How can junior lawyers work around the current climate to mitigate the damage lockdowns could have on their careers?
Law firms thrive as a collaborative endeavor, often adopting a corporate structure, an inter-generational framework where the training of lawyers is a daily activity. Working
Barristers call on MPs to scrap means testing for domestic abuse cases
The Bar Council, which represents all barristers in England and Wales, has released its briefing to MPs on the Domestic Abuse Bill ahead of the Bill’s return
‘Census’ for barristers due to launch to help shape profession’s priorities
Barristers in England and Wales will be invited to play their part in shaping the way their representative body, the Bar Council, supports the profession’s
Judges should take expert advice before accepting the government’s proposed remedy for the New Judicial Pension Scheme
Judicial pensions will soon look very different for the ‘taper-protected’ and ‘unprotected’ members, namely those that were in office during 31st March 2012 and 31st
Breakfast seminar feeds the hungry
St John’s Buildings’ Matrimonial Finance barristers have raised over £1300 for Mad Dogs Homeless Project, in addition to providing more than 100 meals for hungry
Bar Council hits back at Chinese government sanctions against barristers
Responding to sanctions imposed on barristers’ chambers, Essex Court Chambers and others by the People’s Republic of China today, Derek Sweeting QC, Chair of the
Bar Council urges action over largest Crown Court backlog for six years Inbox
Today’s publication of the quarterly criminal court statistics – October to December 2020, revealed that at the end of Q4 2020 there were 56,827 outstanding
Bar Council: PAC report raises questions over response to justice system crisis
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report, Key Challenges Facing the Ministry of Justice, Chair of the Bar Council,. Derek Sweeting QC, said: “This report is
Bar Council responds to MoJ plans to reform judicial review
Responding to plans announced today by the Ministry of Justice to reform judicial review, Chair of the Bar Council, Derek Sweeting QC, said: “The freedom
Bar Council Chair responds to findings of 2021 pupil survey
In a comment on the findings of a survey into the effect of coronavirus on pupils, Derek Sweeting QC said: “The good news that emerges from
Cornerstone Barristers strengthens its standing as a leading public law set
We are delighted to announce that Professor Robert Schütze, a leading constitutional scholar with a particular expertise in the law of the European Union and
Legal change in Cyprus – what you need to know
Cyprus has recently broken ranks with the rest of the EU by announcing it will happily accept tourists from Britain from 1 May, providing they
How can junior lawyers work around the current climate to mitigate the damage lockdowns could have on their careers?
Law firms thrive as a collaborative endeavor, often adopting a corporate structure, an inter-generational framework where the training of lawyers is a daily activity. Working
Pitching Your Business for Investment
When it’s time to scale up your business you are very likely to need an injection of capital. This often means pitching to panel of
Barristers warn Government against breaching international law in changes to Human Rights Act
In its response to the Independent Human Rights Act Review, the Bar Council – which represents all barristers in England and Wales – urged “extreme caution”. Key takeaways
Entrepreneurs and HNWIs moving operations abroad in post-Covid economic slump
Business management has been interpreted in more ways than we could have possibly imagined as a result of Covid-19 and its ramifications. Prior to the
Virtual Hearings and Remote Advocacy for Civil Barristers
Even as we read increasing reports of a vaccine that may bring an end to our cycle of national lockdowns – the question remains as
Junior barrister says more ‘Understanding’ is needed to retain females at the Bar
With all the issues surrounding equality and diversity at the Bar in the media at the minute it really hit home and reminded me of
Cross-Examination: In search of a New Normal
Since the announcement of a national lockdown on the 23rd March 2020 , all sectors have had to adapt to the ‘new normal’. The