Mark Heath - Mixed (30 May 2026)

£ TBD | London | Mixed | start date ASAP

Statement on the 10,000 Black Interns programme

An update from the Bar Council in light of media coverage

Kent courts are ‘going in the right direction’ despite doubled backlog

Kent’s Crown Courts are ‘going in the right direction’ despite its backlog more than doubling in 10 years, the Leader of the South Eastern Circuit has said.

Government rejects first opportunity to deliver timely justice for victims through setting up rape court instead of reducing jury trials

The government has rejected calls to amend the Courts and Tribunals Bill and bring in specialist rape courts, despite it being a Labour manifesto pledge.

Mercantile Barristers - Mixed (15 May 2026)

£40, 000 | London | Mixed | Start date asap

Claire Davies KC elected as Bar Council Vice Chair for 2027

The South Eastern Circuit Leader will join Heidi Stonecliffe KC, Lucinda Orr and Dame Maria Miller on the 2027 officer team

Advice for applying for King's Counsel

"Don’t convince yourself  “I don’t have the cases”. It is something I hear a lot and I had the same thought myself.  

St Joseph Chambers - Civil (1 June 2026)

£ TBD | Civil | London | start date ASAP