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20 Jun 2022 Home affairs

New data reveals the decline in access to justice in England and Wales

The Bar Council is calling for urgent political commitment to funding capacity in the justice system, as it launches a new, live, interactive map of key national and regional data on access to justice across England and Wales.

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14 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Bar Council & Law Society react to PM's comments

Following the Prime Minister’s comments earlier today, the Bar Council and Law Society of England and Wales have issued the following joint statement:

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10 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Law Commission sets out options to Government for reforming how companies are convicted of criminal offences

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09 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Report finds evidence of inequality in treatment of ethnic minority ‘Covid heroes’ working in health and social care

Lower-paid health and social care workers, who played a pivotal front-line role during the Covid-19 pandemic, experienced bullying, racism and harassment at work according to their evidence to an inquiry conducted by Britain’s equality regulator, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

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26 May 2022 Home affairs

Pontins investigated over fears of racial discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers

Britain’s equality regulator has launched a formal investigation into Pontins holiday parks due to continued concerns about discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers.

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10 May 2022 Home affairs

The Bar Council's reaction to the Queen's speech

Responding to the wide range of legislation announced in today’s Queen’s Speech, Mark Fenhalls QC, chair of the Bar Council, said:

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08 Apr 2022 Home affairs

New data shows crisis at criminal Bar

New data published today reveals the number of barristers practising full-time in criminal law has declined by more than 10% in 2020-21.

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24 Mar 2022 Home affairs

Recommendations to improve safety of coal tips in Wales

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24 Mar 2022 Foreign affairs

Bar Council pledges support for Ukrainian lawyers

Today the Bar Council has launched a new project to foster dialogue, solidarity and support between barristers in England and Wales and Ukrainian lawyers.

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16 Mar 2022 Home affairs

Recommendations to allow electronic documents would revolutionise trade

The legal pathway towards the introduction of automated vehicles

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03 Feb 2022 Economy

The legal pathway towards the introduction of automated vehicles

With the correct legal framework in place, we can safely and responsibly introduce self-driving vehicles. Find out how.

10 Jan 2022 Home affairs

The jury had a number of clear routes to acquitting the Colston Four, to cast them as a latter-day Penn and Mead is wrong

People appear to have been variously outraged and delighted by the not guilty verdicts on the demonstrators who admitted pulling down the statue of Sir Edward Colston and rolling it into Bristol Harbour.

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09 Dec 2021 Home affairs

Barristers in England & Wales triple overseas income

Following the publication of TheCityUK’s report into the value of UK legal services, the Bar Council has analysed income data from Bar Mutual, the profession’s insurer, and found a further increase in barristers’ income from overseas work, even in 2020. From 2005-2020, overseas income for barristers in England & Wales has tripled.

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07 Dec 2021 Culture

Bar Council: Mark Fenhalls QC inaugural speech

Mark Fenhalls QC, Chair-Elect of the Bar Council, inaugural speech.

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30 Nov 2021 Home affairs

Law Commission to review the Arbitration Act 1996

The Law Commission has today, 30 November 2021, announced that it will conduct a review of the Arbitration Act 1996, the principal legislation governing arbitrations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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25 Nov 2021 Home affairs

The law of England and Wales can accommodate smart legal contracts, concludes Law Commission

The Law Commission has today confirmed that the existing law of England and Wales is able to accommodate and apply to smart legal contracts, without the need for statutory law reform.

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04 Nov 2021 Home affairs

Landmark investigation and report on race and the Bar launched

The Bar Council’s Race Working Group has launched a new report addressing inequality at the Bar and proposing a series of recommendations for action.

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27 Oct 2021 Home affairs

Bar Council responds to Autumn Budget

Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget and Spending Review today, Derek Sweeting QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said:

01 Sep 2021 Communities

MPs Pressure Government To Overhaul Pets In Rental Homes Law After 1-in-5 Landlords Ban Animals

Exclusive: More than 30 MPs representing all major parties have signed a letter urging housing secretary Robert Jenrick to amend legislation to enable more tenants to live with pets.

28 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Without protections, spy law reform will criminalise journalists and civil servants

Without a general public interest defence, the law lacks a vital safety valve to ensure that governmental secrecy is not abused to cover up serious wrongdoing.

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27 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Bar Council slams "short term fix" on courts

The Bar Council has responded to new measures announced by the Government today regarding courts.

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21 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Reforms to protect victims of online abuse and safeguard freedom of expression announced

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15 Jul 2021 Home affairs

New statistics show more must be done on diversity in the judiciary

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09 Jun 2021 Home affairs

Proposals to improve safety of coal tips in Wales

Law Commission proposals for a new safety regime would help to protect against a range of threats to coal tip safety and ensure all tips are dealt with in a consistent way.