News and press releases

10 of the things the Bar Council did in June 2018

16 July 2018 - What is it the Bar Council does? Here's a glimpse of some of the things the Bar Council did in June 2018.
Legal aid for children in immigration

13 July 2018 - The Bar Council has responded to the Government’s announcement that it will seek to amend the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to bring immigration matters for unaccompanied and separated children into scope of legal aid.
MyBar maintenance

13 July 2018 - Improvements to our systems
A decade of Bar Council social mobility initiative sees 730 students get a taste of the Bar

2 July 2018 - The Bar Council’s flagship social mobility initiative, Bar Placement Week, will this week mark 10 years of giving sixth form students from non-traditional backgrounds the opportunity to spend a week experiencing life as a barrister.
Bar Council Employed Bar Awards 2018

30 June 2018 - Winners announced
Bar Council issues statement on new BSB customer feedback guide

28 June 2018 - Reaction to BSB client guide
Time to get tougher on harassment and bullying, says Bar Council as it publishes new report on Barristers’ Working Lives Survey

26 June 2018 - Barristers’ Working Lives 2017: Harassment and bullying
Bar Council statement on AGFS vote

12 June 2018 - Statement from Andrew Walker QC, Chair of the Bar, and Richard Atkins QC, Chair-Elect of the Bar, on the criminal Bar’s vote on the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS)