News and press releases

20 July 2018 - Andrew Walker QC, Chair of the Bar said: “Today’s report from the Public Accounts Committee endorses many of the concerns raised by the Bar Council about the HMCTS programme of modernisation and reform, and underlines their importance.

19 July 2018 - Survey findings to support Bar Council submission to the Government's post-implementation review of LASPO

18 July 2018 - Following the Government's Brexit White Paper, the Bar Council has published the text of a draft agreement that would ensure that court judgments made in the UK and EU can still be enforced across international borders after exit day.

17 July 2018 - In a statement released today, the Bar Council has said that whilst the direction of travel on civil judicial cooperation is welcome, the Government’s Brexit White Paper has in many respects given the legal services sector “real cause for concern.”

16 July 2018 - What is it the Bar Council does? Here's a glimpse of some of the things the Bar Council did in June 2018.

13 July 2018 - The Bar Council has responded to the Government’s announcement that it will seek to amend the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to bring immigration matters for unaccompanied and separated children into scope of legal aid.

13 July 2018 - Improvements to our systems

2 July 2018 - The Bar Council’s flagship social mobility initiative, Bar Placement Week, will this week mark 10 years of giving sixth form students from non-traditional backgrounds the opportunity to spend a week experiencing life as a barrister.