News and press releases

UK and international lawyers call for urgent action from Turkey on Lawyers’ Day

4 April 2018 - Bar Council joins international lawyers’ call for urgent action from Turkey on Lawyers’ Day
10 of the things the Bar Council did in March

1 April 2018 - What is it the Bar Council does? Here is just a glimpse of some of the things the Bar Council did in March 2018.
Bar Council: We stand by the Criminal Bar Association & the Criminal Bar

29 March 2018 - Chair & Vice Chair of the Bar call for proper funding of the criminal justice system
UK students battle it out in national final of Bar Mock Trials Competition

28 March 2018 - Bar Council backs national Bar Mock Trials
Statement from the Chair of the Bar on AGFS

24 March 2018 - Andrew Walker QC on AGFS - LATEST
Speaking up on bullying judges

20 March 2018 - Chair of the Bar speaks up on barristers facing bullying in court by judges
Bar Council renews special nursery deal for barristers

9 March 2018 - Smithfield House nursery agrees new partnership
Women of the Bar Council: International Women's Day 2018

8 March 2018 - Twelve of Bar Council’s 13 barrister-led committees now have women at the helm