Beyond facilitation: when is evaluation appropriate in dispute resolution?

While barristers should acknowledge that mediation practice can be demanding, its expanding role within legal practice is increasingly clear

  • 28 January 2026
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Law reform driven by understanding computers

Professor Thimbleby calls for a new regulatory system for computers

  • 9 January 2026
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Bar Council 2025 Recap

Your Bar Council 2025 Recap is here...

  • 12 December 2025
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Making work pay: why it’s important to monitor earnings by sex at the self-employed Bar

An exploration of how and why the Bar Council has used earnings data over the past decade to support the self-employed Bar

  • 11 December 2025
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How Bar Council achieved the ISO 14001 environmental accreditation

"..the small things add up: reducing waste, tightening up processes, and increasing awareness all lead to cost savings and a lower environmental impact."

  • 9 December 2025
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Lawyers targeted with abuse, aggression and threats

In this guest blog for the Bar Council, the President of the Law Society of England and Wales Mark Evans highlights the experiences of solicitors and the support offered to them.

  • 9 December 2025
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