In this section, we have tried to answer many frequently asked questions relating to the Inner Temple and the Bar in general. If you have a question that has not been answered here or throughout the site, please do not hesitate to contact the Education and Training Department on education@innertemple.org.uk.
Education
- Call to the Bar
- Education & Training Policies
- International Practice Panel
- Munich – Why?
- 1500-2023 - Snapshots of The Inner Temple Library
- The Winding Stair: Inside the bitter rivalry of Edward Coke and Francis Bacon
- Dr Ivy Williams, An Enduring Inspiration to Women Lawyers
- Gilds and Things
- The History of The Inner Temple through its Treasures
- Human Rights in Britain and France: From Thomas Becket to the French Revolution
- Law in a Time of Plague - Was the Law a Good Doctor
- Lawyers and Diplomats
- The Selden Society: John Selden and Legal History
- The Selden Society: The Fire Courts
- The Smirkes and The Inner Temple
- Sub-Treasurers of The Inner Temple
- Treasures from the Library
- William Crashawe's Library
- Master H Meets...Again
- Have We "Had Enough of Experts"?
- Race and the Legal Profession
- The Bar of Ireland, Brexit and the Common Law
- The Executive and the Courts in the Constitution
- The Future for Regulation of the UK Public Markets
- Forensic Identification from the Hand
- Giving Judges a Voice in Democracies
- How the Law Should Respond to External Crises Such as COVID-19
- Lawyer or Politician: What is the Attorney General?
- Memory as Evidence
- Politics and the Law
- Previous Lecture Series and Speakers
- Proof in International Criminal Trials
- 'Sales' on Retention of Title Terms
- Show me the money!
- Sport - Law and Ethics
- Calling It Out: Professionals, their Regulators, Equity and Fairness
- Experts: Love or Loath? The Involvement of Experts in Legal Proceedings
- A Public Health Approach to Equality Law
- Forensic Document Examination - The Science Today
- The History of the Law Officers
- The Absolute Ban on Assisted Dying and Lessons from Canada
- Brain Imaging as Evidence
- The Limits of Fiduciary Rules
- The Predicament and Agency of Refugees
- The Role of the Medical Examiner
- The Wild and Ridiculous Doctrine of Equality
- What Does It Mean to Be Anti-Racist in a Profession Full of Privileged People?
- Assisted Dying
- Asylum and Immigration: Do Sovereign Island Nations have a Duty to Provide Refuge?
- AI: Risks and Benefits
- Do Magnitsky Type Sanctions Develop the Rule of Law?
- Environmental Law: Regulation and the Right to Protest
- Is Our Adversarial System Fit for Purpose?
- Ukraine War: Peace-making Ahead – Traditional Methods of Accountability or New Solutions?
- Is it Better to Review or Monitor Terror Laws? The UK and Australian Positions Compared
- Britain's Unwritten Constitution
- The Crime of Ecocide
- Global Responses to the Forcibly Displaced
- Does the Bar Need to Communicate and Market Itself More in the Modern World?
- Is Anything More Needed to Ensure Freedom of Speech?
- Is There a Case for Anonymity in Social Media?
- Is the Presumption of Innocence Alive and Well?
- Peace vs Justice
- Prison Reform
- Should UK Judges and ex-Judges Be Sitting in Hong Kong?
- Should our Constitution Protect Against Party Elected Leaders?
- The Rule of Law in Times of International Conflict
- Special Gandhi Lecture
- What Does a Master of the Bench Do?
- Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
CPD
New Practitioners are required to complete a minimum of 45 hours of Continuing Professional Development within the first three years of practice. This must include at least 9 hours of advocacy training, at least 3 hours of ethics training and at least 33 hours of other CPD activities.
The three year period begins at the start of either a 3rd six, squatting, tenancy or, if in employed practice, from the day that you start with a firm, as long as you have a practising certificate.
While all Established Barristers (those who have completed the New Practitioners Programme) should be looking complete Continuing Professional Development activities each year, the requirement to complete 12 hours annually is no longer in force. To find out more about the Bar Standards Board's CPD requirements and what is and isn't included, please visit their website by clicking here.
New Practitioner Advocacy and Ethics courses are offered by all the Inns and Circuits (further details of the Inner Temple courses are on the New Practitioners'and Established Practitioners' sections of this website). Other CPD Courses are listed on the online CPD courses database on the Bar Standards Board website.
Those Barristers who fail to meet the requirements and have not been granted an extension will be put forward to the Professional Conduct and Complaints Committee.
New Practitioner Advocacy and Ethics courses are offered by all the Inns and Circuits (further details of the Inner Temple courses are on the New Practitioners'and Established Practitioners' sections of this website). Other CPD Courses are listed on the online CPD courses database on the Bar Standards Board website.