News and press releases

3 November 2016 - Bar Council plans more support for employed Bar

3 November 2016 - Bar Council response to Article 50 judgment

28 October 2016 - Chairman of the Bar, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC today attended a roundtable on Brexit negotiations hosted by Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with UK professional and business services leaders.

24 October 2016 - The results of the election for the 2017 Bar Council have now been announced.

19 October 2016 - John Collins of Zenith Chambers has won this year’s Bar Pro Bono Award for his outstanding contribution to pro bono work over a career spanning six decades.

17 October 2016 - The winners of the Bar Council 2016 Legal Reporting Awards were announced at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference on Saturday 15 October.

17 October 2016 - In his speech to the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2016 this Saturday, the President of the Malaysian Bar Association, Steven Thiruneelakandan highlighted the threats to the independence of his profession and thanked the Bar Council for standing in solidarity with the Malaysian Bar.

15 October 2016 - In a rallying call from the Chairman of the Bar, barristers have been told at the 31st Bar & Young Bar Conference that they are more than mere ‘economic actors’ and that, while not expecting to be popular the profession’s value should be acknowledged.