Press Releases

Press Releases

BAR COUNCIL AND FLBA URGE CARE ON FAMILY JUSTICE REFORMS

The Bar Council and Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), which represent barristers and family barristers in England and Wales respectively, have urged the Government to take a considered and practical approach to reforming family law and not to rush to legislate, as it published its response to the Family Justice Review. Commenting on particular areas [...]

Bar Council Launches Family Mediation Training

The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has announced plans to offer family mediation training to barristers in collaboration with ADR Group, via its Member Services department. The family mediation training course, which will be available from November 2011, has been initiated in response to the changing legal landscape for family practitioners, [...]

Bracewell Essay Prize 2012

The Chairman and Committee of the FLBA are pleased to announce the Bracewell Essay Prize, in honour of the memory of Dame Joyanne Bracewell DBE, will be open to all members of the association who are less than six years call. A prize of £4,000, and a runners-up prize of £1,000 will be awarded to the winner [...]