News and press releases

28 March 2017 - Parent barristers, especially women, will be disadvantaged by HMCTS proposals for Courts to start earlier and finish later, the Bar Council has said adding that the plans do not take account of rules that self-employed barristers must follow when organising their work.

27 March 2017 - The arrest of human rights lawyer Nkongho Felix Agbor-Balla in the Republic of Cameroon has sparked growing concern in legal circles as reports indicate that he may face trial in a closed military court.

22 March 2017 - The Bar Council has backed recommendations made by the Justice Select Committee Brexit report published today, including to ensure continued co-operation on EU criminal justice and the mutual enforcement of judgments.

20 March 2017 - As the Government presses ahead with plans for on-line and virtual hearings, the Bar Council has warned that the quality and the reputation of our system of justice must not suffer.

17 March 2017 - Recorder Competition applications latest

16 March 2017 - Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs in post-Brexit Britain and call for a bespoke deal for the financial sector in the Brexit negotiations.

14 March 2017 - Renew your practising certificate and BRF

6 March 2017 - What is it the Bar Council does? Here's a glimpse of just some of the work we did in February 2017.