The Bar Human Rights Committee is pleased to be exhibiting this Saturday at the Bar Conference 2026, an annual event that brings the whole Bar together with a unique programme of expert speakers exploring the big issues facing the justice sector.
Speakers will include The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, The Rt Hon Alex Norris MP, broadcaster, barrister and author Rob Rinder MBE, BBC journalist Geeta Guru-Murthy, WWF Chief Executive Tanya Steele CBE, the Lady Chief Justice and Kirsty Brimelow KC, Chair of the Bar Council and former Chair of BHRC.
The morning sessions examine how barristers can use AI in legal research and practice management while checking its outputs for accuracy, how courts and advocates can assess the reliability of expert evidence, and the Bar’s role in safeguarding jury trials. The afternoon programme is organised around three strands:
Justice matters, which considers the implications of climate change across practice areas and how to balance open justice with the protection of vulnerable parties;
Building your practice, which focuses on courtroom advocacy, career progression and wellbeing; and
Culture at the Bar, examining the barriers faced by disabled barristers and progress in tackling bullying, harassment and sexual harassment following the Harman Review. A judicial Q&A chaired by the Lady Chief Justice explores routes to the Bench, the pressures facing courts and tribunals, and how AI and technology is changing our work.
BHRC looks forward to meeting with our members at the Conference and sharing details of our international human rights advocacy, reports and trial observations – all captured in our recently launched Biennial Report.
Bar Conference Programme: View This Here
Date/Time: 14 November 2026, 9:30 – 19:00 (In person, London)
Conference Registration Here
