Circuit has been offered a free video resource on Paperless Working by Gerard Groarke, a barrister in Ireland with a particular interest in paperless and remote working.
Watch the Video Training HERE
The video (42 mins) is aimed at beginners to...
The Circuit has conducted a survey of the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on Civil Hearings in the two weeks in April before and after Easter. The resulting report is here - "Western Circuit Civil Justice". Thank you very much to Luke...
The Consequences of Closed Courtrooms on the Western Circuit and Beyond, a report by Kate Brunner QC with Anna Midgley and Holly Rust, published 22 January 2020, read here...
In November 2019, the WCWF published its follow up to the Back to the Bar survey: Back to the Bar Retention and Progression After Parental Leave. You can read this very helpful guide HERE...
The WCWF has published the result of their survey on the obstacles and aids to parents returning to the Bar. The survey BACK TO THE BAR offers recommendations on how to ensure those who wish to return, are able to return....
The WCWF Observations on Extension of Court Sitting Hours received wide circulation in 2018 and you can read the WCWF's 2019 response to Flexible Court Hours here...
The Western Circuit response to the “Next Steps” Consultation – October 2013, read here