‘The panel of a Bar disciplinary tribunal has taken the highly unusual step of recusing itself after an allegation that it had shown actual or apparent bias against the defendant barrister, Legal Futures can reveal.’
Legal Futures, 25th July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service signed up to give everyone a fair chance to apply for jobs, including those with criminal records – but it has a long way to go.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A pensioner who forced a ten pound note into the mouth of a fellow rail passenger after helping himself to food and drink from a first class train compartment, has been found guilty of assault.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The growing ranks of legal bloggers commenting on often sensitive court rulings have been given comfort after a libel claim brought against a barrister who wrote about one on his personal website was struck out.’
Legal Futures, 17th July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is considering the impact of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service’s (HMCTS) proposals for longer sitting hours on the diversity of the profession, the only legal regulator so far to take a step, however tentative, into an issue that has generated bitter opposition from the profession.’
Legal Futures, 14th July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The BSB has today published the findings of its research with people who have used barristers’ services during family legal proceedings. The findings show that most of those who took part in the research were positive about the service they received from their barrister.’
Bar Standards Board, 11th July 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Two things are on a collision course. The first is Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service’s (HMTCS) plan that courts operate on a shift system – so called “Flexible Operating Hours”.The second is the determination of the legal profession and many within the judiciary to do whatever it takes to retain talented women at the Bar so that the senior Bar and the judiciary at all levels exhibit a stronger representation of women.’
The Bar Council, 12th July 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘There is a “clear perception” among most family law clients that barristers are more expensive than solicitors and other legal services providers, major research commissioned by the Bar Standards Board has found.’
Legal Futures, 12th July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Commenting on Lord Neuberger’s speech published yesterday, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC has said that a complete rethink on the availability and sufficiency of legal aid is needed in order to prevent excluding those who cannot afford its protection.’
The Bar Council, 5th July 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Barristers who are cleared of misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal can still be sanctioned for breaching the BSB Handbook, under new changes to the rules approved by the Legal Services Board.’
Legal Futures, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published two new guidance documents on immigration and asylum issues.’
Bar Standards Board, 30th June 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its plan to address the recommendations contained in the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report into legal services.’
Bar Standards Board, 29th June 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has argued against extending the cab-rank rule to work where barristers are instructed directly, arguing that access to justice would not improve, it might discourage them from taking instructions from the public, and may lead to clients invoking the rule inappropriately.’
Legal Futures, 27th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a new consultation on potential changes to the rules governing the Public and Licensed Access schemes for barristers.’
Bar Standards Board, 26th June 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Bar students are struggling to understand ethical values because of the “massive memory test” awaiting them in the examination room, a senior lecturer has claimed.’
Legal Futures, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Using a smartphone to plead guilty to a criminal offence may seem convenient, but the Bar Council has warned that Government plans to roll out online pleas, outlined in today’s Queen’s Speech, risk down-playing potentially serious consequences for defendants.’
The Bar Council, 21st June 2017
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The BSB has today published the third annual edition of its statistical information on student performance on the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).’
Bar Standards Board, 19th June 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Supreme Court judges should question the make-up of all-male teams of barristers appearing before the highest court in the land as their prevalence is damaging diversity in the profession, researchers have argued.’
Legal Futures, 20th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a consultation on a new set of proposals to require barristers to declare a range of information about their practice to the regulator every year when applying for their practising certificate. This also includes new and returning barristers.’
Bar Standards Board, 2th June 2017
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘All members should feel that chambers is doing their best for them. But how can you check work is being allocated fairly, and how can clerks demonstrate the fact of fairness? Rachel Crasnow QC reports from a seminar addressing these concerns.’
Counsel, June 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
