Bar Council response to High Court ruling on the misuse of artificial intelligence
The Bar Council has responded to a High Court judgement which emphasises the dangers of the misuse by lawyers of artificial intelligence.
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
9 King's Bench Walk (open deadline)
£ N/A | Crime, Regulatory, Animal protection, Extradition | London | start date: N/A
Two Harcourt Buildings (no deadline)
£ N/A | Crime| London | start date: N/A
St John's Buildings - Chester (no deadline)
£ N/A | Crime| Chester| start date: N/A
New report reinforces perilous state of criminal justice, Bar Council says
A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that Crown Court productivity had recovered to post-pandemic levels by the end of last year, yet the record high backlog continues to rise.
25 Bedford Row (no deadline)
£ N/A | Criminal law| London | start date: N/A
Channel 4 News item on sexual harassment at the Bar
The Bar Council is signposting to sources of support
Planning and environmental law is key to driving public law principles and practice - it affects us all
Richard Kimblin KC, who is speaking at planning for development and the environment at Bar Conference, explores why planning and environment law are key to driving the development of public law principles and practice.
The Bar in numbers
Ahead of the profession coming together to discuss what’s next for the Bar at this year’s conference, this blog examines the Bar in numbers, taking a closer look at the changes we’ve seen over the last few decades.
Tribute to Timothy Dutton CBE KC, former Chair of the Bar
Barbara Mills KC says he leaves a great legacy to the Bar
Fraser Chambers (closes 16 June 2026)
£ 27,007.50 | Mixed practice | London | start date: 1 October 2025
Anvil Chambers (no deadline)
£ N/A | Family, Probate, Civil | Folkestone| start date: by agreement
St John's Buildings, Sheffield (no deadline)
£ N/A | Crime| Sheffield | start date: N/A
St John's Buildings, Liverpool (no deadline)
£ N/A | Family | Liverpool| start date: N/A
St John's Buildings, Chester (no deadline)
£ N/A | Family | Chester| start date: N/A
St John's Chambers (no deadline)
N/a | Commercial & Chancery, Family (Finance and Children), Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence | Bristol| start date: N/a
Garden Court Chambers - crime (no deadline)
£1200 per month | Crime| London | start date: as soon as possible
Garden Court Chambers - family (no deadline)
£1200 per month | Family | London | start date: as soon as possible
St Albans Chambers (no deadline)
£70,000 | Family, Civil, Crime | St Albans| start date: as soon as possible