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Bar Council of England and Wales visit India

Bar Council announces the Family Law Symposium in New Delhi this week. Our event is part of a broader delegation visit to India that will continue our dialogue with the Bar Council of India and wider profession.

  • 8 October 2025
  • Press release

Bar Council welcomes Court of Appeal ruling on advocate immunity

Judgment has been handed down in the case of XGY v Chief Constable of Sussex & CPS

  • 8 October 2025
  • Press release

Bar Council welcomes increase to Crown Court sitting days but warns long-term investment is needed to reduce case backlog

"Continuing to limit the number of sitting days will mean the backlog is only being chipped away. To have an immediate and significant impact on the delays, there should be no limit to the number of days that courts can sit."

  • 1 October 2025
  • Press release

Bar Council statement on the 10,000 Black Interns programme

We've restated our support for the programme in response to a social media backlash

  • 30 September 2025
  • Press release

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