“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
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, is set to stage its 26th Annual Conference on Saturday 5 November at London’s Hilton Metropole. Offering a wide array of speakers and workshops, a diverse range of delegates will come together to consider the conference theme, ‘Shaping the future: A modern Bar for a modern market’.”
The Bar Council, 10th October 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Arrangements for the launch of the new quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates, QASA, are being reconsidered in the light of issues being raised in the consultation period, the Joint Advocacy Group (JAG) has announced.”
Bar Standards Board, 7th October 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Nichola Higgins, Chairman of the Bar Council’s Young Barristers’ Committee (YBC), will encourage young barristers, pupils and students to consider the future of the profession and seize opportunities to diversify their practice area at its Annual Conference on Saturday 8 October.”
The Bar Council, 7th October 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“On 3 August, the Bar Council posted a news item on its website updating the profession on the payment of advocates’ criminal graduated fees by the Legal Services Commission (LSC). That news item detailed efforts being made by the LSC to help resolve payment problems.”
The Bar Council, 6th October 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, the Chairman of the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will warn of the significant threat posed to access to justice by the Government’s proposed legal aid cuts.”
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The Bar Council, 30th September 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Plans to introduce the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) have run into serious difficulties, it has emerged. The Criminal Bar Association appears to have withdrawn its engagement with the controversial accreditation scheme amid a dispute about linking payment to accreditation level.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“We have analysed the gender, ethnicity and disability profiles of barristers who were the subject of complaints in 2009 and 2010; and, in relation to external complaints, the complainants who submitted the complaints. We monitor diversity in our complaints handling and disciplinary system to ensure that we conduct our regulatory activities fairly and in accordance with our duty to promote equality and eliminate discrimination.”
Bar Standards Board, 30th September 2011
Source: www.barstandsboard.org.uk
“Criminal silks could see a significant drop in pay to match the rates of leading junior barristers, following recommendations made by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) last week.”
Legal Week, 28th September 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Today I am talking to Catherine Bailey founder and managing director of Bar marketing Limited. With the changing legal landscape, the cuts in legal aid and competition from solicitor-advocates there can be no better time for barristers to market themselves within, of course, the rules of ethics prescribed by the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board.
We look at the opportunities open to the Bar generally, procurecos, direct access and the value of social media and the net.”
Charon QC, 28th September 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“The Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association believe it would be lawful for them to take direct action to protect members’ interests, it has emerged.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th September 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Standards Board has appointed five new lay Board members, ensuring that from January 2012 lay members will outnumber barrister members for the first time since its inception in 2006.”
Bar Standards Board, 21st September 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“So, David Cameron and Ken Clark want televised court cases to give greater transparency and enable the public to understand the process. The suggestion has received some support from the Bar Council. Whilst bowing to the inevitable, I have only three words in response: Mock the Week. I can see that my whole world is about to change and it is hard to see that it will be for the better. Will TV in court teach the brilliance of our advocates? Will it expose shortcomings in a prosecution or reveal unmeritorious defendants? Will it bore everyone to death and leave us to the mercy of commentators anyway, handing them along the way a great deal more material at our expense? Rumpole was really only a star because he was fictional. If Hilda had been a barrister she would have gone shopping.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 8th September 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has welcomed Government moves to ban all referral fees in personal injury cases and has called on the Government to go further.”
The Bar Council, 9th September 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bar Council is seeking nominations from employed and self-employed barristers for the 2012 Bar Council.”
The Bar Council, 6th September 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“A research report on Practising Certificate Fees, commissioned by the Bar Council and undertaken by IFF Research, has been published.”
Research Report: Practising Certificate Fees Research (PDF)
The Bar Council, 5th September 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents criminal barristers, have voiced a cautious welcome to recent proposals to allow film cameras into courtrooms for sentencing remarks.”
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Criminal Bar Association, 6th September 2011
Source: www.criminalbar.com
“Max Hill QC, who today begins a year-long term as Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, which represents criminal barristers in England and Wales, has sent a stark warning to the Government about the long-term effects of legal aid cuts. In a rallying call to criminal barristers, he has warned that if legal aid cuts cripple the criminal Bar, it will be almost impossible to restore.”
The Bar Council, 1st September 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Legal Services Board has approved the Bar Standards Board’s application for changes to the bar’s code of conduct to allow barristers to be managers or employees of alternative business structures.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th August 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
