, bring its voice to the public domain and defend the rule of law.
For more information about any press release, call the External Relations & Communications team on 020 7092 8175.
Guest blog: Solicitor General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP - Legal education can empower young people
Teaching young people about the law will create a more empowered generation
Young people call for freedom, democracy and knowledge of the law, says new poll
Justice Week 2020 survey findings
Five things we did in January 2020
See a snapshot of the Bar Council's work in our feature "Five things the Bar Council did” and read the top five picks from January
Judicial review: Bar Council reaction to latest comments on reform
Bar Council points to 44% drop in judicial review applications
Legal Tech: Gamechanger or ethical dilemma?
Bar Council policy experts Melanie Mylvaganam and Stuart McMillan discuss the ethical and regulatory implications of the introduction of AI into the legal market, as well as the potential dangers.
Young Bar blog: Supporting newcomers and preparing for our annual workshop
Katherine Duncan, Chair of the Bar Council's Young Barristers' Committee, blogs on what the YBC has in store for newcomers to the profession in 2020
Bar Council warns over knee-jerk move towards indefinite detention
Locking someone up indefinitely without due process in our country has been prohibited as long ago as The Middle Ages.
Statement of the Bar Council on the latest attacks on the independence of the judiciary in Poland
The Bar Council expresses its grave concern at the latest legislative measure by the Polish parliament, passed on 23 January 2020, which interferes, once more, with the independence of the judiciary, a principle which is internationally recognised.