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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.

19 Jun 2022 Foreign affairs

Justice for Agnes Wanjiru remains elusive a decade after her death

When The Sunday Times broke the story of the murder of Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru – killed, an inquest judge said, at the hands of a British soldier – it was met with demands for justice from around the world.

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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

25 May 2022 Home affairs

Parents bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing deserve the right to register their children’s deaths

Sunday marked five years since 22 people were murdered in the Manchester Arena terror attack. Their families’ and friends’ grief remains raw and endures, every minute of every day.

13 May 2022 Social affairs

Will replacing the Human Rights Act make it harder to access justice?

The government is running a consultation on its proposals to revise the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill of Rights. Chaminda Jayanetti argues the plans do not take into account just how hard it is to access justice across the UK

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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

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15 Mar 2022 Home affairs

Bar Council's response to Legal Aid announcement

The Bar Council’s response to the Government’s Legal Aid announcement:

17 Feb 2022 Home affairs

MPs Demand Chancellor Urgently “Signs The Cheque” On Post Office Scandal Victims Compensation

MPs have urged the Chancellor to announce extra funding to ensure that hundreds of people wrongly convicted as part of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal are fully compensated.

12 Jan 2022 Home affairs

Hillsborough Law will level the scales of justice and ensure honesty in public inquiries

The story of Anne Williams – and of the Hillsborough families - is a classic tale of David vs. Goliath. Earlier this month, millions across the country were captivated by the dramatisation of Anne’s story as she set about uncovering the truth surrounding the death of her son Kevin in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

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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01 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

How we can wise up to disconnection

At the Wise Group, we utilise hard-hitting mentorship to help people take control of their lives. Here’s how our data-driven insights and practical solutions can reconnect individuals with employment, skills, energy, and justice for a sustainable future.

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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:

23 Oct 2021 Home affairs

Conservatives take aim at Human Rights Act - again

The Conservative government has publicly renewed its ambition to make potentially sweeping changes to the Human Rights Act (HRA), ahead of the publication of an independent review in the coming weeks.

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30 Sep 2021 Home affairs

Crown Court backlog increases again to over 60,000 cases

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28 Sep 2021 Home affairs

Bar Council survey shows rising reports of harassment and discrimination in barristers’ profession

24 Aug 2021 Home affairs

The Horizon Post Office scandal continues to dog its many victims

You may have thought the Post Office Horizon scandal was over, and that it had been dealt with. It isn’t. It hasn’t been. The plight of the subpostmasters, wrongfully accused by the government-owned Post Office of stealing money when it was actually the new Horizon accounting system that was to blame, has horrified the country.