News and press releases

11 July 2016 - A cross party group of Peers is today calling on the Government to amend its surveillance bill in order to protect the client’s legal right to communicate with a lawyer in confidence.

11 July 2016 - The Bar's representative body, the Bar Council, has responded to today's 'Women at the Bar' report published by the profession's regulator, the Bar Standards Board (BSB).

8 July 2016 - Responding to today’s report on the market for legal services from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Bar Council agrees that wholesale reform of the regulatory framework may increase the cost of regulation and jeopardize valuable expertise.

6 July 2016 - What is it the Bar Council does? Here's a glimpse of just some of the work we have done in June 2016.

4 July 2016 - Report has mixed messages

1 July 2016 - The week when the Chairman of the Bar gave evidence to the Justice Select Committee, and Peers from across the political spectrum supported Bar Council calls to protect the client's right to legal privilege.

30 June 2016 - Not just women who can benefit from available help

29 June 2016 - Bar Council responds to Legal Services Board's report on unregulated legal services market