The Latest Breaking News from the Bar Council

Letters: Adjustments to the plans to limit jury trials face a major obstacle, writes Janet Carter; plus letters from Kirsty Brimelow KC and Paul Keleher KC

The prime minister is looking to scrap jury trials for certain cases in an effort to reduce backlogs in the justice system

Baroness Harriet Harman made dozens of recommendations to change the ‘culture of denial’, in a report published on Monday.

Report by Labour peer Harriet Harman says systemic bullying prevalent in chambers

Letter: Looking at the issue only through the lens of the criminal justice system would miss countless opportunities to prevent harm, writes Barbara Mills of the Bar Council

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 book Law, Justice, Society: Selected Works of Upendra Baxi, was launched at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi recently. The book was released by Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B.V.Nagarathna, Supreme Court of India, at an exclusive event attended by key dignitaries from the Bar Council, Additional Solicitor Generals, judges, vice-chancellors,…

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Lawyers says getting rid of some jury trials could damage public confidence in the justice system