Developing the careers of female barristers through fairer work distribution and reducing the gender income gap – Amanda Pinto KC and Selena Jones distill the six key building blocks emerging from an ICAW event
Advising a client on how they must deal with illegally obtained evidence can be ethically and professionally challenging, as Stephen Kenny KC and Abigail Bright explain
For those wanting to know more or with a sense of life lived on a slippery slope (and those around them) – a discussion on addiction, how it might present at the Bar, and the transformation that awaits. By Louis Doyle KC
How well do we support parents at the self-employed Bar? asks Michael Edwards
Kim Tasso looks at the evidence on soft skills and how you can improve yours
The BSB is investigating how comparison tools might work for the Bar – and wants your help. By Rupika Madhura and Richard Parnham
The Young Barristers' Committee Chair, Michael Harwood, sets out his key priorities to meet the challenges ahead
Michael Polak and Michael Harwood of the Young Barristers' Committee on why young barristers should build their practice internationally – and the relaunched grant programmes helping them to do so
The momentum for change and vital ingredients in an anti-bullying chambers. By Orlagh Kelly
Why Talking to Spot, Bar Council support and becoming an active bystander can create change – by Sam Mercer
England and Wales
Due to a number of successful client panel appointments, Barristers and Solicitor Advocates are needed to join our team throughout England and Wales. We are particularly interested in applicants in the Midlands and London.
The Chair of the Bar reports back
By Kem Kemal, CEO, Henry Dannell
By BSK Financial Planning
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs
Susie Griffin on the admin that keeps barristers from billable work
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how global events can influence the performance of pensions and ISAs, and why taking a long-term approach to investing is often the most effective strategy
Kick off your career at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this October it’s one of the most valuable opportunities for aspiring barristers, says Amelia Clegg
Join us on Saturday 21 November 2026 at Leeds Beckett University and see for yourself why the North continues to be an exceptional place to build a career at the Bar
The golden age of advocacy? David Langwallner pays homage to the filmic if contentious barrister Sir Edward Carson and some of his contemporaries
Henry Fingerhut outlines what the Bar Standards Board AI guidance means for early career barristers
Not yet, says Jacob Turner. Regulation, unlike the technology itself, is a domain the legal profession can still control