‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is considering following the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in issuing guidance on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs).’
Legal Futures, 5th December 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘One year on from the ground-breaking Race at the Bar report, the Bar Council has published an interim progress report on action being taken across the Bar to address race inequality.’
The Bar Council, 30th November 2022
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Access denied: The state of the justice system in England and Wales in 2022.’
The Bar Council, 25th November 2022
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘With the government set to unveil its full response to the Bellamy legal aid review, lord chancellor Dominic Raab says extra cash for solicitors is unlikely. The prospect of industrial action still looms.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25thNovember 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Mark McDonald believes Russell murders case will turn out to be a serious miscarriage of justice.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lawyers should raise complaints about a rude judge at an early stage rather than let the problem grow and fester, the lord chief justice has told the Bar Council’s flagship conference.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has taken the unusual step of criticising the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for its “unacceptable and inexcusable” handling of a complaint against Dinah Rose KC.’
Legal Futures, 24th November 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lord chancellor Dominic Raab has signalled that he will not be announcing extra cash for solicitors when the government’s response to the Bellamy legal aid review is published next week.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A two-year-old died after exposure to mould in his house in Rochdale. We must ensure no other family suffers like this.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘It will be “very difficult” for the Crown Court to achieve the government’s target of reducing the backlog to 53,000 cases by 2025, the Lord Chief Justice has warned MPs.’
Legal Futures, 9th November 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Thinking differently, engaging differently: the first of this two-part series by Dr Tom Smith looks at the experience of neurodivergent individuals in the criminal justice system and how barristers can mitigate/aggravate the challenges.’
Counsel, November 2022
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A significant number of chambers do not know whether their barristers have declared that they are subject to the money laundering regulations (MLRs), the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has warned.’
Legal Futures, 1 November 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) needs to highlight the link between online misogyny and female barristers who speak out on issues affecting women in the law, a campaigning group has argued.’
Legal Futures, 27th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Women barristers are closing the pay gap with their male colleagues in certain practice areas but it remains vast in the higher-earning areas of work, the Bar Council has found.’
Legal Futures, 25th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The new president of the Law Society has said the association has a duty to tell solicitors in England and Wales to refuse criminal work if they are not paid properly for it, as they demand a 15% increase in legal aid fees to give them parity with barristers.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of pupillage offers and applications is once again at pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the Bar Council published today.’
The Bar Council, 17th October 2022
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The lead counsel to the Post Office Horizon Inquiry last week made clear that the role of lawyers, “some of them senior”, will be put under scrutiny in the coming months.’
Legal Futures, 17th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to end their long-running strike action after the government offered a new pay deal.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is today publishing two important documents which address culture at the Bar. The first is a Report on Addressing Bullying and Harassment at the Bar. Through its Addressing Bullying and Harassment at the Bar project, launched in 2019, and the 2020 report on Bullying, Discrimination and Harassment at the Bar, the BSB has sought to reduce the risks of bullying and harassment at the Bar, to ensure that effective systems are in place in chambers to handle reports of bullying and harassment, and to encourage the profession to tackle this issue effectively.’
Bar Standards Board, 6th October 2022
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Judges were wrong to refuse to extend the period defendants could be kept in jail awaiting trial in cases delayed by the criminal barristers’ strike, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
