Access to justice - follow the money
Stephen Kinsella discusses the important work of Law for Change in a time when access to justice is in crisis.
Palaces of Justice or just places?
Philip Stott writes about his experience working as a barrister in the crumbling criminal court estate in London and the need for sustained investment.
“Gold standard training” - more than 8 in 10 have a positive pupillage experience, report finds
86% of pupils have had a positive pupillage experience and the vast majority feel supported by their chambers and employers, according to the new Pupil Survey.
Pupil Survey 2024
This year’s survey incorporated pupils’ experience in 2023, exploring any changes in the last two years to the experiences of this key group of the profession
Inspiring inclusion at the Bar for International Women's Day
Bar Council committee chairs share their thoughts for IWD24
Bar Council reaction to the Spring Budget
Funding for justice "a drop in the ocean" says Chair of the Bar
Raising practitioner awareness of the Retained EU Law Act 2023
Evanna Fruithof highlights the impact that this new UK legislation may have on the advice barristers give to their clients.
Budget: Failure to invest in justice is a false economy, warns Bar Council
Chair of the Bar makes statement ahead of the Spring Budget
Why visibility at the Bar is so important
Marking LGBT+ History Month, Jody Klaire writes about the importance of representation, drawing inspiration from the barristers she admires and her own experiences.
“Bar’s goodwill taken for granted” – Bar Council builds strong case for urgent investment in civil legal aid
The Bar Council has submitted detailed evidence to the government Review of Civil Legal Aid
Dealing with rejection when applying for pupillage
Pupil supervisor Linda Turnbull discusses what to do when encountering rejection at each stage of the pupillage application process.
Pupillage offers hit new record, exceeding pre-pandemic levels
Almost 640 positions were advertised on the Pupillage Gateway, the Bar Council's recruitment portal.
Pupillage Gateway Report 2024
The report uses data from the Pupillage Gateway, a recruitment portal owned by the Bar Council and used to advertise vacancies and recruit aspiring barristers for pupillage at the Bar
Moving the needle on the diversity dial
The North Eastern Circuit Scholarship Fund is finally moving the needle on the diversity dial and can be adopted by other circuits nationwide, says barrister Glenn Parsons in a guest blog for the Bar Council.
Investment needed to stop exodus of specialist rape counsel
Chair of the Bar Council responds to new Criminal Bar Association survey results
Judge led action is future-proofing judicial diversity
Martin Forde KC explains how the Judicial Targeted Outreach programme works.
Dispelling myths about transferring to different parts of the Bar
Barrister Charlotte Pope-Williams answers some of the most frequently asked questions about transferring between different forms of practice at the Bar.
New data on wellbeing at the Bar
Today the Bar Council has published the Wellbeing at the Bar Report 2024. The data shows some improvements in wellbeing at the Bar.
Bar Council and PIBA secure fixed recoverable costs uplift
The Bar Council and Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA) have hailed changes to the fixed recoverable costs for advocacy fees in civil cases that will see a 23.5% increase in fees.