‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is pleased to confirm that its application to the Legal Services Board (LSB) to become a regulator of entities – businesses authorised to carry out and provide reserved legal activities – has been approved.’
Bar Standards Board, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Speech to the Bar Conference (PDF)
Nicholas Lavender QC, Chairman of the Bar Council
The Bar Council, 8th November 2014
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘A Bar Standards Board (BSB) annual report into the arrangements relating to the operation of the independent Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service (BTAS) has found no significant issues to report and improvements in the service being sustained.’
Bar Standards Board, 28th November 2014
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice response to the “Transforming Legal Aid: Crime Duty Contracts” consultation, published today, will be of concern to all lawyers engaged in criminal defence work, and especially to solicitors firms with criminal legal aid contracts.’
The Bar Council, 27th November 2014
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Constantly changing the regulatory regime for legal services is costly and lawyers need time to let the current regime bed in, the Bar Council chairman has said in a speech to regulators and prominent members of the legal sector.’
The Bar Council, 25th November 2014
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) and Ilex Professional Standards (IPS) have today called on barristers’ and chartered legal executives’ experiences and expertise to help the regulators establish the skills and knowledge required to work effectively and competently in the Youth Justice System.’
Bar Standards Board, 24th November 2014
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘A court of appeal judge has said she is “horrified” at the number of unrepresented litigants and warned that the delays caused will “clog up” the justice system.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘On 23 October 2014, the International Bar Association (IBA) Business and Human Rights Working Group released draft guidance for bar associations and business lawyers on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (the Guiding Principles).’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Mr Justice Green, chairman of the Advocacy Training Council, has condemned the lack of a “level playing field” for publicly funded advocates, which is leading to the practice of “selling litigation rights”.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to launch a “professional statement” which, like the “competence statement” being developed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), will attempt to describe the knowledge and skills barristers should possess at the point of qualification.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two barristers have been disbarred for repeatedly refusing to pay a total of almost £12,000 between them in fines and costs.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Mr Justice Green, chairman of the Advocacy Training Council, has condemned the lack of a “level playing field” for publicly funded advocates, which is leading to the practice of “selling litigation rights”.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A leading barrister has called for a study to examine whether anecdotal evidence of abuse and misconduct by expert witnesses is on the “industrial scale” alleged by some, as funding arrangements increase the risk of malpractice.’
Litigation Futures, 10th November 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Chairman of the Bar Council, Nicholas Lavender QC, has described the recent legal aid cuts as “the biggest onslaught on access to justice through legal aid” there has ever been, but says the justice system might be at a turning point.’
The Bar Council, 8th November 2014
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The Criminal Bar Association will launch a campaign on Monday aimed at “levelling the playing field” between barristers and solicitor-advocates, who it alleges enjoy an unfair competitive advantage.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th November 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is facing a bill for over £100,000 after the Court of Appeal ruled that there was no need for it to be separately represented at the hearing of the judicial review against the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA).’
Legal Futures, 4th November 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) launched its ‘future Bar training’ programme this morning, which includes “considering the future of the Bar Professional Training Course” (BPTC).’
Legal Futures, 31st October 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lord Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice, has warned criminal law barristers that the “old-fashioned chambers structures must be reconsidered” and they must not dismiss alternative business structures (ABSs) “out of hand”.’
Legal Futures, 31st October 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘New Members of Parliament should be given training on the constitution and the rule of law, one of the UK’s most prominent barristers has suggested.’
The Lawyer, 29th October 2014
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘Today [24 October] the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published the findings of its pilot supervision visits to chambers. The supervision programme is part of the BSB’s new targeted and proportionate approach to regulation launched at the beginning of the year.’
Bar Standards Board, 24th October 2014
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
