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Bar Council warns legal aid system unsustainable after PAC report

Legal aid system ‘no longer sustainable’, Bar Council warns after PAC...

The Bar Council has warned that the legal aid system is no longer sustainable after a new parliamentary report raised concerns about continuing gaps in provision and the long-term...
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Kirsty Brimelow KC becomes Bar Council Chair for 2026

Kirsty Brimelow KC begins term as Bar Council chair for 2026

Kirsty Brimelow KC began her year-long term as Chair of the Bar Council on 1 January 2026, succeeding Barbara Mills KC and taking office at what the Council described...
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