News and press releases

10 July 2017 - Andrew Langdon QC, Chair of the Bar, says HMCTS needs to think again on Flexible Court Hours plan

5 July 2017 - Commenting on Lord Neuberger's speech published yesterday, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC has said that a complete rethink on the availability and sufficiency of legal aid is needed in order to prevent excluding those who cannot afford its protection.

3 July 2017 - Top lawyers head to Tower of London for awards night

23 June 2017 - A deal on rights for UK and EU citizens post-Brexit indicated by the Prime Minister today only solves part of the problem, the Bar Council Brexit Working Group has said.

23 June 2017 - A deal on rights for UK and EU citizens post-Brexit, indicated by the Prime Minister today, only solves part of the problem, the Bar Council Brexit Working Group has said today as it publishes The Brexit Papers: Third Edition, a plain-English analysis of the big legal issues around Brexit.

23 June 2017 - Brexit negotiators, who began formal talks with their EU counterparts this week, should tackle the trickiest issues first, senior barristers have said as the Bar Council announced the publication of The Brexit Papers: Third Edition.

21 June 2017 - Using a smartphone to plead guilty to a criminal offence may seem convenient, but the Bar Council has warned that Government plans to roll out online pleas, outlined in today’s Queen’s Speech, risk down-playing potentially serious consequences for defendants.

20 June 2017 - Chair of the Bar's remarks at swearing-in ceremony