The Bar Council AGM 2026 will take place on 12 September, with resolutions closing on 17 August
Bar Council AGM 2026 arrangements have been confirmed, with the Annual General Meeting of the Bar of England and Wales scheduled for Saturday 12 September 2026 at 11am.
The Bar Council published its formal notice on 10 August 2026, confirming the date and time of the meeting and setting out how members can attend. The notice also establishes a deadline for submitting resolutions before the AGM.
The Bar Council AGM 2026 will be held as a hybrid meeting. Members will be able to attend in person at the Bar Council offices, 289-293 High Holborn, London, or participate online through Microsoft Teams.
The meeting will follow a meeting of the Bar Council, according to the published notice.
A key date for members ahead of the meeting is Monday 17 August 2026, which the Bar Council has set as the closing date for resolutions.
The deadline comes before the September AGM and provides the point by which resolutions must be submitted. The notice does not set out the content of any resolutions that may be put forward before the deadline.
The Bar Council has also confirmed that the AGM agenda will be published on the same webpage as soon as possible after the resolution deadline. The 2025/26 financial statement will also be made available there.
This means the formal notice currently provides the main logistical details for the meeting, while the agenda and financial statement are due to follow after the resolution deadline.
The arrangements give members two ways to participate in the Bar Council AGM 2026. Those attending physically will do so at the Bar Council offices in High Holborn, London, while those joining remotely will use Microsoft Teams.
Members who are planning to attend have also been asked to contact Justina Naik, Governance and Committees Manager, whether they intend to participate in person or online.
The published notice does not identify any particular dispute, controversy or substantive issue that will dominate the AGM. Instead, it serves as a formal announcement of the meeting and provides members with the relevant arrangements ahead of September.
The notice confirms that the AGM concerns the Bar of England and Wales and will take place following a meeting of the Bar Council.
For members preparing for the Bar Council AGM 2026, the two principal dates currently set out by the Bar Council are therefore 17 August 2026 and 12 September 2026.
The first is the deadline for submitting resolutions. The second is the date of the AGM, which is scheduled to begin at 11am.
The Bar Council has not yet published the AGM agenda within the notice. Instead, it has stated that the agenda and the 2025/26 financial statement will be posted on the webpage as soon as possible after the resolution deadline.
The publication of those documents will provide further information about the business scheduled for the meeting. Until then, the published notice establishes the meeting’s date, time, attendance arrangements and resolution deadline.
The Bar Council AGM 2026 will therefore proceed on a hybrid basis, combining attendance at the Bar Council’s London offices with online participation through Microsoft Teams.
The announcement was published on 10 August 2026, giving members advance notice of the September meeting and the deadline for resolutions.
Members wishing to attend the AGM have been directed to contact Justina Naik, Governance and Committees Manager. The notice applies the attendance arrangement to both those attending in person and those joining online.
With the resolution deadline set for 17 August, members have a clearly defined date for submissions before the AGM takes place on 12 September at 11am.
The Bar Council AGM 2026 notice therefore currently establishes the framework for the annual meeting without setting out the detailed agenda. The Bar Council has confirmed that further material, including the agenda and 2025/26 financial statement, will be added to the webpage after the resolution deadline.
For now, the published information confirms that the annual meeting of the Bar of England and Wales will take place in September, will follow a meeting of the Bar Council, and will allow members to participate either at High Holborn or remotely through Microsoft Teams.