‘A barrister who laughed after forcing himself on his Tinder date has been jailed for four years for rape.’
The Independent, 16th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been told he will have to spend at least four years and three months in jail without trial as a result of Covid, barrister strikes and a malfunctioning courtroom.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to encourage those it regulates to use terms like “racially minoritised” and “marginalised by race” if they have to use collective language to describe ethnicity.’
Legal Futures, 15th September 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The courts and the Bar need to do more to be accessible to disabled people, with their approach to disability lagging behind how they treat other protected characteristics, it has been argued.’
Legal Futures, 15th September 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Barristers have accused ministers of ignoring a crisis in the criminal justice system by continuing to roll out pre-recorded video evidence for rape survivors in England and Wales amid a strike by advocates. The policy, allowing complainants of offences including modern slavery to be cross-examined before trial in front of a limited number of people, was extended to five more crown courts on Friday, taking the total to 63. Three-quarters of courts are covered and all will be by the end of the month.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criminal law is “not dying, it’s pretty much dead” one barrister has claimed.’
BBC News, 6th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘As many defence barristers begin an indefinite strike over pay, the BBC spoke to a barrister about her day-to-day work in the “falling apart” criminal justice system and to an alleged victim of sexual abuse caught up in the backlog of cases.’
BBC News, 5th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Barristers in England and Wales are starting an indefinite, uninterrupted strike, in an escalation of industrial action over pay which began in April.’
BBC News, 5th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Court “chaos” is resulting in criminals going free, the victims’ commissioner has warned, as barristers move to an all-out strike. Record backlogs, which are already seeing cases scheduled late in 2024, are expected to be worsened significantly by a continuous walkout starting on Tuesday that will bring most crown court hearings to a halt in England and Wales.’
The Independent, 29th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘There is little evidence of bullying, discrimination and harassment on Bar training courses, students have reported as part of Bar Standards Board (BSB) research into equality and diversity (E&D) at the vocational stage of training.’
Legal Futures, 25th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“The walkout in England and Wales is not merely about pay: it is about a criminal justice system that has been left to crumble.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted overwhelmingly to strike indefinitely from 5 September, the same date the new Conservative leader and prime minister will be announced.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criminal defence barristers are to go on an all-out strike from next week, bringing the majority of crown court cases to a grinding halt.’
The Independent, 22nd August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A senior QC has called for the “fundamentally contradictory” rules on what barristers can say in public about their cases to be re-examined.’
Legal Futures, 16th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An academy scheme for aspiring barristers from under-represented groups has launched a year-long programme to give 100 students access to internships – including at the Supreme Court – mini-pupillages, mentoring and life coaching.’
Legal Futures, 11th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A prominent barrister has been appointed to lead an independent investigation into the BBC’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations against DJ Tim Westwood.’
The Independent, 4th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘We do not usually cover first-instance employment tribunal judgments on this blog, but two cases handed down in the last three weeks – Forstater v. CGD Europe and Bailey v. Stonewall Equality Ltd and Garden Court Chambers – have attracted so much attention that we feel an exception must be made. Both cases involved women with ‘gender critical’ beliefs who faced hostility in their workplaces after expressing them. Both succeeded in their claims of direct discrimination and victimisation on grounds of belief under the Equality Act 2010. Although neither of the cases sets a binding precedent for other courts or tribunals, they contain interesting legal analysis and comment about the importance of freedom of expression and freedom of belief in the context of work which is of wider significance.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd August 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published two new reports on compliance with the regulator’s transparency rules and the impact on consumers of these rules.’
Bar Standards Board, 28th July 2022
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Bar has improved its compliance with the rules on transparency and more consumers are shopping around for potential providers, Bar Standards Board (BSB) research has found.’
Legal Futures, 29th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A barrister working as a trade union’s in-house lawyer has received a formal apology and damages of £3,000 from the Metropolitan Police after he was arrested on a picket line.’
Legal Futures, 28th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
