‘The Bar Standards Board is considering dropping a rule that allows one barrister to prevent an entire set from revealing the sexual orientation and religious beliefs of its members.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th October 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Brexit vote has opened a Pandora’s box of uncertainties for UK lawyers, not least the issue of how leaving will affect their rights to practise in the EU.’
Brexit Law, 6th October 2017
Source: brexit.law
‘Female barristers need to actively encourage and mentor the next generation of women at the Bar amid the continuing difficulties of achieving equality, a leading silk said last week.’
Legal Futures, 9th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘As part of its ongoing Future Bar Training (FBT) programme, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today launched a new consultation on a number of aspects of the way in which barristers train and qualify.’
Bar Standards Board, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘A drastic reduction in the role of the Inns of Court in the training of barristers – to the point where barristers would not have to be members of one – and an end to the required period of 12 months for pupillages are on the table as the Bar Standards Board (BSB) takes the next step in its Future Bar Training initiative.’
Legal Futures, 4th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a new consultation outlining its proposed response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recommendations for more transparency about legal service providers’ fees, services and rights of redress for consumers.’
Bar Standards Board, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘QCs instructed in major cases would be exempt from publishing prices under plans set out by the Bar Standards Board today, though the regulator has recommended that the new rules go further than originally proposed by the competition watchdog.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) will say today that new rules on publishing prices should extend to referral barristers as well as those handling public access work.’
Legal Futures, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘To mark the first anniversary of the Wellbeing at the Bar website, the Bar Council will introduce a Certificate of Recognition to recognise efforts made to promote wellbeing across the Bar. In line with the theme of One Bar at this year’s Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference, everyone – including chambers, Specialist Bar Associations, Circuits, Inns and organisations that employ barristers – will be able to apply. The Certificate will act as a beacon of good wellbeing practice at the Bar for those who receive it.’
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Many LGBT+ barristers believe the Inns of Court are not doing enough to combat homophobia at the Bar, according to a ground-breaking study which suggested that “homophobia is stronger at the Bar than in the general population”.’
Legal Futures, 26th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A report from the body that oversees Queen’s Counsel appointments has recommended a raft of changes to encourage women to apply and bring the numbers of female silks nearer to the proportion eligible in the profession.’
Legal Futures, 25th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) issued an unprecedented public apology to a QC yesterday for the errors and delays it made in clearing him of misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 20th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Consumer Panel has given strong backing to the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) proposal to reduce the standard of proof in disciplinary proceedings from the criminal to the civil standard.’
Legal Futures, 12th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC and Simon O’Toole assess the Pupillage Supervisor Network one year on and offer a view on pupillage regulation.’
Counsel, August 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The rise in judge-led reform means that barristers may to start speaking out against those they appear before, the chairman of the Bar Council has said.’
Legal Futures, 11th September 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has claimed that figures from an online portal it runs have revealed a ‘surge of interest’ from businesses and people keen to bypass solicitors and instead use direct access barristers to help with their problems.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In a reply to Lord Justice Fulford, Andrew Langdon QC, Chair of the Bar, has expressed continued concern with plans for Flexible Operating Court Hours pilots.’
The Bar Council, 7th August 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
The vice-president of the Court of Appeal’s criminal division has told a barrister who complained about a trial judge that she was over-sensitive and lacked an “understanding of the role of the judge in managing a jury trial”.
Legal Futures, 9th August 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The independent press regulator has ruled in favour of a leading QC after she complained about an article which appeared in the Mail on Sunday.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th August 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its Enforcement Annual Report for 2016-17.’
Bar Standards Board, 1st August 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
