News and press releases

Wellbeing in the legal profession – one year on

13 May 2016 - Online wellbeing portal due to be launched this year
Bar Council responds to LSB regulatory standards report

11 May 2016 - Bar Council response to the Legal Services Board Regulatory Standards report.
Andrew Walker QC named as Vice Chairman-Elect of the Bar Council

10 May 2016 - Andrew Langdon QC confirmed as Chairman of the Bar 2017
10 of the things the Bar Council did in April 2016

5 May 2016 - What is it the Bar Council does? Here's a glimpse of just some of the work we have done in April 2016.
McKenzie Friends: Bar Chairman says consumer protection has to be paramount

28 April 2016 - The protection of consumers "has to be paramount" when it comes to unregulated, uninsured and untrained McKenzie Friends charging fees to people in court, the Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimee Doerries QC, told BBC listeners.
Asylum court fee hike makes access to justice a “luxury” for the few

28 April 2016 - 500% planned fee increase for families seeking to challenge Home Office immigration decisions
First 100 days in office: Chairman of the Bar

20 April 2016 - Find out what the Chairman of the Bar has been doing in her first 100 days in office.
Bar Council revamps website for aspiring barristers

19 April 2016 - 'One stop shop' for all stages of career progression