The emotional cost of legal aid work: ‘If you ask me what needs to change, it's not us’
With the government proposing to implement an increase for some legal aid fees in autumn 2025 following a consultation earlier this year, we asked barrister Jo Delahunty KC how the underfunded system has impacted the wellbeing of those who work within it.
Applying for mini-pupillage: insights from the shortlist
Barrister Rose Glanville, who is a member of her chambers’ Mini-Pupillage Committee, shares insights from the mini-pupillage shortlisting process.
60 years of reforming the law
In a guest blog for the Bar Council, the joint CEOs of the Law Commission, Jo Otterburn and Roshnee Patel, celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the organisation.
Bar Conference 2025: hungry for change
Barrister Tim Kiely discusses his experience attending Bar Conference 2025, where he felt 'change' was very much this year's theme.
Planning and environmental law is key to driving public law principles and practice - it affects us all
Richard Kimblin KC, who is speaking at planning for development and the environment at Bar Conference, explores why planning and environment law are key to driving the development of public law principles and practice.
The Bar in numbers
Ahead of the profession coming together to discuss what’s next for the Bar at this year’s conference, this blog examines the Bar in numbers, taking a closer look at the changes we’ve seen over the last few decades.