Counsel Magazine

THE Bar is ready to redouble its efforts to promote fair access to the profession, Bar Council Chairman, Desmond Browne QC said today.

His remarks come on the eve of the publication of the final report of the Panel on Fair Access to the Professions. The Panel is chaired by the former Cabinet Minister, Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP, and was commissioned by Gordon Brown in January 2009 to review the processes governing recruitment into the professions, and to make recommendations to the Government and the professions on action to improve access for all. The full press release is available on the Bar Council website (www.barcouncil.org.uk)