‘The Bar Standards Board has moved to close a “regulatory anomaly” that would have temporarily seen barristers forced to accept the controversial new legal aid rates set by the government for very high-cost cases (VHCCs).’
Legal Futures, 26th November 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘LSB announcement regarding the conclusion of its investigation into the Bar Council’s failure to comply with the Internal Governance Rules in its dealings with the Bar Standards Board.’
Legal Services Board, 25th November 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
‘A public disciplinary tribunal has ordered the disbarment of a barrister for acting in a way that was prejudicial to the administration of justice, after he failed to comply with orders from a District Judge.’
Bar Standards Board, 22nd November 2013
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Dispensing justice will become “impossible” if the “erosion” of the criminal bar continues, a Crown court judge warned at the end of a multi-million-pound drugs and firearms trial.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd November 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A public disciplinary tribunal has ordered the disbarment of a barrister for acting in a way that was dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a barrister, after he witnessed, and attested to, the forged signatures of both the seller and buyer during a sale of land.’
Bar Standards Board, 20th November 2013
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Dexter Dias QC talks to me about the legal and moral issues involved in female genital mutilation and the increasing prison population in the USA and UK.”
Charon QC, 20th November 2013
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“This response is made by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court, to which all barristers must belong.”
Full story (PDF)
The Inner Temple, November 2013
Source: www.innertemple.org.uk
“Lord Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court, wants to see lawyers paid fixed sums to prevent spiralling legal costs.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Criminal barristers are threatening strike action if the government does not drop plans to slash legal aid, a senior QC has said.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A complex fraud trial is threatened with collapse because barristers are refusing to take on defence work due to government cuts in legal aid. The case, involving eight defendants accused of what is known as a land bank fraud, is the first criminal proceeding affected by concerted action by advocates declining to accept work for significantly lower fees.”
The Guardian, 14th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A public disciplinary tribunal has ordered the disbarment of a barrister for acting in a manner likely to endanger a police helicopter and its passengers.”
Bar Standards Board, 12th November 2013
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“It is thought Gianni Sonvico, 23, may have fallen into the Thames near the Tower Hill area of London, at around 11pm on Friday 25 October. He has not been seen since.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Garden Court Chambers have formulated the below response to the Ministry of Justice consultation document ‘Transforming Legal Aid: Next Steps.’ The response reiterates Chambers’ strong opposition to the cuts to legal aid.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 1st November 2013
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
“Addressing lazy journalism; recognising what really motivates members of the Bar; looking at the pro bono work carried out on all fronts by so many; and the need for wider understanding of this contribution by all, especially the Government.”
Full story (PDF)
The Bar Council, October 2013
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
The Bar in society: A vital force for good (PDF)
Speech by Maura McGowan QC, Chairman of the Bar
Annual Bar Conference, 2nd November 2013
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“From January 2014, all Chambers will be required to participate in new supervision arrangements, set out by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) today.”
Bar Standards Board, 5th November 2013
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Young barristers are ‘thrown in at the deep end’ when directly advising the public because of woefully inadequate training that has created acute dangers around vulnerable clients, the Bar Council’s annual conference heard at the weekend.”
The Lawyer, 5th November 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The Attorney General has urged barristers not to boycott the controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA), and warned that if they refuse instructions they have already accepted in protest at the new legal aid rates, the government may ‘look elsewhere’.”
Legal Futures, 4th November 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“The new Code of Conduct for barristers contains new rules that will allow the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to disqualify a lay employee working in chambers.”
Bar Standards Board, 4th November 2013
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Government plans to cut legal aid in criminal cases have been criticised by an elite group of barristers used by it to prosecute the most serious crimes.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
