‘Lawyers for Extinction Rebellion (XR) will perform a “theatrical and arrestable action” outside the London office of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) today in a bid to push the regulator “to confirm or deny lawyers’ rights to engage in peaceful non-violent protest, without fear of losing their right to practise”.’
Legal Futures, 4th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A hugely experienced criminal defence barrister who shouted and pulled faces at a judge should have sent her a letter of apology, a Bar disciplinary tribunal has said.’
Legal Futures, 1st September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Junior barristers and pupils from underrepresented backgrounds are dropping out of the profession at an alarming rate, threatening the diversity of the criminal bar, the anonymous blogger and author known as Secret Barrister has warned.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The most senior civil servant at the Home Office has conceded that officials should not have used the phrase “activist lawyers” in a promotional video posted on Twitter, although the tweet remains online.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Law Society of England and Wales has warned that legal professionals should not break quarantine to attend hearings and tribunals despite government guidance that lawyers will be allowed to break the mandatory self-isolation period to attend court or tribunal hearings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Law Society has spoken out against a government clarification sought by Bar Council that means anyone self-isolating after returning from abroad can break quarantine to attend court.’
Legal Futures, 21st August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A petition calling on the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to waive the requirement that Bar students complete the centralised BSB exams has attracted more than 1,000 signatures on its first day.’
Legal Futures, 20th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is looking to arrange another round of exams well before December, its chief executive has told Legal Futures, as complaints about the online system mount.’
Legal Futures, 18th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Legal regulators will have to explain more clearly how they spend their practising certificate fees (PCF) under revised rules proposed by the Legal Services Board (LSB).’
Legal Futures, 14th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Muslim Bar student has spoken about how she felt forced to defer her exams to December because the Bar Standards Board (BSB) said she had to remove her headscarf for ID purposes but could not guarantee that it would a woman who would watch.’
Legal Futures, 14th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Solidarity – or not – between legal aid lawyers is under the spotlight this week, with solicitors from 200 law firms coming together to force a change to immigration fees, but criminal firms falling out over Saturday work.’
Legal Futures, 13th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Barristers have offered to support the dozens of Bar students who have so far reported major problems with taking their exams, including having to urinate into bottles and buckets in front of their computers.’
Legal Futures, 13th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A “small number” of Bar students were affected by technical issues that prevented them from completing their first online exam, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) said yesterday amid a stream of complaints, along with calls from practitioners for the regulator to act.’
Legal Futures, 12th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Barristers may be keen to get back to work but they are not going back to chambers, and nearly a third of sets have given or are considering giving partial notice on their leases, according to new research.’
Legal Futures, 11th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Counsel’s fees for valuing claims which fall out of the personal injury protocols are not subject to fixed costs, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 10th August 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘MPs have expressed concern that law firms, chambers and law centres may collapse because of the impact of Covid-19.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Six leading commercial sets have joined forces to launch a mentoring scheme aimed at people from groups which are underrepresented at the commercial Bar.’
Litigation Futures, 29th July 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Bar Council’s latest survey of the barristers’ profession has revealed the profound impact of Covid-19 on justice. It finds a criminal justice system pushed to breaking point and a huge reduction in work and income, forecasting an exodus that could drain the Bar of diversity and diminish access to justice in the future.’
Bar Council, 27th July 2020
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘TV personalities Rachel Riley and Tracy-Ann Oberman have withdrawn their defamation claim against a London barrister who retweeted an article about them.’
Legal Futures, 30th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Little more than a third (37%) of barristers, chambers and firms regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) are fully complying with its rules on price and service transparency, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 30th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
