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15 Jan Home affairs

New report finds serious problems with legal help for the public

A newly published report “Running on Empty” from the Bar Council, which represents all barristers in England and Wales, reveals the severity of problems in the civil legal aid system.

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20 Dec 2020 Home affairs

Criminal legal aid solution 'alarmingly overdue' says Bar Council Chair

Responding to the MoJ’s announcement of the independent review into Criminal Legal Aid (CLAR2), Chair of the Bar Council, Amanda Pinto QC said:

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17 Dec 2020 Coronavirus

Today's criminal court backlog statistics show justice system in poor health

Responding to the criminal court statistics quarterly for July to September 2020, which have been published today, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said:

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14 Dec 2020 Home affairs

"U-turn should not have been necessary" says Bar Council on Internal Market Bill

Responding to news that the Government is to drop clauses in the Internal Market Bill that would have put the UK in breach of international law, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council said:

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25 Nov 2020 Economy

Bar Council: Spending Review announcement 'a pivotal moment'

Responding to the Treasury’s Spending Review announcement today, Chair of the Bar Council, Amanda Pinto QC, said:

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24 Nov 2020 Home affairs

Mind the gap: Government urged not to let law and order slip through the cracks in levelling up plans

The Bar Council has urged the Government to regenerate areas of the Midlands and North by investing in the local court system and providing access to early legal advice for the most vulnerable, as it highlights regions where local law and order is particularly weak.

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12 Oct 2020 Home affairs

Bar Council calls for public apology from Prime Minister and Home Secretary

Following reports over the weekend of a violent knife attack at a law firm in September, and following her letter to the Prime Minister regarding his recent anti-lawyer comments, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, which represent all barristers in England and Wales, said:

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09 Oct 2020 Home affairs

Chair of the Bar Council writes to the Prime Minister after recent comments attacking lawyers

Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, urges the Prime Minister to withdraw recent comments and to reassure thousands of key workers – including lawyers employed by your own Government - that they are not being attacked for their important contribution to the justice system.

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08 Oct 2020 Home affairs

Latest court backlog figures: "depressing" for the British public and crime victims, says Bar Council

Responding to new government figures out today, which show the latest number of cases in the criminal courts backlog are actually increasing in the Crown Court, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said:

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06 Oct 2020 Home affairs

Bar Council: Prime Minister's comments are "shocking and troubling"

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:

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05 Oct 2020 Home affairs

Bar Council reaction to Home Secretary's asylum speech

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:

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02 Oct 2020 Home affairs

Government paying junior barristers less than national minimum wage

Bar Council provides blueprint for justice system in Spending Review paper

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02 Oct 2020 Home affairs

Bar Council calls for commitment to zero tolerance on discrimination

New race-focused guidance launched in Black History Month

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23 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Bar Council’s annual conference enters new virtual reality

The line-up and programme for the Bar Council’s Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2020 has just been announced, entitled ‘Forward thinking: Bar of the Future’.

Covid-19 is creating new challenges for social mobility at the Bar

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15 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Covid-19 is creating new challenges for social mobility at the Bar

This week, the Bar Council launch a new group of #IAmTheBar advocates and a Leadership Programme, to bring together work across the profession to shape the Bar of the future.

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08 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Bar Council responds to government criminal court recovery plan

Responding to HMCTS’ COVID-19: Update on the HMCTS response for criminal courts in England & Wales September 2020 published today, Chair of the Bar Council, Amanda Pinto QC, said:

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21 Aug 2020 Home affairs

Criminal legal aid support announced today “desperately needed and long overdue” says Bar Council

In response to the MoJ’s announcement this morning of money for the legal aid sector, Chair of the Bar Council, Amanda Pinto QC, said:

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03 Aug 2020 Home affairs

If Lord Chancellor fails, justice will regress, says Bar Council as new report released

Will the Government accept the reality of the parlous state of the justice system now that it is articulated by Sir Bob Neill MP and other eminent Parliamentarians?

03 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: MPs warn of access-to-justice crisis as two-thirds of solicitors face going bust by autumn

MPs have warned that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic could leave many with “no access to real justice” as up to 5,000 legal firms face going bust.

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31 Jul 2020 Home affairs

Barristers respond to government announcement on judicial review

We take pride in our system of judicial review and caution against any unnecessary barrier to the public’s right to challenge their government.

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31 Jul 2020 Home affairs

Bar Council responds to the Justice Select Committee's report 'Coronavirus (Covid-19): The impact on courts'

It is essential that investment in robust, high-quality technology and in the wider justice system, is addressed with the urgency it needs.

New survey reveals justice system hanging by a thread with ‘diversity drain’ and loss of talent imminent

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29 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

New survey reveals justice system hanging by a thread with ‘diversity drain’ and loss of talent imminent

The Bar Council’s latest survey of the barristers’ profession has revealed the profound impact of Covid-19 on justice.

New report reveals England & Wales spends more on coffee than on law and order

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17 Jul 2020 Home affairs

New report reveals England & Wales spends more on coffee than on law and order

The true scale of Britain’s neglect of law and order has been revealed in a new report out today, which shows that the nation spends more on coffee each day than the Government spends on the justice system.

30 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Bar Council response to Government investment in courts

Responding to today’s announcement that the Ministry of Justice will invest millions in the courts system, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said: