Young Bar blog: Supporting the Young Bar During Covid-19: Part 3
Katherine Duncan and Joanne Kane, Chair and Vice-Chair respectively of the Bar Council's Young Barristers’ Committee (YBC)
Bitesize Brexit: 'Deadlock or Breakthrough?' mini-series
The Bar Council has published a three-part Youtube mini-series featuring barrister and Brexit Working Group member Anneli Howard of Monckton Chambers.
Guest blog: Susan Acland-Hood, Chief Executive of HMCTS
Susan Acland-Hood, Chief Executive of HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) on working with the Bar Council on improving court security and easier access for legal professionals
Guest blog: Colombia, Covid-19 and the rule of law
Toby Cadman of Guernica 37 Chambers and the Bar Council’s International Committee continues the focus on Covid-19 in South America, this time considering the position in Colombia.
Bar Council election candidates announced
2020 Bar Council election
Legal community gravely concerned: joint statement from the Bar Council and Law Society
Legal bodies issue joint statement in response to the Jacqueline McKenzie media reports
IT Panel blog: Data protection: The introduction.
IT Panel blog: GDPR for the Bar (revisited): Data protection, the introduction
Barristers seek action from President Erdogan on Turkey's Day of the Lawyer
The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) have sent a letter to President Erdogan of Turkey urging immediate action by Turkish authorities to protect lawyers and safeguard the rule of law in Turkey.
Sam Townend KC speech to the Warsaw Bar Association
The Chair spoke about threats to the rule of law
Judge led action is future-proofing judicial diversity
Martin Forde KC explains how the Judicial Targeted Outreach programme works.