‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved a new rule requiring chambers to include sexual orientation and religion in the diversity data they publish on their websites, whether or not all of their barristers agree.’
Legal Futures, 9th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It was a murder trial that captivated a nation: a well-spoken former Army officer represented by the most famous barrister of the day stands accused of killing a vivacious, independent young woman.’
BBC News, 8th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘White students are significantly more likely to obtain pupillage than those from BAME backgrounds, with the gap widest among those who have not achieved the highest results, new figures have shown.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The first alternative business structure (ABS) licensed by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) – a combination of barristers and football agents – has shut down, Legal Futures can reveal.’
Legal Futures, 28th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In this episode, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Jo Moore from 1COR and Laura Bruce from the Sutton Trust about widening participation at the Bar.’
Law Pod UK, 17th June 2019
Source: audioboom.com
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved plans by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) which will require public access barristers, but not other self-employed barristers, to publish fees for routine legal services on their websites.’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Having spent several years working in a university and managing training for professionals before being called to the Bar in 2007, I know first-hand the importance of high-quality education and training. The organisation I lead, the Bar Standards Board, has for the past few years been reviewing how barristers qualify in England and Wales, and I’m delighted that our new Bar qualification rules have now been launched.’
Bar Standards Board, 18th June 2019
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The body that oversees legal regulators’ anti-money laundering (AML) efforts needs to show the same level of transparency that it is demanding of them, the Bar Council has said.’
Legal Futures, 14th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Criminal barristers who threatened to stage a walkout from courts across England and Wales in protest at low fees are being advised to accept a government pay deal.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Legal aid lawyers in serious cases deal with trauma that is bound to have an impact on them, and they also have to start showing compassion to junior staff who suffer from burnout, a senior family barrister has said.’
Legal Futures, 13th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Criminal barristers will stage a complete one day walkout on 1 July, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has announced. Prosecution and defence barristers will also refuse case returns from 1 July.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th June 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lawyers and regulators are uncertain where the boundaries lie on misconduct in the wake of the #MeToo revelations, experts have warned.’
Legal Futures, 10th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The head of the independent review of legal services regulation said yesterday that scrapping regulation based on titles like solicitor or barrister and replacing it with a system based on legal activities “might not be as straightforward as some believe”.’
Legal Futures, 7th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Solicitors applying to be judges are half as likely to succeed as barristers, figures published by the Judicial Appointments Commission indicate.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th June 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is today calling for evidence to help it scope a planned review of the BSB Handbook – the document which includes the Code of Conduct for barristers and the rules with which they must comply.’
Bar Standards Board, 6th june 2019
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has shifted its focus from low prosecution fees onto “unacceptable flaws” in the Advocates Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS).’
Law Society's Gazette, 30th May 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The “macho culture that can pervade chambers” must go if the Bar is to improve its gender balance, a report by a specialist discrimination law firm run by a QC has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 30th May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Court of Appeal judge has made clear that solicitors should not be paid for trial preparation that is capable of being dealt with by counsel.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th May 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The information commissioner has expressed concern over the lack of a formal legal framework for the use of facial recognition cameras by the police. A barrister for the commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, told a court the current guidelines around automated facial recognition (AFR) technology were “ad hoc” and a clear code was needed.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criminals barristers in England and Wales are to vote over a national walkout on 1 July in protest at low fees, which they say can be as low as £46.50 for a day in court.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
