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The quality of advocacy – BBC Law in Action

Posted June 20th, 2012 in advocacy, fees, legal profession, news, quality assurance by sally

“As the lines blur between the work of solicitors and barristers , Joshua Rozenberg asks whether a cheaper service provides better value for money or is it leading to poor representation in court and ultimately miscarriages of justice? He discusses the issues with Baroness Deech of the Bar Standards Board, a solicitor advocate Sundeep Bhatia and Elisabeth Davies, Chair of the Consumer panel at the Legal Services Board. He also speaks to senior appeal court judge Lord Justice Moses and asks about the best way to assess quality and what dangers lie ahead if suffers.”

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BBC Law in Action, 19th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BSB statement on QASA notification scheme – Bar Standards Board

Posted May 18th, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, news, quality assurance by sally

“The Bar Standards Board, the lead regulator for courtroom advocates in England and Wales, can confirm that barristers will not be required to comply with a notification process prior to the launch of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA). The Bar Standards Board will instead focus its resources on the registration process due to begin in January 2013.”

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Bar Standards Board, 17th May 2012

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Taking Control – The Bar Council

Posted May 9th, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, legal education, news, quality assurance by sally

“Lawyers worldwide look to the UK as leading the common law world in terms of its jurisprudence; the challenges to this position; the Bar must fend off consultation fatigue and become part of the debate; education, training and the quality assurance scheme for advocates”

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The Bar Council, May 2012

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Bar Standards Board’s ‘research’ is crass and deeply flawed – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, news, public interest, quality assurance, solicitor advocates by sally

“Barristers think higher court advocates aren’t much cop. Let’s not pretend that’s a reliable indicator of their quality.”

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Solicitor advocates dragging standards down, says BSB research – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 19th, 2012 in advocacy, news, solicitor advocates, standards by tracey

“Low rates for criminal legal aid and the growing share of work taken by solicitor advocates are contributing to a decline in advocacy standards that is harming the administration of justice, according to a survey by the Bar Standards Board. The report, Perceptions of Criminal Advocacy, showed that over three-quarters (78%) of the 762 practitioners who completed an online survey felt that standards of advocacy have declined over the past five years. However, Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson today condemned the study as ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘self serving’.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th April 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Perceptions of criminal advocacy report – Bar Standards Board

Posted April 19th, 2012 in advocacy, reports, solicitor advocates, standards by tracey

“We commissioned ORC International to conduct research into the frequency with which underperformance is encountered in the criminal courts.”

Full report

Bar Standards Board, 18th April 2012

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Agreement reached on QASA – Bar Standards Board

Posted March 26th, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, news, quality assurance, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“Agreement on a joint scheme to assure the quality of criminal advocacy has been reached by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Standards Board (BSB) and ILEX Professional Standards (IPS).”

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Bar Standards Board, 23rd March 2012

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Regulators approve new scheme to measure quality at criminal Bar – Legal Week

Posted March 26th, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, news, quality assurance, queen's counsel, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“A controversial new scheme for criminal barristers that could see QCs paid the same as leading juniors is a step closer to coming into effect after being approved by a trio of legal regulators.”

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Legal Week, 26th March 2012

Source: www.legalweek.com

Bar Council Tells CPS that Quality Advocacy is Paramount as Report Shows Decline in In-House Advocacy Standards – The Bar Council

Posted March 16th, 2012 in advocacy, press releases, prosecutions by tracey

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has called on the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to recognise that maintaining quality advocacy is paramount. The warning is issued in the wake of an independent review by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Inspectorate (HMCPSI) which found that the quality of Crown advocate performance has declined since 2009.”

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The Bar Council, 15th March 2012

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Quality test ‘should not protect barristers’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 8th, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, news, quality assurance, solicitor advocates, solicitors by sally

“Controversy about the use of judicial evaluation in a new scheme to assess the quality of advocates has escalated, with solicitors’ bodies warning that the scheme could become a means to protect barristers.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 8th March 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bar regulator urges swift uptake of a new quality standard for advocacy – Bar Standards Board

Posted March 2nd, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, press releases, quality assurance by tracey

“The Bar Standards Board, the lead regulator for courtroom advocates in England and Wales, has called on fellow regulators to join with it in pressing ahead with an innovative scheme to maintain and improve standards of advocacy.”

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Bar Standards Board, 2nd March 2012

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org

#WithoutPrejudice 20 podcast: ABS and disruptives – Judicial advocacy assessment – Sun arrests – value of legal blogging – Charon QC

Posted February 17th, 2012 in advocacy, alternative business structures, internet, media, news by sally

“On the panel tonight are regulars, Carl Gardner and David Allen Green and our guests Cat Griffiths, Editor of The Lawyer and Nichola Higgins, a practising barrister and former Chair of The Young Barristers Committee.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 17th February 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

The Ebsworth Lecture: Looking the other way – Speech by Lord Justice Moses

Posted February 15th, 2012 in advocacy, judiciary, speeches by sally

The Ebsworth Lecture: Looking the other way (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Moses

Middle Temple, 13th February 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Lord Justice Moses and the 161 criteria – The Guardian

Posted February 15th, 2012 in advocacy, diversity, equality, judiciary, news, quality assurance by sally

“Judges know the new ratings scheme for advocates is misconceived and over-elaborate. But they don’t want anyone else doing it.”

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The Guardian, 14th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ratings scheme for advocates will be misused by criminals, judge warns – The Guardian

Posted February 14th, 2012 in advocacy, judges, legal profession, news, quality assurance by sally

“A senior judge has warned that a new ratings scheme for advocates will encourage more criminals to appeal against their convictions and create a generation of sycophantic barristers desperate to impress judges at the expense of their clients’ interests.”

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The Guardian, 13th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The bar can bridge the gap – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2012 in advocacy, legal profession, news by tracey

“Barristers should stop insulting solicitor advocates and take steps to merge the two professions.”

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The Guardian, 8th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

List of specialist regulatory advocates in health and safety and environmental law and appointment of Standing Counsel (Unified List) – The Bar Council

Posted February 8th, 2012 in advocacy, environmental health, environmental protection, health & safety, news by sally

“In November, it was announced that the Attorney General had agreed that the Unified List in its current form should draw to a close and that new arrangements would be taken forward by individual departments rather than under the auspices of the Attorney General’s office. On 31 March 2012 the Attorney General’s Unified List of Prosecuting Advocates will come to an end. The Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency and Office of Rail Regulation wish to appoint a list of advocates to conduct their higher court prosecution work and other regulatory advocacy. HSE and ORR also each wish to appoint two Standing Counsel.”

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The Bar Council, 8th February 2012

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Judge slams quality of mental health advocacy – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 19th, 2012 in advocacy, legal representation, mental health, news, tribunals by sally

“A judge has fiercely criticised the quality of advocacy in mental health review tribunals (MHRT) as calls intensify across the profession for the compulsory accreditation of practitioners appearing for mentally ill clients.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th January 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Time to speak up for oral advocacy skills – The Guardian

Posted December 1st, 2011 in advocacy, legal education, news by sally

“As the law evolves, every aspect of it is routinely unpicked and analysed in exhaustive depth by academics. Yet the dominant medium through which legal arguments are expressed – oral advocacy – is rarely given formal intellectual attention, in this country at least. Yes, there are a number of British advocacy training programmes, some run in conjunction with leading academic institutions, but they focus on developing presentation skills rather than actually exploring what makes an effective advocate.”

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The Guardian, 1st December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk