Raising the Bar’s profile at the IBA and the IBA’s profile to the Bar

Amanda Pinto KC explains the Bar Council's objectives at the IBA conference 2026

Six Pump Court - Crime (30 October 2026)

£ N/A | Crime | London | start date ASAP

Heidi Stonecliffe KC speech at the swearing in of the President of the King's Bench Division

Vice Chair of the Bar's speech at the swearing in of Sir Mark Warby

“We should be ashamed”: just one in five barristers think the public can access justice in an acceptable way

A new Bar Council report found that 4 out of 5 barristers think the public cannot access justice at an acceptable level.

Access to justice: the view from the Bar

‘Access to justice: the view from the Bar’ report found that only one in five barristers think people have an acceptable level of access to justice.

Justice needs juries: how we changed the government's course

In this blog, Chair of the Bar Council Kirsty Brimelow KC looks back at the ‘Justice needs juries’ campaign that led to the government scrapping plans to curb jury trials.

‘Justice prevails’: Bar Council hails government decision to scrap jury trial plans

The Bar Council has welcomed the government announcement that it will no longer be scrapping jury trials ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill returning to Parliament.

St Joseph Chambers - Mixed (2 December 2026)

£ N/A | Mixed | London | start date ASAP