News and press releases

11 August 2016 - The Bar Council's 2016 Legal Reporting Awards competition is now open. Journalists are invited to submit written articles and broadcast pieces on public interest law and justice issues.

11 August 2016 - Chairman of the Bar of England & Wales, Chantal-Aimee Doerries QC, makes statement after 70 people, including 55 lawyers, were killed by a suicide bomber in Pakistan.

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

5 August 2016 - New statistics show top 20 legal issues consumers & SMEs seek help with

2 August 2016 - Annual Law Reform Essay Competition - £10,000 in prizes available

1 August 2016 - Bar Council provides model template on flexible working policy for chambers

31 July 2016 - Nine barristers’ chambers have received the Friends in Law special award in recognition of their generous support to both the Bar Pro Bono Unit (BPBU) and Free Representation Unit (FRU).

27 July 2016 - The Bar Council has responded to Lord Justice Briggs’ Civil Courts Structure Review. Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, said: “Efforts to modernise the courts and improve efficiencies in our justice system are essential. It is surely time to make a proper investment in our civil justice system for the future, to provide justice for all."