Last year’s Goldsmith working party report, ‘Investing in the Future’, claims that the Bar is in danger of returning to an elitist era because trainees are so poor that they will soon turn their backs on the profession.

While the report reflects genuine concerns, my experience suggests a more optimistic future.
Exchange Chambers in Liverpool is inundated annually with applications from would-be barristers.

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