Chair's Column

Keeping tabs on Boris’s sizeable re-shuffle – practitioners in the top three justice roles bodes well – fees, governance and Brexit 

The Bar continues to survive, thrive and make history as the Bar Council celebrates 125 years and goes on Circuit for the first time 

In these fast-moving and turbulent times, the Bar Council’s safeguarding of our profession is a surety – for now 

A mid-term report from the Bar Chair: big battles still to be won but successes accrue 

From the Commonwealth Law Association conference in Zambia, where inspiration and rule-of-law reminders abound 

Our precious court system is still being used as a guinea pig for a cost-cutting experiment that has not been well-planned 

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it: how the Bar’s current representative/regulatory model works and why it’s essential to preserve 

Richard Atkins QC tackles the perennial question asked of the Bar Council; all can play their part and look out for the Bar 

In his inaugural column as Chair of the Bar for 2019, Richard Atkins QC sets out his aims and priorities for the year ahead – not least a happier Bar 

In his last column as Chair of the Bar, Andrew Walker QC laments the consequences of fading memories and political expediencies