News and press releases

24 August 2018 - Notice of the 2018 AGM of the Bar of England & Wales

10 August 2018 - Bar Council pioneers new electronic ID scheme

1 August 2018 - What is it the Bar Council does? Here's a glimpse of some of the things the Bar Council did in July 2018.

26 July 2018 - The Bar Council has responded to the House of Commons Justice Select Committee’s report on the current state of criminal legal aid in England and Wales.

23 July 2018 - The legal profession is gearing up for the first ever Justice Week, a new initiative to put justice and the rule of law at the centre stage of public and political debate.

20 July 2018 - Andrew Walker QC, Chair of the Bar said: “Today’s report from the Public Accounts Committee endorses many of the concerns raised by the Bar Council about the HMCTS programme of modernisation and reform, and underlines their importance.

20 July 2018 - The Bar Council has responded to the Justice Select Committee’s report, published following its inquiry into disclosure of evidence in criminal cases.

19 July 2018 - Survey findings to support Bar Council submission to the Government's post-implementation review of LASPO