The latest Bar Council consultation is seeking opinions on a proposed wig reform. Following the July announcement by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, outlining changes to what judges will wear in court, the Bar Council issued a consultation paper on court dress in civil and family cases.
The consultation has been sent to members of the Bar, the Law Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority and consumer groups in order to gauge opinion on plans to scrap wigs and introduce simplified gowns in civil proceedings, ending a centuries-old tradition.
