Bar Standards Board seeks views on Bar Transfer Test – Bar Standards Board
“The Bar Standards Board has issued a consultation reviewing the Bar Transfer Test (BTT).”
Bar Standards Board, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Category: barristers
Code and entity roadshow: Midlands Circuit – Bar Standards Board
Posted June 19th, 2012 in alternative business structures, barristers, codes of practice, news by sally
“We have launched a consultation on a new Code of Conduct for barristers, which includes its proposals for regulating new types of business structure.”
Bar Standards Board, 18th June 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
The 4 Pump Court silks testing the water in Hong Kong could signal a new era of change at the bar – The Lawyer
“Unlike with law firms, international growth at the bar has been lacklustre. Why add burdensome overheads by taking office space overseas when barristers can easily jump on a plane? Resistance runs deep. On top of the required investment, there are concerns that a permanent presence in another jurisdiction would signal an intention to compete with domestic practices, potentially blocking lucrative instructions. Yet a handful of barristers have been willing to break with tradition. Last week six silks and seven juniors from 4 Pump Court revealed their intention to join a specialist arbitration outfit in Hong Kong while maintaining their London tenancy.”
The Lawyer, 28th May 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Ben Emmerson QC: abuse of human rights policies increases terrorism – The Guardian
“The favourite to be UK’s next judge at the European Court of Human Rights says security alone won’t defeat terrorists.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
General training ‘failing’, consumer watchdog tells review – Law Society’s Gazette
Posted May 21st, 2012 in barristers, diversity, legal education, Legal Services Board, news, solicitors by sally
“Regular re-accreditation and an end to the ‘general practitioner model’ of training are among the reforms called for by the Legal Services Consumer Panel in its submission to the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BSB statement on QASA notification scheme – Bar Standards Board
“The Bar Standards Board, the lead regulator for courtroom advocates in England and Wales, can confirm that barristers will not be required to comply with a notification process prior to the launch of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA). The Bar Standards Board will instead focus its resources on the registration process due to begin in January 2013.”
Bar Standards Board, 17th May 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Barristers may strike over legal aid reforms and fees – The Guardian
“The head of the Criminal Bar Association is to raise the spectre of strike action by criminal barristers across England and Wales in protest at cuts in fees and legal aid reforms.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Taking Control – The Bar Council
“Lawyers worldwide look to the UK as leading the common law world in terms of its jurisprudence; the challenges to this position; the Bar must fend off consultation fatigue and become part of the debate; education, training and the quality assurance scheme for advocates”
Full story (PDF)
The Bar Council, May 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Regulators agree to share more information – Bar Standards Board
Posted May 8th, 2012 in accountants, barristers, codes of practice, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally
“Regulators from across the legal, accountancy, financial and property sectors have signed a formal agreement that will allow even greater sharing of information.”
Bar Standards Board, 4th May 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Sexism at the bar may still exist, but women barristers have come a long way – The Guardian
“I know I wasn’t the only barrister to feel disheartened by this article which appeared on the Guardian’s website on Thursday, written by a woman who had been treated unfairly in the way in which tasks were assigned to her and her fellow pupils during their training. I would not try to claim that sexist attitudes have been eradicated from the bar (or any profession), but it is only fair to acknowledge that the bar has come on leaps and bounds in this respect since I completed pupillage in the early 80s.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Code consultation: queries about insurance requirements – Bar Standards Board
“Since issuing the consultation on the new Code (Handbook), we have received some queries about the insurance requirements in the new Code.”
Bar Standards Board, 26th April 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Bar Standards Board’s ‘research’ is crass and deeply flawed – The Guardian
Posted April 23rd, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, news, public interest, quality assurance, solicitor advocates by sally
“Barristers think higher court advocates aren’t much cop. Let’s not pretend that’s a reliable indicator of their quality.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
This other life – the strains of managing a work/life balance at the Bar – Legal Week
Posted April 20th, 2012 in barristers, news by sally
“Without the institutional support seen at law firms, many barristers find the feast or famine nature of the job makes the work/life balance difficult to achieve.”
Legal Week, 20th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Response to Joint Committee on Human Rights re Role of Children’s Commissioner for England – Family Law Bar Association
“Download the FLBA response to to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ call for submissions relating to the inquiry into the role and independence of the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England.”
Full story
Family Law Bar Association, 12th April 2012
Source: www.flba.co.uk
Response to Home Office Consultation on Forced Marriage – Family Law Bar Association
“Download the FLBA response to to the Home Office consultation on Forced Marriage.”
Family Law Bar Association, 12th April 2012
Source: www.flba.co.uk
Response to BSB Consultation on Public Access Rules – Family Law Bar Association
Posted April 16th, 2012 in barristers, consultations, legal services, news, professional conduct by sally
“Download the FLBA response to to the BSB Consultation on review and amendments to Rule 2(i) and Rule 3(1) of the Public Access Rules (Nov 11).”
Family Law Bar Association, 12th April 2012
Source: www.flba.co.uk
Pegasus – slaying the Bar’s beast of a diversity problem – Legal Week
“‘Mini-pupillages are essential for getting a pupillage in the end and most sets would not look at a candidate without them,’ says Brick Court Chambers co-head Jonathan Hirst QC.”
Legal Week, 5th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Legal Services Board’s Role Must Now be Confined – Bar Council Responds to Triennial Review – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has responded to the Government’s Triennial Review of the Legal Services Board (LSB) and called for it to be actively discouraged by the Government from extending its remit beyond that envisaged by Parliament.”
The Bar Council, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Related link: Full consultation response (PDF
Improving social mobility at the bar? Students at the Old Bailey is a start – The Guardian
“The sight of privileged barristers cross-examining some of society’s worst-off as they stand in the dock has long disquieted the legal profession. So a number of social mobility initiatives have been created with the aim of luring those from less well-off backgrounds into the profession.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Agreement reached on QASA – Bar Standards Board
Posted March 26th, 2012 in advocacy, barristers, news, quality assurance, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally
“Agreement on a joint scheme to assure the quality of criminal advocacy has been reached by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Standards Board (BSB) and ILEX Professional Standards (IPS).”
Bar Standards Board, 23rd March 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
