Latest News
25 Jun 2010
New Lords Justices of Appeal announced ...read more
19 May 2010
ChBA Committee Team walks for the London Legal Support Trust and the Bar Pro Bono Unit ...read more
16 Apr 2010
Commons Act 2006 Implementation - Update ...read more
02 Mar 2010
Two Chancery Bar Association members receive honoris causa QC award ...read more
02 Mar 2010
Congratulations to new Chancery Silks ...... ...read more
18 Feb 2010
Commons Act 2006 Implementation Update. DEFRA has issued Update No. 17. ...read more
10 Jan 2010
New Chancery Judge appointed: ChBA member Guy Newey QC has been appointed to the High Court. ...read more
08 Dec 2009
Chancery Bar Association hosts Reception in Dubai ...read more
26 Nov 2009
Chancery Bar Association proposes holding a Chancery Careers Fair in February 2010 ...read more
17 Oct 2009
Supreme Court - Lord Bach reports on successful completion of the implementation programme - on time and within budget ...read more
08 Oct 2009
Jenny Rowe, Chief Executive of the Supreme Court Building has passed on some useful information for lawyers using the new building ...read more
08 Oct 2009
Bar Council expresses concerns about the issues raised by the BSB consultation on the structure of self-employed practice ...read more
02 Oct 2009
Sir James Munby appointed to Court of Appeal ...read more
02 Oct 2009
Geoffrey Vos QC, former Chairman of the Chancery Bar Association, appointed to the Bench ...read more
15 Sep 2009
Circuits - new appointments announced ...read more
15 Sep 2009
New Chancery Judge appointed ...read more
19 Aug 2009
Rolls Building update ...read more
07 Aug 2009
DPP announces new Head of Fraud Prosecution Division ...read more
06 Aug 2009
Update on implementation of The Commons Act 2006 ...read more
06 Aug 2009
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Chancery Bar Association responds to the preliminary report of the Rt Hon Lord Justice Jackson. ...read more
02 Aug 2009
New Chairman of the Law Commission announced ...read more
22 Jul 2009
The Insolvency Service issues monitoring Report on the first six months operation of Statement of Insolvency Practice 16 ...read more
20 Jul 2009
Limited Liability Partnerships: Application of the Companies Act 2006 ...read more
15 Jul 2009
JAC publishes Annual Report for 2007-2008 ...read more
14 Jul 2009
Two new faces at the Competition Commission ...read more
07 Jul 2009
New on the ChBA website - Brussels News No. 87 ...read more
30 Jun 2009
London to host International Association of Women Judges Conference 2012 ...read more
30 Jun 2009
Judicial Appointments Commission – changes to timetable ...read more
29 Jun 2009
ChBA Event - Chancery in the Gulf ...read more
26 Jun 2009
Judicial Appointments Commission announces changes to 2009/2010 timetable. ...read more
23 Jun 2009
Changes to fees in the civil courts announced ...read more
22 Jun 2009
Appointment of new Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland announced ...read more
20 Jun 2009
Internships with the Paris Bar - deadline extended ...read more
17 Jun 2009
ChBA representatives on the 2009 Bar Council visit to the Gulf send in their report ...read more
12 Jun 2009
Vacancy for Chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal ...read more
12 Jun 2009
Tribunals - further phase announced in a series of transfers of tribunals into the new tribunal structure. ...read more
10 Jun 2009
Good Character Guidance ...read more
08 Jun 2009
Bar Handbook published ...read more
05 Jun 2009
Paris Internships available to French speaking barristers under 35 years old. ...read more
03 Jun 2009
Vacancy at the Law Commission ...read more
03 Jun 2009
ChBA Election of Officers: members are reminded that nomination forms should be returned by 4pm on Friday, 5 June. ...read more
01 Jun 2009
Lands Tribunal replaced by specialist chamber within two-tier tribunal structure ...read more
23 May 2009
Former ChBA Chairman appointed Lord Justice of Appeal ...read more
19 May 2009
Jackson Review - ChBA Questionnaire ...read more
10 May 2009
Lord Justice Jackson publishes preliminary findings of his Civil Litigation Cost Review ...read more
08 May 2009
Law Commission publishes report on capital and income in trusts: classification and apportionment ...read more
07 May 2009
New lay Chair of the Queen's Counsel Seclection Panel appointed ...read more
06 May 2009
Baroness Julia Neuberger to chair new Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity ...read more
06 May 2009
Rolls Building - read the latest news ...read more
30 Apr 2009
Judicial Appointments Commission announces 2009-2010 Selection Exercise Programme ...read more
29 Apr 2009
New Chair of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council announced ...read more
28 Apr 2009
New tax appeals system launched. Taxpayers appealing against the decisions made by Her Majesty s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will now be taking their disputes to a brand new two-tier tribunal system ...read more
22 Apr 2009
Regional venues for the Administrative Court. From 21 April 2009 it will be possible to issue most Administrative Court proceedings at the District Registry of the High Court at Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds or Manchester as well as at the RCJ in London. ...read more
20 Apr 2009
