New Bar Council Chair Sam Townend KC calls for urgent investment in a justice system at the point of structural failure
Sam Townend KC delivered his inaugural address at Lincoln's Inn
Outside the walls of chambers - celebrating the impact of the employed Bar
Ahead of the Employed Bar Awards, we spoke to several shortlisted nominees about why the awards matter and what life is like at the employed Bar.
Blog: Hybrid working - where do we go from here?
With many chambers now looking at making both home and office working a feature of chambers life, Carolyn Entwistle, the Bar Council’s Director of Services and Tom Pennington-Hare, Legal Director, Fox Williams LLP, look at some of practicalities they face in implementing a hybrid way of working
To say I am glad I applied is an understatement
Thomas E. Sherrington explains the benefits of attending the Anglo-Dutch Exchange 2022
Nick Vineall KC's speech to welcome Lady Chief Justice Dame Sue Carr
Nick Vineall KC's speech to welcome Lady Chief Justice Carr.
Bar Council response to LSB consultation on first-tier complaints November 2023
Our response to the Legal Services Board’s Consultation on First-tier complaints – draft section 112 Requirements, Guidance and policy statement for approved regulators under the Legal Services Act 2007.
Private prosecution safeguards needed to ensure power to prosecute not abused, Bar Council says
Welcoming the government consultation into private prosecutions and the Single Justice Procedure, the Bar Council said both have led to miscarriages of justice and shaken public confidence in the criminal justice system.