Bar Council welcomes Professor Christopher Bones as new Chair of the Bar Standards Board
Professor Bones will take up the post in September
Intensive Supervision Courts expansion: rehabilitation key to tackling crime and reoffending, Bar Council says
The Bar Council has welcomed the government's announcement that it is expanding the Intensive Supervision Courts.
'Chronically under resourced' county court system is 'eroding justice', Bar Council warns
In response to a new report on the 'dysfunctional' county court, the Bar Council has called for reform and funding.
Deka Chambers (no deadline)
£N/A (see more) | Mixed practice (civil, crime, family) | London | start date: September or October 2025
Legal Aid cyber incident – updates for the Bar
The Legal Aid Agency has been the subject of a serious cyber incident. This page provides updates for the Bar
42 BR Barristers (closes 19 September)
£N/A | Family Law (Public and Private law) | London | start date: Autumn 2025
Will I be liable for what I have said and done in court? Bar Council intervention in XGY
Policy analyst Enehuwa Adagu summarises the facts of the case
42 BR Barristers (closes: 19 September 2025)
£ N/A | Civil Practice Groups | London | start date: Autumn 2025
3PB Barristers (closes 1 October)
£N/A | Personal injury and Clinical Negligence | London | start date: N/A
More than just the courtroom: what I learnt behind the Bar
A winner of our Bar Placement Scheme blog competition, Meerab Basit, shares her experience and how she's come to realise that being a barrister is not about who speaks the loudest, but about the one who speaks with reason, conviction, and an understanding of the people they represent.
The Bar Placement Scheme 2025 reaffirmed my desire to take the leap in becoming a barrister
Bar Placement Scheme blog competition winner Lilly Bennett shares her experience and how it helped her answer the big question: "Why do you want to become a barrister?"
Red Lion Chambers (no deadline)
£n/a | Criminal | London | start date: ASAP
Landmark Chambers (closes 1 August)
£37,500 for the six month period | Property Law | London | start date: ASAP
Beware speed over safety: after the Leveson review
Tim Kiely explores what the next steps are for criminal justice following part one of the Leveson independent review of criminal courts.
KBG Chambers (deadline 1 July 2026)
£30,000 | Family, Crime or Civil | Plymouth or Truro | start date: when you are ready
Leveson report: diversion welcome but no need to curtail trial by jury, warns Bar Council
Our initial response to Part I of the Independent review of the criminal courts
Warnings on the safety of lawyers and international rule of law
Tana Adkin KC reports on the central issues discussed from the German Bar Conference in June 2025: worldwide erosion of the rule of law and the persecution of lawyers
Bad Boy (but not) For Life: the prosecution of Sean Combs illustrates the strategic gambles faced by both prosecutors and defence lawyers
Amelia Clegg, who is dual-qualified at the English Bar and as a New York attorney, says Sean Combs trial is a lesson for prosecutors and defence lawyers.
AI in law: breaking down the latest developments
On 6 June 2025, the Divisional Court gave judgment in R (Ayinde) v. London Borough of Haringay [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin). This was the first case that Court has considered concerning the misuse of artificial intelligence by lawyers.
39 Essex Chambers (closes 1 August)
£35,000 (six months) | CLG | London | start date: 8 September