‘The High Court has refused to intervene in a dispute over the counsel for a claimant having previously been on the record for the defendants.’
Legal Futures, 3rd January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Training to prevent bullying and harassment should be compulsory for barristers, the leader of gender equality group Behind the Gown has said.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Training to prevent bullying and harassment should be compulsory for barristers, the leader of gender equality group Behind the Gown has said.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Delaying the point at which barristers are called to the Bar until after obtaining pupillage could improve social mobility if it cuts the number of overseas students and “less able domestic students” in the system, the chair of the Bar Council has said.’
Legal Futures, 15th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In June 2023, the BSB issued a consultation document seeking views on proposed changes which would widen the powers of the BSB and of Disciplinary Tribunals to protect the public by restricting or suspending a barrister’s ability to practise on an interim basis.’
Bar Standards Board, 14th December 2023
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The bar is reporting a fresh surge of concern about bullying, harassment and discrimination – with most of the reports identifying members of the judiciary as culprits.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th December 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The historic body has put in place an interim action plan to address the issue, including diversity and inclusion training and an anonymised reporting mechanism.’
Legal Futures, 7th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Barristers’ chambers whose lawyers helped defeat the Rwanda scheme at the supreme court have been approached by the attorney general’s office to advise on the next steps for the plans, in a highly unusual move.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has refused to order costs in favour of a barrister who successfully reduced the suspension imposed on him for recklessly misleading the Court of Appeal.’
Legal Futures, 5th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lawyers can sometimes be “too inclined” to act unethically or use a “mistaken” adherence to an overly narrow view of the rule of law to justify questionable conduct, major new research has said.’
Legal Futures, 1st December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Nearly half of UK students on the Bar training course are now from ethnic minority backgrounds, compared to a quarter a decade ago, according to new figures.’
Legal Futures, 1st December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A practising barrister has been fined after speaking in a German accent and raising his hand in a Nazi salute in court.’
BBC News, 28th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former barrister who was disbarred for antisemitic and racist tweets has now been convicted for grossly offensive antisemitic material posted on his blog.’
Legal Futures, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council is to produce a set of template policies for chambers and may even set up a jobs board, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The North Eastern Circuit Leader on his trailblazing career, turbulent early years of practice and his mission to equip all barristers, regardless of their characteristics, with the opportunity to thrive. Interview by Glenn Parsons.’
Counsel, 13th November 2023
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The new social media guidance from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) “will do little to protect women’s voices an increasingly digitised world”, two leading female barristers have argued.’
Legal Futures, 14th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Speech by Mark Neale, Director General Bar Standards Board.’
Bar Standards Board, 9th November 2023
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Senior members of the judiciary have issued a statement calling for greater participation of junior counsel in courts and tribunals hearings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has halved the 12-month suspension imposed on a barrister who recklessly misled the Court of Appeal.’
Legal Futures, 8th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Aspiring barristers will have to stick to pen and paper for written exams following a decision by the bar regulator not to lift a suspension of online assessments after receiving ‘clear evidence of cheating’.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
