‘Redesigning the legal aid system to pay defence practitioners earlier in a case could help to tackle long-standing disclosure challenges, the attorney general has told MPs.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th July 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A survey of a compulsory barristers’ mentoring scheme has found a wide divergence of perceptions between the newly-qualified and experienced advocates questioned, with even answers to identical questions receiving very different replies.’
Legal Futures, 9th July 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Following its decision last year not to implement the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA), the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published more detail about how it assures the competence of barristers.’
Bar Standards Board, 5th July 2018
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board has warned consumers about the risks of choosing a barrister based on online reviews, while telling the profession that it needs to watch this fast-growing area.’
Legal Futures, 3rd July 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The standard of criminal advocacy is “generally competent”, but that of solicitor-advocates and in-house barristers is inferior to the self-employed Bar, research among judges has found.’
Legal Futures, 2nd July 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published new guidance that aims to encourage barristers to follow good practice when they receive feedback from their clients. It has also published a guide for the public about using and leaving feedback about barristers’ services.’
Bar Standards Board, 28th June 2018
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘A third of women barristers, those from a black, Asian or ethnic minority (BAME) background and disabled barristers have experienced harassment, bullying or discrimination in recent years, new Bar Council research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘New figures from the Barristers’ Working Lives 2017: Harassment and bullying report, released by the Bar Council today, indicate that reports of harassment or bullying and discrimination within the barristers’ profession, as well as reports of observations of harassment or bullying and discrimination, have increased in comparison with previous years.’
The Bar Council, 26th June 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Years spent representing young offenders left me unconvinced that the system was giving them a fair shot at rehabilitation.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of Carl Sargeant have claimed they are being excluded from an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his sacking as a Welsh minister four days before he took his own life.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Statement from Andrew Walker QC, Chair of the Bar, and Richard Atkins QC, Chair-Elect of the Bar, on the criminal Bar’s vote on the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS).’
The Bar council, 12th June 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The criminal Bar has narrowly voted to accept the government’s offer of £15m additional funding for the advocates’ graduated fee scheme, a result described as “neither a defeat nor a victory”.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two barristers have had contrasting fortunes in appeals against high-profile sanctions imposed by the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Criminal barristers have voted by a narrow margin to call off industrial action over fees that has been disrupting court cases across England and Wales for the past few months.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former US justice of the Delaware Supreme Court has been elected a door tenant at 3 Hare Court in what is said to be the first move of its kind.’
Litigation Futures, 11th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A solicitor who made offensive remarks in a private Facebook group has been rebuked and fined, while other unusual disciplinary decisions announced yesterday included a suspension for a barrister who got her clerk to lie about her availability for a hearing.’
Legal Futures, 8th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The chairman of the Bar Council said yesterday that he would support the £15m deal being offered by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to end the action over criminal legal aid fees, as barristers began voting on whether to accept it.’
Legal Futures, 8th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has called on the Bar Standards Board (BSB) not to move to an “entirely different system” which will see far smaller groups of people than now make decisions on what to do about barristers accused of misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 6th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘he barristers’ representative body has poured cold water on proposals by the regulator to make the process of handling complaints from third parties more independent. In a consultation response the Bar Council said it disagreed with the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) proposals to replace the professional conduct committee (PCC) with an independent decision-making body.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Bar Council’s new report ‘Barristers’ Working Lives 2017: Barristers’ attitudes towards their working lives, released today, reveals that barristers across England and Wales are struggling with a number of factors affecting their overall working lives, such as workload, stress, and work-life balance.’
The Bar Council, 29th May 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
