Bringing barristers into harmony with the times – The Times

Posted March 26th, 2009 in barristers, news by sally

“Deech, 65, looks unlikely to do anything faintly. As chairwoman of the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the body in charge of education, training and standards of barristers, she is next week launching research on public trust in the profession, plus a reformed system for handling complaints against barristers — a telephone complaints line; improved plain English leaflets; and a more streamlined system to resolve disputes. Two weeks ago the board outlined a more user-friendly draft code of conduct for the 14,000 barristers in England and Wales.”

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The Times, 26th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk