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Does this mark the end for family justice?

The proposed changes to legal aid funding will inhibit access to the Family Justice System for the most vulnerable members of society – the very people the reforms are dedicated ...

31 December 2010

That Was the Year That Was …

Nick Green QC reviews the events that shaped his year as Chairman and looks to the Bar’s future This is my final chance to express my thoughts as Chairman, before returning to ...

30 November 2010

Bar Council calls for access to justice in an age of austerity

SPEAKING at two fringe meetings at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, the Chairman-Elect of the Bar Council, Peter Lodder QC, stressed the importance of the legal ...

31 October 2010

Justice in the Balance

We will work to ensure the forthcoming spending cuts are implemented in a way which preserves the profession and the justice system, writes Nick Green QC

31 October 2010

Bar Council plays central role in IBA Annual Conference - ...

THE Bar Council has played a central role at the International Bar Association’s Annual Conference, which took place in Vancouver, Canada, last month. The IBA Annual Conference ...

31 October 2010

The Direct Approach

Nick Green QC on entity regulation, direct access training courses and bidding for local authority work

30 September 2010

The Chief Ombudsman

David Wurtzel meets Adam Sampson, the Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive of the Legal Ombudsman, the new scheme established by the Office of Legal Complaints to handle consumer ...

31 August 2010