“The appeal court has overturned a High Court judgment that delays by the Legal Services Commission in seeking to recover payments on account amounted to an abuse of process.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“With 65 students applying for each training place, many would-be solicitors face not finding a job within the five-year post-graduation limit.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Bar Council invites criminal barristers to submit their views on the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Graduated Fee Scheme. A representative group from the Bar has been engaged in discussions with the CPS, and soundings have been taken on these proposals from across the Circuits. Click here to read a document from the Bar Council setting out the details of those discussions.”
The Bar Council, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Today I am talking to Ashley Hayman, senior partner of Cassons for Counsel Chartered Accountants, about certain peculiarities that relate solely to barristers and which are not always picked up by non bar specialist accountants.”
Charon QC, 24th November 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“A proposed aptitude test for bar students could accurately identify individuals who would do well in their courses, according to pilot studies. The Bar Standards Board proposed the test for students applying for the bar professional training course following the 2008 Wood review.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has written to Peers to voice its concerns around the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (‘the Bill’), which is scheduled to receive its Second Reading in the House of Lords later today.”
The Bar Council, 21st November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Treasurer is inviting the practising Bar to review the Bar Council’s income & expenditure proposals for 2012/13 and the associated ramifications for the Practising Certificate Fee (PCF). Individuals, chambers, employers, SBAs, Circuits and Bar Council committees are all urged to take this opportunity to comment on the proposals.”
The Bar Council, 17th November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Interview with Darren Burrows Senior Clerk, One Essex Court.
The Lawyer, 16th November 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The Bar Council have today released the election results for 2011.”
The results are available here (Word)
The Bar Council, 10th November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Criminal barristers will take ‘direct action’ – including withdrawing their services – if the government presses ahead with its plans for price-competitive tendering, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association has warned. Max Hill QC (pictured) said that the proposal to introduce best value tendering for the provision of publicly funded services will spell the ‘end of the bar’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“BPTC applications open on Monday 7 November at 9am. The first round deadline is 12 Jan 2pm.”
Further information about the BPTC and timetable
Bar Standards Board, 7th November 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“The Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will tell delegates at the 26th Annual Bar Conference that they need to shape the future or risk being part of the past.”
The Bar Council, 5th November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), which represents family barristers, have welcomed the key proposals of the Family Justice Review, contained in the final report published today. They have, however, voiced concerns about its ambitious vision of the future of family justice in the face of drastic proposed cuts to family legal aid.”
The Bar Council, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Michael Todd QC, the Chairman-Elect of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has called for further modernisation of civil litigation. Speaking at the International Bar Association’s Annual Conference in Dubai, on ‘advocacy in commercial litigation’, he said the time has come to find ways for the more efficient delivery of dispute resolution services.”
The Bar Council, 1st November 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has warned the Government of the serious consequences of pursuing far reaching cuts to legal aid, as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill reaches Report Stage in the House of Commons.”
The Bar Council, 31st October 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Judicial assessment will be a key component of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA), rather than assessment by ‘quangocrats and drama coaches’ according to the Bar Standards Board chair.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“We will issue a new consultation on a future Code of Conduct for the profession and legal business structures. The consultation will be released in January 2012.”
Bar Standards Board, 27th October 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Following extensive consultation with the Bar, practice managers and senior clerks, we are now in a position to release the final requirements for Chambers in relation to first tier complaints handling. These arrangements have been approved by the Legal Services Board. The requirements place an obligation on Chambers and barristers to ensure that the lay client is aware of their right to complain to Chambers and to the Legal Ombudsman.”
Bar Standards Board, 25th October 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“The Chairman-Elect of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will today urge students from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue a career at the Bar, at an event co-hosted by the Bar Council, the Law Society and ILEX.”
The Bar Council, 17th October 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The ‘time is ripe for action’ on creating a Contingency Legal Aid Fund (CLAF), according to Lord Justice Jackson, architect of the government’s reforms of civil litigation costs. ‘There is clearly a strong will among many in the legal profession to make such a scheme work,’ he said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
