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The Criminal Bar Association has announced the launch of its new Black Barristers’ Committee, a dedicated committee established to support Black barristers and promote greater representation within the criminal Bar. The launch event will bring together colleagues, allies and leaders from across the Bar and wider civil society to celebrate diversity, foster connections and contribute…

Since launching a year ago the first national organisation representing Black judges in England and Wales, the UKABJ has concentrated on establishing itself as a representative body within the judiciary, engaging with key institutional stakeholders, and developing strategic initiatives aimed at addressing the persistent under-representation of Black judges. The participation of senior members of the…

Speech by Judge Cordella Bart-Stewart OBE, chair of the UKABJ steering group, as guest of honour at New College Oxford Law Society Annual Dinner on 25 April 2026: It is a great honour to have been invited as your guest this evening, someonefrom a very different background to the people usually seen in these spaces.…

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in July to recruit 5 Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Deputy Judges. The seminar The Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 20th May 2026 (5.30-6.30pm). The seminar aims to help applicants be better prepared to make an application…