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[Court_Stats @Court_Stats]

📈Today, 26 May 2026, 102 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 19% of them. #courtstats #CS26052026 https://t.co/OBi7XQV0Lo

[Legal Aid Agency @LegalAidAgency]

We are inviting tenders for an unlimited number of 2027 Peer Reviewer contracts, for services to commence from 1 March 2027

More information including how to tender and the categories of law 👇 https://t.co/WKD4uoStYt

[Judicial Appointments Commission @becomeajudge]

📢NEW BLOG: The Lady Chief Justice reflects on two decades of open, merit-based judicial appointments since the JAC was established.

Read now: https://t.co/aFJfOwhcyl

[New Park Court Chambers @NewParkCourtCh]

We are pleased to announce that Helen Chapman has been nominated for an ‘Outstanding Impact on Serious Organised Crime – Team’ Award by the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit.

Read more here: https://t.co/Phl298ZduM

[Legal Aid Agency @LegalAidAgency]

Our latest Legal Aid Bulletin is available now! 📰💻

Read it 👉 https://t.co/auPUaMLqHx

[Dennis Noel Kavanagh @Jebadoo2]

Well said by the Chair of the Bar here

[One Essex Court @OneEssexCourt]

Andrew McLeod will be speaking on a virtual panel hosted by the @STEPBahamas Conference on Wednesday 29 April, titled "The Ageing Settlor: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?".

To register for this free webinar, please visit here: https://t.co/SrCL900pfO

[UK Supreme Court @UKSupremeCourt]

It is with sadness that we learnt today of the death of our colleague, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony. Lord Clarke was a Justice of the UKSC from its opening in 2009 until 2017. He was an excellent colleague & the kindest of men. Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.

[Devon Chambers @devonbarrister]

Good luck to all having a pupillage interview today no matter where you are in the country. Just remember the panel will want you to be the best you can be. They have all sat in your position years ago, just imagine you will be on the other side of the table in a few years time.

[Judicial Appointments Commission @becomeajudge]

🧵 (1/4) There are four vacancy updates from the JAC this week.

Read the thread below to find out details and to apply, or view our vacancies page for more info at https://t.co/zeLZJooeXn

[EHRC @EHRC]

Many disabled and older people face significant barriers to accessing key public services, such as public transport.

Our strategic plan includes action to address these barriers, so everyone can participate in society.

Read our strategic plan here: https://t.co/1ApeXGwDR0

[Kirsty Brimelow KC @Kirsty_Brimelow]

My article written with Charlotte Nichols MP.

#JusticeNeedsJuries

https://t.co/LBxTRgoS8P

[4PB @4PBFamilyLaw]

𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐣𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲-𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥

The increasing capabilities of AI technologies are creating significant challenges for #FamilyLaw practitioners, amid growing global concern about their misuse, particularly in the generation of harmful deepfake pornography and non-consensual sexual content.

Setting out the rapid advancement of AI and the rise in online violence against women and girls, Baljinder Bath (4PB) and Sophie Mitchell (St Pauls Chambers) call for family lawyers to work collaboratively and proactively with colleagues across other practice areas to support victims of technology-facilitated sexual violence, and explore how these risks can be mitigated in their article for LexisNexis Family Law Journal.

Read the article here: https://t.co/e2TlQej9If

#ChildrenLaw #AI #VAWG

[Kirsty Brimelow KC @Kirsty_Brimelow]

Together with Charlotte Nichols MP, I wrote an article opposing govt clauses of the Courts and Tribunals Bill restricting juries.

We bring two different perspectives of the criminal justice system and reach the same conclusion.

#justiceneedsjuries
https://t.co/CveigD44eT

[Nikki Alderson @NikkiAlderson2]

What’s the real cost of losing mid-career women at the Bar?

💡 Lost talent
💡 Lost revenue
💡 Lost future leaders

My Raising the Bar "Retention & Rising" Framework delivers results

✔ 93% retention rate of career break returners at UK Law Firm

Let’s talk 👇

[Crown Chambers @CrownChambers]

Pupil Barristers Kirsten Lowes and Poppy Walker commence their second six today.

Both Kirsten and Poppy accept instructions for family law, criminal law and civil law matters. Contact our clerks on [email protected] to book.

Join us in wishing them luck!

#pupillage

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

What’s that, you say?

You enjoy critically acclaimed, gritty, authentic crime thrillers?

You enjoy reading such thrillers on an electronic medium, such as e-book?

You enjoy ridonculous bargains?

#TheCutThroatTrial is a crazy 99 PENCE today.

Go nuts.

Link in tweet below 👇

[Bristol Uni Press @BrisUniPress]

Jo Delahunty KC, Family Law KC of the Year, talks to Anthony Inglese CB about the values that shaped her, the moment she found her vocation and, in an intensely personal call to arms, why time is running out for the legal aid Bar. @JoDQC @thebarcouncil

https://t.co/p33yxh8m7l

[The City Law School @CityLawSchool]

Here's our roundup of the KPUM moot final! 🎉

⚖️ Malaysian law students studying across the UK and Ireland put their mooting skills to the test in an all-day competition.

Thanks to judges Anna Banfield, Director of our BVS, Anand Raj and Sathya Kumardas from Shearn Delamore.

[Max Hardy @MaxJLHardy]

This is the week pupil barristers get to their feet for the first time. And every barrister, however senior, can remember their first time. I wrote this about the experience: https://t.co/qtIbeG03fI