News and press releases

16 December 2016 - The Bar Council has today responded to the legal services market study produced by the Competition and Markets Authority.

15 December 2016 - We are seeking evidence on a case-by-case basis for our submission to the Lord Justice Jackson review of fixed costs

15 December 2016 - Don’t ignore our court reform concerns, urges next Bar chief

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

12 December 2016 - Bar Council Working Group publishes The Brexit Papers

2 December 2016 - Fake email sent to barristers

30 November 2016 - Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC said:“Despite claims that the Investigatory Powers Act offers new protections for legally privileged material, sadly the Act falls significantly short of what we would consider sufficient to protect this important and fundamental right which underpins the rule of law.”

29 November 2016 - Students considering a career at the Bar can now become involved with the Bar Council and support the organisation’s work on access to justice, as well as benefit from a number of services offered to subscribers by the Bar Council, the representative body for barristers.