The Chair of the Bar 2026, Kirsty Brimelow KC, sets out her priorities for 2026 in her inaugural address.
The new Chair set out her priorities in a speech at Gray's Inn
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Professor Thimbleby calls for a new regulatory system for computers
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The Bar Council has welcomed the new Parliamentary report on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), warning that it confirms what the Bar has been saying for years: the legal aid system is no longer sustainable and access to justice is being steadily eroded.
The criminal, international and public law barrister begins her year-long term today
Since the government announced its proposal to restrict the right to a jury trial in response to Sir Brian Leveson’s criminal courts review, the Bar of England and Wales has argued that justice needs juries. Now, the Four Bars of England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland have made a joint statement, urging the UK government to change course.