News and press releases

24 April 2017 - Suspicious email alert for barristers

5 April 2017 - Annual Bar Council Law Reform Essay Competition opens

5 April 2017 - What is it the Bar Council does? Here is a glimpse of just some of the work we did in March 2017

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