The Bar Council

Description

The Bar Council is the representative body and professional voice of the barrister profession in England and Wales. It leads, represents and supports the Bar in the public interest, championing the rule of law and access to justice, with a membership of more than 18,000 self-employed and employed barristers. As the General Council of the Bar, it is the approved regulator for all practising barristers in England and Wales, delegating its regulatory functions to the operationally independent Bar Standards Board (BSB). Its work includes providing advice, guidance, training and events for members; supporting the next generation of barristers; drawing on members' expertise to influence the development of policy and legislation in support of an independent justice system; and promoting the Bar of England and Wales to develop career and business opportunities for barristers at home and abroad.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

1984

Contact details

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Additional Partnerships

Bar Standards Board (BSB); Legal Services Board (LSB); Legal Ombudsman (LeO); The Law Society; Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX); Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA); CILEx Regulation; Institute of Barristers' Clerks (IBC); Legal Practice Management Association (LPMA); Advocate; Free Representation Unit (FRU); Bar Human Rights Committee; King's Counsel Appointments; Inns of Court / Council of the Inns of Court; the six Circuits of England & Wales; Specialist Bar Associations; Judicial Appointments Commission; Justices' Clerks' Society; Magistrates' Association; Faculty of Advocates; Bar of Northern Ireland; Bar of Ireland; International Bar Association; Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA); Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE); Ministry of Justice; Attorney General's Office; Government Legal Profession; HM Courts & Tribunals Service; Crown Prosecution Service; Serious Fraud Office; Citizens Advice; Information Commissioner's Office; Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (BMIF)