‘A non-practising barrister has been reprimanded and for describing herself as a “barrister-at-law” on emails, telling a client she could represent her and taking money to submit an immigration application.’
Legal Futures, 6th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘There is a debate that perennially surfaces on social media and leads to animated discussion – “far too many students start the Bar course with little or no prospects of success; spending money they can ill afford; and that any given scholarship money could be used differently”. The debate can be stifled, or misdirected, by inaccurate statistics or recollections of a Bar course from a halcyon age. Fortunately, and in the best Twitter form, this debate also provides a whole host of suggested solutions.’
Counsel, October 2021
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The income gap between male and female barristers has increased over the last 20 years, new Bar Council figures have shown.’
Legal Futures, 4th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Over a third of aspiring barristers expect to have racked up over £40,000 of debt by the time they complete pupillage, as the number of applicants competing for jobs continues to rise.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Leading human rights lawyers and experts have called for swift action to outlaw so-called conversion therapy, which they say is degrading and harmful, and should not be tolerated in a civilised society.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nearly one in three barristers have personal experience of bullying, harassment and/or discrimination (BHD) in the past two years, Bar Council research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 28th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A barrister convicted of council tax fraud who was then found to have lied at a re-hearing has been disbarred.’
Legal Futures, 29th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A “positive action scheme” for advocates who have the potential to become Treasury Counsel in the future – aimed to address a lack of diversity in their ranks – is to be launched next month.’
Legal Futures, 27th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Closed Material Proceedings take place where evidence is so secret that advocates cannot communicate directly with their clients. Angus McCullough QC talks to Rosalind English about the difficulties and obstacles he faces when acting as a Special Advocate in these proceedings.’
Law Pod UK, 24th September 2021
Source: audioboom.com
‘Barristers’ clerks must step up and ensure that both work coming in and marketing efforts by chambers are done with an eye to equality in the way they are distributed, a seminar heard this week.’
Legal Futures, 24th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Counsel for a defendant in possession proceedings voluntarily disclosed a draft witness statement to her opposing number and in doing so waived privilege, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Helena Kennedy QC has launched an urgent appeal to provide support to judges along with lawyers, women’s rights activists, human rights defenders and their families at risk in Afghanistan and in need of a safe haven abroad.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An employment tribunal has refused to strike out a claim that a chambers discriminated against a pupillage applicant even though it has “little reasonable chance” of succeeding.’
Legal Futures, 21st September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A London chambers hit by a cyber-attack has secured a final injunction from the High Court against “persons unknown”.’
Legal Futures, 16th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The “prevailing mood” among criminal defence barristers is one of “visceral anger and despair” and it is time to draw a line in the sand, the new chair of the Criminal Bar Association warned yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 14th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Personal mitigation needs to be treated with “caution” in the context of sexual misconduct, discrimination and harassment, draft new guidance on disciplining barristers warns.’
Legal Futures, 10th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal has been urged to put more focus on the role of lawyers in perpetuating the organisation’s intransigence over the IT system’s problems.’
Legal Futures, 10th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The defence barrister for Sally Challen, who was the first woman to have her murder conviction quashed under coercive control laws, is to lead a review into domestic homicide laws.’
BBC News, 9th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Apprenticeships are a “viable option” to qualification as a barrister, but they would need collaboration between the Bar Standards Board, education providers and the Bar, a new paper has argued.’
Legal Futures, 9th September 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The bar is considering whether to scrap a student aptitude test that weeds out fewer than 1% of candidates, after concluding that it is “not operating as an effective filter”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd September 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
