‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is considering a rule change which would mean chambers would have to include sexual orientation and religion in the diversity data they publish on their websites.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A disbarred barrister whose bid to rejoin Gray’s Inn and starting practising again after 15 years was refused has lost an appeal to the High Court.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has bought a document review system backed up by artificial intelligence (AI) to improve significantly its document analysis capability – and put out of work barristers who it previously used to identify material subject to legal professional privilege.’
Legal Futures, 11th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A murder case at the Old Bailey has become one of the first to be affected by a strike by barristers.’
BBC News, 4th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Barristers are to go on strike over “relentless” cuts which have left the criminal justice system “broken”.’
BBC News, 30th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The director of public prosecutions in England and Wales, Alison Saunders, is to step down at the end of her five-year contract in October.’
BBC Newsm 2nd April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The depth of despondency among criminal law barristers has been revealed in a survey as direct action by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) began on Easter Day.’
Legal Futures, 3rd April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Solicitors have strongly indicated that they will stand shoulder to shoulder with the bar should their barrister ‘friends’ decide to take action against further government cuts to the legal aid budget.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th March 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘There is a “concerning tendency on the part of the advocates simply to interrupt each other in an effort to advance their competing submissions”, a High Court judge has said as he reviewed a hearing that turned into a “shouting match”.’
Legal Futures, 27th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Statement from the Chair of the Bar on AGFS.’
The Bar Council, 24th March 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Following its recent consultation, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has agreed in principle how it should prescribe the future role of the Inns of Court in the training and qualification of barristers.’
Bar Standards Board, 23rd March 2018
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.
‘Criminal barristers are expected to announce direct action this week against what they say is the latest round of government cuts to the legal aid budget. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said it will update members on Thursday on the results of a survey it sent to them asking whether they wanted to take action. CBA chair Angela Rafferty said this morning that the signs are that “there will be overwhelming support for unified action.” ’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th March 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Amid reports of judicial bullying of barristers, Andrew Walker QC, Chair of the Bar, commented: “As the representative body for all barristers in England and Wales, we strongly condemn any bullying or inappropriate treatment of our members by judges, or by any other legal professionals they encounter. We know it can happen, and we have resources available to support barristers on our Wellbeing at the Bar website, and we can give advice and guidance via our confidential helplines.”‘
The Bar Council, 20th March 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Rude judges are “bullying” lawyers in courtrooms, a top QC has complained.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Damning book by ‘secret barrister’ tells of courts plagued by daily errors leaving them unfit for purpose.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a report of the event it hosted last month to consider how to improve race equality at the Bar.’
Bar Standards Board, 15th March 2018
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today launched a new consultation seeking views on the final phase of the Governance Reform outlined in its 2016-19 Strategic Plan. The BSB now proposes to change how it deals with the information it receives as the regulator and to revise its decision-making structures in relation to professional conduct issues.’
Bar Standards Board, 8th March 2018
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘A Bill designed to give citizens more control over their data could end up stripping back the fundamental British right to confidential legal advice, the Bar has warned.’
The Bar Council, 5th March 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Professional negligence claims will become harder to handle under the new approach to disclosure which will be piloted later this year in the Business & Property Courts, particularly for defendants, a barrister has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 5th March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A barrister has been disbarred for lying about her qualifications and experience, including a claim that she had saved 10 men from the death penalty in Malawi.’
Legal Futures, 1st March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
