Applying for mini-pupillage: insights from the shortlist
Barrister Rose Glanville, who is a member of her chambers’ Mini-Pupillage Committee, shares insights from the mini-pupillage shortlisting process.
Three Stone (no deadline)
£40,000 (made up of receipts on work done and grant) | Chancery (traditional and commercial), Insolvency, Intellectual Property | London | October 2025
Reforming Non-Disclosure Agreements
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have been in the spotlight as one of the examples of ethical challenges for lawyers.
Professional ethics, the Bar and the LSB
The Bar Council's response to the Legal Services Board (LSB) consultation on upholding professional ethics.
60 years of reforming the law
In a guest blog for the Bar Council, the joint CEOs of the Law Commission, Jo Otterburn and Roshnee Patel, celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the organisation.
Bar Conference 2025: hungry for change
Barrister Tim Kiely discusses his experience attending Bar Conference 2025, where he felt 'change' was very much this year's theme.
Legal Aid cyber incident – updates for the Bar
The Legal Aid Agency has been the subject of a serious cyber incident. This page provides updates for the Bar
Barristers in the international legal market 2025 to 2027
How barristers can help to provide solutions to a wide range of disputes and assist with many types of legal issues, and how you can instruct a barrister through a chambers that offers international services.
Spending Review is sign of listening to voices from the courts – Bar Council reaction
The Bar Council has welcomed the overall settlement for justice in the Spending Review.
Pump Court Chambers - civil (closes 18 July 2025)
£ N/A | Civil | London | start date: 10 June 2025
Pump Court Chambers - employment (closes 18 July)
£ N/A | Employment | London | start date: as soon as possible
Pump Court Chambers - children (closes 18 July)
£ N/A | Children - Public & Private| London | start date: as soon as possible
Pump Court Chambers - family finance (closes 18 July)
£ N/A | Family finance | London | start date: as soon as possible
Libertas Chambers (no deadline)
Guaranteed minimum income applies| Crime | London | start date: n/a
Pride Month 2025: Bar Council and Law Society to host landmark LGBTQ+ Pride event
The Bar Council and Law Society are jointly hosting a landmark LGBTQ+ pride event to mark a continued commitment to inclusivity, visibility and unity across the legal world.
Bar Council response to High Court ruling on the misuse of artificial intelligence
The Bar Council has responded to a High Court judgement which emphasises the dangers of the misuse by lawyers of artificial intelligence.
9 King's Bench Walk (open deadline)
£ N/A | Crime, Regulatory, Animal protection, Extradition | London | start date: N/A
Two Harcourt Buildings (no deadline)
£ N/A | Crime| London | start date: N/A
St John's Buildings - Chester (no deadline)
£ N/A | Crime| Chester| start date: N/A
New report reinforces perilous state of criminal justice, Bar Council says
A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that Crown Court productivity had recovered to post-pandemic levels by the end of last year, yet the record high backlog continues to rise.