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…
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 needs by completing a survey…
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 children in the UK. The…
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, which represents all…
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 cases at the Crown Court,…
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 further confirmation of the growing…
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 that judicial review gives British…
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 the survey findings is the…
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 comparative federalism, has joined Cornerstone…
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 from the response: The…
Responding to comments made about lawyers by the Prime Minister today in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference, Chair of the Bar Council, Amanda Pinto QC, said: “It is shocking…
Responding to the Home Secretary’s speech Fixing our broken asylum system which was delivered at the Conservative Party conference at the weekend, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said: “Attempting…
