We represented 17,831 barristers this year.

 

Your voice was represented in…

  • 20 consultations
  • 9 front pages of media coverage
  • 8 pieces of legislation
  • 49 mentions in Parliament

Find out more about our work in Parliament

 

We published 1 independent review to address bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar.

Our Ethics team answered 4,444 calls and emails.

Our BRF subscribers saved more than £61,000.

We delivered 119 training courses and welcomed 4,035 attendees to our events.

We had 33,528 new Direct Access Portal enquiries from the public.

 

Your favourite guides on our Ethics and Practice Hub were…

  1. Court Dress
  2. Considerations when using ChatGPT
  3. Contractual Terms
  4. Common Dilemmas
  5. Practice Review Guide for Barristers and Clerks

We supplied 10,778 members with ID cards under the professional users’ courts and tribunals access scheme.

 

Your most read blogs this year were…

  1. Applying for mini-pupillage: insights from the shortlist 
  2. Will I be liable for what I have said and done in court? Bar Council intervention in XGY 
  3. The review into bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar – a quick guide for chambers 
  4. The Bar in numbers 
  5. When insurance fails: how I paid £80,000 for protection and got nothing 

 

The next generation of barristers completed 26,890 applications via Pupillage Gateway

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Thank you for being part of it.

See you in 2026.