The Bar Council Legal Services Committee is Recruiting

Apr 7, 2022

 The Legal Services Committee is currently advertising to recruit barrister representatives to join the Committee, in particular they are keen to receive applications from those who specialise in immigration law, public law, and employment law and from those...

BTAS Panel Member Recruitment

Mar 14, 2022

The Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS) is responsible for organising and administering Disciplinary Tribunals and other hearings to consider the most serious allegations of professional misconduct against practising and aspiring barristers. They currently...

Attorney General’s London Panels of Civil Counsel Event

Feb 23, 2022

Monday 28 February 2022 at 5pm, Government Legal Department, via Zoom Why apply and how best to do it! This is an event aimed at those thinking about applying to join the Attorney General’s London A, B and C Panels of Civil Counsel. The competition to make...

The Judicial Mind: A Festschrift for Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore

Feb 9, 2022

Bloomsbury have recently published this collection of essays as a tribute to Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, who died aged 72 on 1 December 2020 after having retired from the UK Supreme Court just two months earlier. Brian Kerr was appointed as a judge of the High Court of...

Sir John Laws’ honorary moot – 28 February 2022

Jan 21, 2022

This fundraising event is set in a mock Court of Appeal, where one of the Billy Goats Gruff is appealing against his conviction for manslaughter following an unfortunate encounter with a troll… The moot court will bring together barristers, judges, law students,...

Supreme Court launches its first, free online course

Jan 19, 2022

The UK Supreme Court, in partnership with Royal Holloway, University of London, has announced the launch of their first joint online course.  Entitled “Inside the UK Supreme Court: Its Role, Its Work and Cases that Affect Us All”, the two-week course, delivered by...

UKSC Webinar: Career Pathways to Becoming a Supreme Court Justice

Jan 6, 2022

Date and Time: Thursday 13 January 2022, 5.15pm-6.15pm The UK Supreme Court is hosting a webinar on career pathways to becoming a Justice. The event aims to provide early- and mid-career legal professionals with an opportunity to learn more about the appointment...

International Policy Committee at the Bar Council Recruiting

Dec 7, 2021

The International Policy Committee at the Bar Council are currently looking to recruit a junior barrister to support their lead on lawyer immigration issues.The Committee analyse and advocate vis a vis the UK government to liberalise immigration requirements for...