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We are partnering with Tinies West Midlands to offer you free childcare at this year’s Bar Conference. Exclusive for Bar Conference attendees - Tinies West Midlands are also offering 20% off babysitting services booked on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 June if you're also joining us

We are partnering with Tinies West Midlands to offer you free childcare at this year’s Bar Conference.

Exclusive for Bar Conference attendees - Tinies West Midlands are also offering 20% off babysitting services booked on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 June if you're also joining us
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Michelle Heeley KC, who led the Bar Council's submission to David Gauke's sentencing review, responds to the report's recommendations in this new blog. Michelle writes: "If we recognise that a focus on simple punishment has not worked, we can consider a more nuanced approach to

Michelle Heeley KC, who led the Bar Council's submission to David Gauke's sentencing review, responds to the report's recommendations in this new blog. 

Michelle writes: "If we recognise that a focus on simple punishment has not worked, we can consider a more nuanced approach to
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Have you secured your ticket for Bar Conference 2025 this Saturday? Don’t miss your chance to: ✅ Hear from high-profile speakers on matters at the heart of the Bar ✅ Network with colleagues you know and meet new connections ✅ Join us for entertainment, food and music at the

Have you secured your ticket for Bar Conference 2025 this Saturday?

Don’t miss your chance to:
✅ Hear from high-profile speakers on matters at the heart of the Bar
✅ Network with colleagues you know and meet new connections
✅ Join us for entertainment, food and music at the
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Bar Conference 2025 in numbers. Our event brings the whole Bar together with an exclusive programme of expert speakers debating the big issues. ✍Gain practical tips for career development in our breakout sessions 🗣️Speak to our exhibitors 🌐Come together with colleagues for

Bar Conference 2025 in numbers.

Our event brings the whole Bar together with an exclusive programme of expert speakers debating the big issues. 

✍Gain practical tips for career development in our breakout sessions
🗣️Speak to our exhibitors 
🌐Come together with colleagues for
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In this new blog, Bar Conference speaker Richard Kimblin KC explores why planning and environmental law is a key area to driving the development of public law principles and practice. He writes: "There is political, economic, social and legal focus on the area. It affects us

In this new blog, Bar Conference speaker Richard Kimblin KC explores why planning and environmental law is a key area to driving the development of public law principles and practice.  

He writes: "There is political, economic, social and legal focus on the area. It affects us
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A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has reinforced the perilous state of the criminal justice system. If we are to end the crisis facing criminal justice and grapple with the unacceptably high backlog, the government needs to provide the resources that are

A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has reinforced the perilous state of the criminal justice system.

If we are to end the crisis facing criminal justice and grapple with the unacceptably high backlog, the government needs to provide the resources that are
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We are proud to celebrate Pride and continue our commitment to promoting equality in the legal sector. This year, we're hosting a landmark LGBTQ+ Pride event with the Law Society on Thursday 26 June called Pride in Practice, marking our continued commitment to inclusivity,

We are proud to celebrate Pride and continue our commitment to promoting equality in the legal sector. 

This year, we're hosting a landmark LGBTQ+ Pride event with the Law Society on Thursday 26 June called Pride in Practice, marking our continued commitment to inclusivity,
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👣 This time next week our Bar Council team will be taking on the London Legal Walk. We'll be walking 10km with colleagues from across the legal sector to raise vital funds for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST) and the free legal advice agencies it supports. We hope to

👣 This time next week our Bar Council team will be taking on the London Legal Walk. 

We'll be walking 10km with colleagues from across the legal sector to raise vital funds for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST) and the free legal advice agencies it supports. 

We hope to
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We're hosting a joint LGBTQ+ Pride event - Pride in Practice - with the Law Society and all 4 Inns to mark our continued commitment to inclusivity, visibility and unity across the legal world. Join us on 26 June to hear from leaders in the legal profession and a special

We're hosting a joint LGBTQ+ Pride event - Pride in Practice - with the Law Society and all 4 Inns to mark our continued commitment to inclusivity, visibility and unity across the legal world.

Join us on 26 June to hear from leaders in the legal profession and a special
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🏃 Congratulations to all the runners who took part in this year's Bar v Bench v Law Society 10km race! The Lady Chief Justice set off teams made up of judges, barristers and solicitors on a race around the London Legal Walk route early this morning. The runners took on an

🏃 Congratulations to all the runners who took part in this year's Bar v Bench v Law Society 10km race! 

The Lady Chief Justice set off teams made up of judges, barristers and solicitors on a race around the London Legal Walk route early this morning. 

The runners took on an
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Yesterday our team completed the London Legal Walk and joined thousands of people on the 10k across the capital to fundraise for free legal advice charities. You can still donate to London Legal Support Trust and help people access justice when they need it most ➡️ londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/the-general…

Yesterday our team completed the London Legal Walk and joined thousands of people on the 10k across the capital to fundraise for free legal advice charities.

You can still donate to <a href="/londonlegal/">London Legal Support Trust</a> and help people access justice when they need it most ➡️ londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/the-general…
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Barrister Jo Delahunty KC says legal aid lawyers are like the 'legal emergency rescue team'. But at what cost? Read her thoughts about how the underfunded system has impacted the wellbeing of those who work within it and what needs to change. barcouncil.org.uk/resource/the-e… Prof Jo Delahunty KC

Barrister Jo Delahunty KC says legal aid lawyers are like the 'legal emergency rescue team'.

But at what cost? 

Read her thoughts about how the underfunded system has impacted the wellbeing of those who work within it and what needs to change.

barcouncil.org.uk/resource/the-e…
<a href="/JoDQC/">Prof Jo Delahunty KC</a>
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The journey toward a truly inclusive legal profession requires ongoing commitment and focus. We're marking the 6th anniversary of the Women in Law Pledge, alongside the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). The pledge supports legal providers by

The journey toward a truly inclusive legal profession requires ongoing commitment and focus. 

We're marking the 6th anniversary of the Women in Law Pledge, alongside the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). 

The pledge supports legal providers by
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We're looking forward to coming together at Inner Temple tomorrow in solidarity, celebration and pride! Our Pride in Practice event, co-hosted with all 4 Inns and the Law Society, marks our continued commitment to inclusivity, visibility and unity across the legal world and is

We're looking forward to coming together at Inner Temple tomorrow in solidarity, celebration and pride!

Our Pride in Practice event, co-hosted with all 4 Inns and the Law Society, marks our continued commitment to inclusivity, visibility and unity across the legal world and is