Effective date: [01-04-2026]
Last updated: [01-04-2026]
Welcome to Barrister News (“Barrister News”, “we”, “us”, “our”).
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of the website located at https://barristernews.co.uk/ and any related pages, services, content, newsletters, submissions, communications, and features made available through it (together, the “https://barristernews.co.uk/”).
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use the Website.
1. About Barrister News
Barrister News is a legal news and information publication focused on the Bar, barristers, chambers, legal developments, and related professional matters.
Core Media Group
Registered address:
6 North Parade
Bath
BA1 1LF
Email: info@coremediagroup.co.uk
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us using the details above.
2. Purpose of the Website
The Website provides:
- legal news and current affairs reporting
- editorial commentary and opinion
- professional information and profile-style content relating to barristers, chambers, and legal professionals
- newsletters, updates, and related publication services
- advertising, sponsorship, and promotional opportunities
The Website is provided for general informational and editorial purposes only.
No Legal Advice
Nothing on the Website constitutes:
- legal advice
- regulated legal services
- professional advice
- a recommendation to instruct any barrister, chambers, solicitor, or other legal service provider
- a referral or matching service
You should always seek independent professional advice appropriate to your circumstances before acting on any information published on the Website.
Use of the Website does not create:
- a barrister-client relationship
- a solicitor-client relationship
- a professional adviser-client relationship
- any fiduciary relationship between you and Barrister News
3. Eligibility and Use of the Website
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes.
You agree not to use the Website:
- in any way that breaches applicable law or regulation
- to transmit unlawful, defamatory, abusive, misleading, malicious, harassing, obscene, or infringing material
- to interfere with or disrupt the Website, its hosting, or its security
- to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website or its systems
- to scrape, harvest, copy, extract, or reproduce data or content from the Website at scale without our written permission
- to use automated tools, bots, crawlers, or scripts in a way that places an unreasonable burden on the Website
- to impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation
We reserve the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the Website where we reasonably believe there has been misuse.
4. Accuracy, Currency and Reliance
We aim to ensure that information published on the Website is accurate and responsibly presented at the time of publication. However, we do not guarantee that the Website, or any content on it, will always be:
- complete
- accurate
- current
- up to date
- free from omissions or errors
This is particularly important in relation to:
- barrister profiles
- chambers profiles
- practice areas
- appointments
- disciplinary matters
- clerking or contact details
- professional status or affiliations
Professional information may change over time.
You should verify important facts directly with the relevant:
- barrister
- chambers
- regulator
- court
- professional body
- official source
You use the Website and rely on its content at your own risk.
5. Editorial Independence
Barrister News is an editorial publication. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to:
- publish, edit, update, amend, refuse, suspend, archive, or remove any content
- decide whether and how topics, people, chambers, or issues are covered
- label or categorise content as news, analysis, opinion, profile, sponsored, partner, or promotional content
- determine whether submissions, profiles, corrections, or updates are accepted
The existence of a profile, listing, mention, or article on the Website does not imply endorsement, ranking, recommendation, accreditation, approval, or suitability.
Where content is sponsored, advertorial, or promotional in nature, we may label it accordingly.
6. Barrister, Chambers and Professional Profiles
The Website may include profile pages or profile-style editorial content relating to:
- barristers
- chambers
- clerks
- legal commentators
- other legal professionals or organisations
Such content may be compiled from one or more of the following sources:
- publicly available information
- official chambers websites
- regulator or professional body information
- court or judgment references
- publicly available biographies
- press releases or submitted updates
- editorial research
Profile Content
Profile inclusion:
- is for informational and editorial purposes only
- does not amount to endorsement or recommendation
- does not imply that a barrister or chambers has paid to be included unless expressly stated
- does not guarantee completeness, ranking, or prominence
We may update, amend, remove, or decline to publish profile information at our discretion.
If you believe profile information is inaccurate, you may contact us at info@barristernews.co.uk with supporting details.
7. User Submissions and Contributions
If you submit any material to Barrister News, including but not limited to:
- corrections
- profile updates
- article drafts
- press releases
- comments
- enquiries
- tips
- sponsorship proposals
- event information
- correspondence
you confirm that:
- you have the right to submit that material;
- the material is accurate to the best of your knowledge;
- the material does not infringe any third-party rights;
- the material is not unlawful, defamatory, confidential, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate for publication or review.
By submitting material to us, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to review, use, store, reproduce, edit, publish, adapt, communicate, display, and distribute that material for editorial, operational, promotional, archival, or legal purposes.
Submission does not guarantee publication, response, or inclusion.
8. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all intellectual property rights in the Website and its content are owned by or licensed to Barrister News.
This includes, without limitation:
- articles
- editorial summaries
- profile descriptions written by us
- layout and design
- branding
- logos
- graphics
- databases and compilations
- website structure and presentation
You may:
- access and read the Website for personal or internal professional use
- share links to published pages
- quote brief extracts with clear attribution and a link back to the original source, provided this is fair and lawful
You may not, without our prior written consent:
- reproduce, republish, or distribute substantial parts of the Website
- copy or republish full articles or profile pages
- scrape, harvest, or build competing databases or directories from Website content
- commercially exploit our content or structure
- frame or mirror the Website on another website
Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you.
9. Third-Party Links and External Content
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, services, social platforms, regulators, courts, chambers, or external resources.
These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes only.
We do not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for:
- the content of external websites
- their accuracy or availability
- their privacy practices
- their security
- any products or services offered by them
Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to their own terms and policies.
10. Advertising, Sponsored and Commercial Content
The Website may contain:
- advertising
- sponsored content
- promotional content
- paid partnerships
- commercial features
- affiliate or commercial arrangements
Where appropriate, such content may be labelled or otherwise distinguished from editorial content.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the presence of advertising or sponsorship does not imply editorial endorsement.
We reserve the right to accept, reject, remove, or amend commercial content at our discretion.
11. Availability of the Website
We do not guarantee that the Website, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
We may:
- suspend or withdraw the Website
- change features or functionality
- remove pages or archives
- restrict access to some parts of the Website
- perform maintenance or upgrades
without notice where reasonably necessary.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Barrister News and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, contributors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Website or reliance on its content.
This includes, without limitation:
- indirect or consequential loss
- loss of business or opportunity
- loss of profit or revenue
- reputational loss
- loss arising from inaccurate, incomplete, delayed, or outdated information
- loss arising from Website downtime, technical issues, or third-party links
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for:
- death or personal injury caused by negligence
- fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation
- any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under English law
13. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified Barrister News, its owners, officers, employees, contractors, and affiliates against any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal costs) arising out of or in connection with:
- your misuse of the Website
- your breach of these Terms
- your submission of unlawful, infringing, misleading, or defamatory material
- your violation of any third-party rights
14. Privacy
Your use of the Website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use personal data.
Please read our Privacy Policy carefully.
15. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted will constitute acceptance of the updated Terms.
16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Website.