The Latest Breaking News from Bar Council

Founder of Starmer’s legal chambers condemns Labour plans to cut jury trials

Geoffrey Robertson says proposals to reduce backlog are betrayal of party’s values and a ‘cure worse than the disease’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13

‘Juries have not caused this crisis’: Top lawyers and ex-judges plead for government to rethink plans to curb jury trials

Retired judges and a former director of public prosecutions are among those calling for the justice secretary to halt plans to scrap juries for some crimes

The Independent UK · Mar 9

Bar Council is wise to the risk of AI misuse

Letter: Responding to an article on fake case-law citations in court, Lawrence Akka KC writes that the public is entitled to the highest standards of integrity

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

3-day orientation program for advocates at KLU from June 14

Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh hosts 3-day legal orientation program at KL Deemed University to enhance advocate skills. Apply by June 10.

The Hindu · May 18, 2024

Bar council launches probe into lawyer’s agitation

Bar council launches probe into lawyer’s agitation

The Hindu · Nov 25, 2023

Sue Chrysanthou to be reprimanded for representing Christian Porter in ABC defamation case despite conflict of interest

NSW Bar Council has resolved to reprimand barrister after finding she engaged in ‘unsatisfactory professional conduct’ after complaint by Jo Dyer

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2023

Andhra Pradesh HC Chief Justice Mishra exhorts advocates to improve communication skills

He attended the inaugural session of a three-day residential orientation programme for advocates.

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

Melanie McFadyean obituary

Campaigning journalist and lecturer who won the Bar Council legal reporting award for her coverage of joint enterprise law

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023

Barristers’ email accounts accessed in homophobia investigation, says Victorian Bar Council

A notice purporting to be from council stating ‘white, male heterosexuals’ need not apply for a committee was posted in Melbourne law chambers

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023

Barrister needed umbrella in court to shield from leaking roof

A barrister needed an umbrella during a court hearing because of a leaking roof, it has been revealed, amid a major call for proper funding of the justice system.

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2022