The inaugural address of the Chair of the Bar 2025
Barbara Mills KC, Chair of the Bar, delivered her inaugural address on 8 January 2025
Bar Conference 2025
Save the date for Bar Conference 2025. Saturday 7 June, Birmingham.
Guidance on generative AI for the Bar
Our guidance for barristers on ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) large language model systems (LLMs).
Pupillage Gateway applications: now open
Now the application window is open until 6 February, read top tips from incoming pupil Emma Talbot, based on her experience of applying over the past 4 years.
Stop it - the duty to prevent sexual harassment
Read our blog exploring what the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 means for the Bar
Race at the Bar: Three years on
Our follow up report calls on individuals, chambers and organisations at the Bar to step up work on race equality and keep the momentum going.
Race equality toolkit
Our new toolkit shows you how to act on race inequality in your chambers or organisation.
Cyber security at the Bar training
On-demand courses – learn anywhere, anytime, at your convenience
Chambers Management Panel
Find out more about the Bar Council’s work to support barristers and chambers professionals with the effective management of chambers.
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Bar Council online support services
Russia sanctions
View our statement from 25 February 2022
Guidance and information on the sanctions imposed by the UK on Russia.
News
Bar Chair calls for rollout of ‘problem-solving’ courts to tackle violence against women and girls
Barbara Mills KC made the call on a visit to the Cardiff Civil Justice Centre
New Bar Chair Barbara Mills KC highlights family law, wellbeing, inclusion, and resourcing for justice in inaugural address
Barbara Mills KC delivered her inaugural speech at Inner Temple Hall
Criminal legal aid increase for solicitors: Bar Council reaction
The government has announced additional funding for criminal legal aid solicitors
Increasing court sitting days is the right decision
The government has announced an extra 2,000 sitting days
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Training and events