Sir Anthony Peter Clarke, the Master of the Rolls, has been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court with effect from 1 October 2009 upon the retirement of the Right Honourable The Lord Scott of Foscote who retires on 30 September 2009. ...read more
15 Apr 2009
New Law Lords appointed: Lord Justice Lawrence Collins will succeed Lord Hoffmann who retires on 20 April 2009 and Sir Brian Kerr, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, will succeed Lord Carswell who retires on 28 June 2009. ...read more
13 Apr 2009
Reform of Limited Partnerships Act 1907 - BERR publishes response to consultation on Legislative Reform Order ...read more
09 Apr 2009
New barrister member of Queen's Counsel Selection Panel announced ...read more
02 Apr 2009
BSB announces changes to the Bar Complaints and Disciplinary System. The Bar Standards Board has announced that, following a review of the system, several changes have been introduced ...read more
24 Mar 2009
New dedicated mailbox for skeleton arguments at Central London Civil Justice Centre. ...read more
09 Mar 2009
The Lands Tribunal is on the move - new address from 23 March 2009 ...read more
09 Mar 2009
Land Registry advice for trustees applying for first registration. New legislation will come into force on 6 April 2009 that will affect organisations that own unregistered land in the name of trustees. ...read more
05 Mar 2009
Honorary Queen’s Counsel 2009. The following have been appointed Queen’s Counsel honoris causa: Philip Freedman CBE, Paul Jenkins, Professor John Tiley CBE, David McIntosh, HH Judge Abbas Mithani, Philip Wood. ...read more
03 Mar 2009
Competition: Senior Circuit Judge, Birmingham. The Judicial Appointments Commission is seeking applications for the post of resident Senior Circuit Judge at Birmingham Crown Court. Closing date for applications: 26 March 2009. ...read more
03 Mar 2009
His Honour Sir Stephen Oliver QC appointed first Acting President of the Tax Tribunal of the First-tier Tribunal ...read more
28 Feb 2009
Recorder Selection: selection exercise data for the 76 Recorder vacancies across the Northern, North Eastern and Wales circuits has been published ...read more
27 Feb 2009
The Panel on Fair Access to the Professions has had its first meeting ...read more
22 Feb 2009
Latest News Bulletin from the Bar Council office in Brussels ...read more
19 Feb 2009
ChBA members appointed to Queen's Counsel. ...read more
18 Feb 2009
The Tribunal Procedure Committee has commenced consultation on draft procedure rules for the proposed General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal ...read more
13 Feb 2009
International Financial Services London's Legal Services 2009 report published - The International Committee of the Chancery Bar Association has been involved in the preparation of this report which refers to Chancery work ...read more
12 Feb 2009
Salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal appointed - assigned to the Tax Chamber and to be based in Birmingham ...read more
11 Feb 2009
ChBA Chairman to lead Bar Council working party reporting to Lord Justice Jackson on the Review of Civil Litigation Costs ...read more
10 Feb 2009
Ministry of Justice publishes guidance on Rome II Regulation ...read more
06 Feb 2009
Direct Taxation - EU request to the UK ...read more
04 Feb 2009
2009 BAR CONFERENCE - Saturday 7 November ...read more
02 Feb 2009
Appointments announced for salaried judges of the First-tier Tribunal - Tax and Duties Chamber ...read more
02 Feb 2009
Judicial Appointments - competition announced. ...read more
30 Jan 2009
Debt Relief Orders will provide a new form of debt remedy aimed at those with relatively low liabilities, little surplus income and few asseets and who are currently unable to acccess other forms of debt relief. ...read more
27 Jan 2009
New CPD Podcast available to download - Jonathan Arkush gives an overview of the court's power actively to manage cases under the CPR. ...read more
24 Jan 2009
Law Commission Consultation on the Illegality Defence ...read more
15 Jan 2009
Commission decision on UK opt-in to Rome I ...read more
07 Jan 2009
Changes to the levels of statutory legacy and the actuarial tables due to come into force on 1 February 2009. ...read more
02 Jan 2009
Important changes for Probate practitioners with effect from 1 January 2009 ...read more
02 Jan 2009
New First Treasury Counsel Appointed: James Eadie QC has been appointed First Treasury Counsel and will lead for the Government in all major litigation. ...read more
01 Jan 2009
New Guideline Hourly Rates for 2009 Announced ...read more
01 Jan 2009
Appointment of new Presiding Judge on the South Eastern Circuit ...read more
Selected Publications
Oct 2008 ChBA Guidance on Money Laundering.2
02 Dec 2008 | Download File
Chancery Guide (October 2009)
28 Oct 2009 | Download File
The Chancery Bar: a leaflet
10 Mar 2009 | Download File
Guide to Chancery Business at London Civil Justice Centre [Feb 09]
20 Feb 2009 | Download File
ChBA Podcasts

In association with CPDcast.com the Chancery Bar Association has arranged the recording of a number of podcasts based on its New Practitioner Programme. For details click here.

Library | Seminar Notes
| Home | The Association | Chancery Work | Events | News | Finding Counsel | Library | Contact Us | Links | Sitemap terms of use | privacy | data protection statement
© Chairman of Chancery Bar Association 2007 Site by: Intendance Ltd