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Lord Hamblen Announces Retirement from Supreme Court

Lord Hamblen will retire from the Supreme Court and Privy Council in September 2027.

Only one in five barristers...

Bar Council survey finds 63% believe public access to justice is unacceptable.
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BSB pauses new Transferring Qualified...

Applications will continue for lawyers with a confirmed route into practice in England and Wales.
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Magistrates recruitment campaign launched nationwide

National campaign encourages people from all backgrounds to consider becoming magistrates.
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Court backlog reaches record high...

More than 460,000 cases were open across the Crown and magistrates’ courts in Q2 2026.
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UK legal exports near £11billion,...

London remains a leading international legal centre, with English law widely used in global commerce.
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Bar Council opposes proposed rise...

The Bar Council says proposed changes could divert resources from the Legal Ombudsman’s complaints backlog.
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Bar Council calls for clearer...

A Bar Council working group has made four recommendations on the KC application process.
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