“Incoming Bar Council chairman Peter Lodder QC today warned publicly funded barristers to diversify or face a bleak future.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has recently issued guidance on dealing with complaints made to chambers and sole practitioners.”
The Bar Council, 25th November 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
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The Bar Council, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bar Standards Board has issued a consultation on the revision of its equality and diversity rules.”
Bar Standards Board, 18th November 2010
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“An innocent businessman faces a £9,000 legal bill after judges ruled that the taxpayer should not have to pay for the leading criminal barrister who defended him.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The scope of Kenneth Clarke’s mooted reforms is breathtaking, and the legal aid cuts introduced as part of this process are brutal. A raft of reforms, from criminal justice right the way through to the funding of clinical negligence claims, are now up in the air.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Representatives of the Bar Council and the Inns of Court have been and will be meeting hundreds of students at 22 university careers fairs between October and December 2010, throughout England and Wales.”
The Bar Council, 10th November 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, is today launching a consultation on outline proposals for revising the Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) process for the selection of self-employed advocates. The proposals have been drawn up following lengthy discussions between the Bar Council and CPS about the new Panel Scheme which the CPS wishes to introduce.”
The Bar Council, 3rd November 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Following today’s (20 October) statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Comprehensive Spending Review, we have spoken with Jonathan Djanogly, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, about the Ministry’s contribution to reducing the deficit.”
The Bar Council, 20th October 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The BSB is launching a scheme to monitor all chambers and sole practitioners. This is following a successful pilot scheme that took place in 2008.”
Bar Standards Board, 18th October 2010
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Speaking at two fringe meetings at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, the Chairman-Elect of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, Peter Lodder QC, will stress the importance of the legal profession working with Government to maintain access to justice, despite forthcoming budget cuts. He will also call on the Government to ensure that any reforms to the legal aid system maintain high quality representation for all those eligible to receive it, particularly the most vulnerable members of society.”
Bar Council, 4th October 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The attorney general’s office has dropped demands on bar members of the Treasury Solicitor Panel of Counsel to disclose equality and diversity credentials.”
The Lawyer, 4th October 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Do you think we should regulate businesses as well as individuals? Let us know by responding to our latest consultation.”
Bar Standards Board, 27th September 2010
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“The number of barristers could be set to fall after 40 years of continuous growth, according to a report published last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Nicholas Green QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will call on the Government to take a more considered approach to lawmaking.”
The Bar Council, 19th September 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Chancery bar has shown its value and resilience during the recession and is in good shape to meet the challenges of the future.”
The Lawyer, 20th September 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“An inquest will open today into the death of a wealthy barrister shot dead by police during an armed siege in London.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In the debate about how the legal regulators should amend practising rules to allow solicitors and barristers to operate in the new structures modelled in the Legal Services Act 2007, some predicted that the reforms could alter forever the identity of lawyers and lead to fusion – ending the distinction between law firms and chambers. That has not happened, but does slow progress to date rule out greater upheaval in future?”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The European court of justice’s ruling will prevent in-house lawyers giving frank advice in antitrust cases.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Bar Council’s Law Reform Committee is seeking the views of the Bar on areas of law reform which it could usefully proactively consider and is asking members of the Bar to complete a short web survey to let us know areas of law reforms which you would like the LRC to consider on behalf of the Bar.”
The Bar Council, 7th September 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
