The Bar Council is aware that barristers are currently working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In response to legislation restricting the right to jury trial published today, the Bar Council has urged the government to give efficiency measures time to work rather than drain time and resource on a proposal that carries substantial risk for negligible gain.
Eleena Misra KC is the Chair of the Bar Council’s Law Reform Committee. In this guest blog, she shares some of what that involves and why she does it.
In 2017, barrister Colin Wells was diagnosed with Parkinson's. In this blog, he shares how he was able to continue practising at the Bar such as through working with his clerks and clearly communicating the adjustments he needs with court staff and judges.
The government has announced investment in the criminal courts that will allow courts to run at maximum capacity next year. The announcement comes after the Bar Council called for the cap on sitting days to be lifted to bear down on the backlog.
In Michael Zander KC (Hon) blog - an abridged version of his article originally published in the Criminal Law Review - explores the findings of the Crown Court Study which endorsed the value of trial by jury.
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