Bar Council reacts to new Sentencing Bill
Steps have been made in the right direction but if the Government wants to meet its ambitious law and order agenda, it needs a functioning system from start to finish.
St. Joseph Chambers - Civil (29 October 2025)
£ N/A | Civil | London | start date: N/A
The Bar Council annual report 2024 25
Read about our activities 2024/25
Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyers, Brussels event 23 June 2025
Evanna Fruithof Consultant Director of our Brussels Office reports on the convention event in Brussels
Pump Court Chambers - family finance (26 September)
£ N/A | Family finance | London | start date: as soon as possible
Pump Court Chambers - children (26 September)
£ N/A | Children - Public & Private| London | start date: as soon as possible
Pump Court Chambers - employment (26 September)
£ N/A | Employment | London | start date: as soon as possible
Pump Court Chambers - civil (26 September2025)
£ N/A | Civil | London | start date: as soon as possible
Guildhall Chambers Bristol (October 2025)
£N/A | Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence | Bristol | start date: N/A
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
The rise of neutral evaluation: a two-stage model
One of the great strengths of non-court-based dispute resolution lies in its versatility and adaptability.
Lamb Chambers ( No Deadline)
£24,000 | Commercial, Property, and Personal Injury |London | Start date : N/A
Reinstate Chief Justice of Ghana, says Bar Council and Commonwealth Lawyers Association
The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) have called on the President and Government of Ghana to immediately reinstate Justice Gertrude A.E.S. Torkornoo.
“You’ve got to work twice as hard” - the ethnic minority work ethic and its hidden costs
But burnout is not glamorous. There’s no stirring soundtrack, no slow-clap moment of heroism. Just one day when you’ve had three coffees and still can’t remember why your phone is in the fridge.
The Barrister Group (no deadline)
£ N/A | Civil, Family, and Employment | Taunton | start date: N/A
Thomas More Chambers (15 September 2025)
£ N/a | Crime, Civil and Family | London | start date: ASAP
Bar Council calls for ‘urgent and comprehensive’ investigation into HMCTS IT incident
The Bar Council is calling for an investigation as the HMCTS IT bug may have caused miscarriages of justice.
Bar Council AGM notice 2025
The meeting will take place on Saturday 13 September
No5 Barristers Chambers (15 September 2025)
£50,000 | Employment |London, Birmingham and Bristol | start date : October 2025
“It reminded me just how inspiring it is to collaborate with people from around the world.”
It is a unique opportunity to spend a good amount of time with people from another culture who do the same job as you do.