Yesterday Chair of the Bar Sam Townend KC met with Madhukeshwar Desai, Founder & CEO of the Mumbai Centre For International Arbitration (MCIA). Sam said: "We were impressed by MCIA's state-of-the-art facilities and its transparent, flexible rules that meet global standards."

If you’re a student, pupil or barrister wanting to know more about life at the employed Bar, come along to our free panel and Q&A session where you’ll hear from barristers with diverse perspectives of employed practice. 📍 Gray's Inn ⏰ Thursday 10 October, 6pm Book your place now⬇️ bit.ly/3ZLMfKZ

Employed Bar Committee - Panel event - graysinn.org.uk

This year Gray’s Inn is proudly sponsoring the annual Employed Bar Dinner and is once again the venue and a major sponsor for the Bar Council’s Employed Bar Awards. If you want to find out more about ...

New Bar Standards Board (BSB) proposals on the regulation of barristers in chambers will create uncertainty over compliance and over who in chambers is responsible for meeting regulatory requirements - all members of a set or individuals? Read our full response: www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/bsb...

BSB regulatory proposals muddy the waters

The Bar Council is concerned new proposals will create uncertainty over compliance and responsibility

We are just one week away from the second of our four-part event series, focussing on chambers management. Introduction to employee management in chambers takes place on Wednesday 9 October. Book your place: www.barcouncil.org.uk/training-eve...

📆Our calendar is full of seminars, workshops and events, that take place on-demand, in person and online. View our calendar and get your space booked for all the training relevant to you: www.barcouncil.org.uk/training-eve... Get a 20% discount if you're a BRF subscriber.

About last night... Read contributions from the LCJ, McGowan J., Hilary Heilbron KC, Eleanor Platt KC, HHJ Anwyl, and Clea Topolski KC who attended the historic event alongside 350 women KCs to celebrate 75 years of women silks www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/cel...

Celebrating 75 years of women silks – excellence in advocacy

Over 350 women KCs and judges joined the celebrations at the Royal Courts of Justice

A chart showing the the proportion of women QCs appointed each round from 1979 (the year of #16 Shirley Abwyl KC) to 2024

An extraordinary evening at the Royal Courts of Justice to celebrate 75 years of women silks (King’s Counsel). The Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr congratulated over 350 women KCs from the most senior #16 Shirley Anwyl KC to the most recently appointed #641 Clea Topolski KC.

We were delighted to host 65 young lawyers from over 12 jurisdictions at International Weekend together with EYBA, Junior Lawyers Division & London Young Lawyers Group. Many thanks to our speakers for their thought-provoking talks exploring some of the biggest challenges for the legal profession.

A packed house for our #CPC24 fringe session with the Law Society & APPG on legal aid - chaired by Lord Sandhurst & joined by new shadow AG Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP. Our Vice Chair Barbara Mills KC set out the key asks in our spending review submission to restore funding for the justice system.