‘The lack of young barristers is now so acute that it could spell the end of a “sustainable, separate profession”, the incoming chairman of the Bar has warned.’
Legal Futures, 29th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The standard of proof in disciplinary cases involving barristers is being lowered to the balance of probabilities following a decision yesterday by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’
Legal Futures, 24th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Following a public consultation earlier this year, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has decided to change the standard of proof applied when barristers, and others regulated by the BSB, face disciplinary proceedings for professional misconduct. Subject to approval from the Legal Services Board (LSB), the standard of proof will change from the criminal standard (“beyond reasonable doubt”) to the civil standard (“on the balance of probabilities”). The change will bring the Bar’s disciplinary arrangements in line with most other professions.’
Bar Standards Board, 24th November 2017
Source: www.barstandsboard.org.uk
– Prescriptive easements – a glass half-full: out with the negative; in with the positive 10
– Keeping the Title Clean: Unwanted Notices and Restrictions 12
– Estoppel in Pre-Contractual Negotiations 15
– The Curse of the Freebie 17
– Voidable and no Mistake 20
Falcon Chambers, November 2017
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘Billy Bot, the “robot junior clerk”, is now managing up to 100 new instructions a day from solicitors and members of the public, agreeing fees, booking cases, checking for conflicts and even making the coffee, Legal Futures can reveal.’
Legal Futures, 14th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Employed barristers will now be allowed to carry out pro bono work as the Bar Council’s call for professional indemnity insurance (PII) extension to cover the employed Bar has been approved by Bar Mutual.’
The Bar Council, 13th November 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The High Court has torn up 21 divorce petitions that were engineered by a convicted fraudster and former barrister.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A new website devoted entirely to helping barristers with ethical and practice queries has been launched by the Bar Council to support its members.’
The Bar Council, 6th November 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The Wellbeing at the Bar website has acted as a catalyst in bringing the Bar’s attention to wellbeing. Following the successful introduction of a Certificate of Recognition for good wellbeing practice, which attracted over 30 applications in its inaugural round, the Bar Council has announced that it will reopen Certificate applications. This will enable chambers, Inns, Circuits, Specialist Bar Associations and organisations that employ barristers to apply on an ongoing basis, with applications assessed each quarter.’
The Bar Council, 6th November 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The Bar has confounded decades of critics and doomsayers through fearlessness and competition for excellence, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC told the 32nd Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference today.’
The Bar Council, 4th November 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘A new rule clarifying how vulnerable witnesses give evidence is one of a set of new and updated disciplinary tribunal regulations published today in the new version of the BSB handbook. The revised Handbook also contains new rules about shared parental leave, in addition to some minor amendments to provide additional clarity.’
Bar Standards Board, 1st November 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The cab-rank rule will not be extended to public and licensed access (PLA) cases after the Bar Standards Board (BSB) received complete backing for the position in consultation.’
Legal Futures, 30th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice is keen on taking forward Lord Justice Jackson’s plans to extend the use of fixed costs, according to a leading QC.’
Litigation Futures, 20th October 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘In the first of a new series, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and James Pereira QC explain why supporting wellbeing should be an essential aspect of barristers’ and chambers’ practice.’
Counsel, October 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Is your chambers constitution the weakest link? Advocates for corporate change, Robin Jackson, David Barnes, Catherine Calder and Nick Rees explain how to re-structure for maximum decision-making effect.’
Counsel, October 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘ “Concerned words” about diversity and social mobility need to be turned into action through changes to the way the criminal courts operate if junior barristers are to be retained, the Criminal Bar Association has warned.’
Legal Futures, 17th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has strongly attacked a plan by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for the compulsory registration of youth court advocates, the first scheme of its type.’
Legal Futures, 16th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘As public access goes mainstream, Chris Bryden offers an insight into the merits (and pitfalls) of cutting out the middlemen.’
Counsel, October 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A senior barrister has explained why she took to Twitter to shatter a longstanding “taboo” by discussing the emotional impact on advocates of “rude” or “abrasive” judges.’
Legal Futures, 12th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has closed its flagship nursery scheme at Smithfield in the City of London, citing a lack of places and promising to find other, “more effective” ways of supporting barristers with childcare responsibilities.’
Legal Futures, 10th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
