The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published the independent review of the August 2020 Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) exams. The review was commissioned by the BSB in November 2020…
The Bar Council, which represents all barristers in England and Wales, has responded to the Government’s consultation on its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Review of Administrative Law. The…
JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE POST-PANDEMIC MAY 2021 Before the pandemic, the usual way in which hearings were conducted across all courts and tribunals was in person. In…
Tomorrow, we will welcome Nigel Rawding QC to Twenty Essex. After almost 40 years at international law firm Freshfields, he is retiring from the partnership and moving to Chambers as…
As the Domestic Abuse Bill today receives Royal Assent, Chair of the Bar Council, Derek Sweeting QC said: “While the measures contained within the Domestic Abuse Bill are much-needed,…
The Bar Council, the barristers profession’s representative body, has today become the latest organisation to give its backing to the Charter for Black Talent in Finance and the Professions, an…
One of the world’s leading commercial barristers’ chambers has sung the praises of Bar Squared’s market leading chambers management software, LEX, having recently made the switch from another system. Previous…
In its response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation paper on reforming the Mental Health Act, the Bar Council (which represents all barristers in England and Wales) has called…
Responding to the news that the Ministry of Justice is to remove the limit on the number of sitting days in the Crown Courts in order to tackle the backlog, Derek Sweeting…
The Business and Property Courts in Liverpool are gearing up for growth as Covid-19 restrictions ease. In November 2020, Neil Cadwallader was appointed as Liverpool’s first full time, Business…
Paul Johnson from Exchange Chambers in Manchester has been reappointed to Sport Resolutions’ Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators for a further three years. Sport Resolutions is an independent, not-for-profit,…
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 to the Commons. The Bar…
