“An increase in litigants in person has been cited as the reason for a sharp spike in complaints against barristers alleging discrimination.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A new ‘commission of truth’ that can hold state institutions to account is required to prevent further cover-ups like Hillsborough, according to a high-profile barrister who is assisting families of the victims of the tragedy.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminal solicitors and barristers should stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ to oppose further fee cuts or risk ‘virtual extinction’ within five years, the new chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Late payment of fees by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) is driving barristers out of private practice, it has been alleged.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The first barrister to set up a legal disciplinary practice has overturned her convictions for breaching Bar Standards Board codes on conducting litigation in a public access case.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th September 2012
Source: www.gazette.co.uk
“Call to respond to the fourth consultation on the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates; communications between the Bar Council and the Bar; Bar Council elections.”
The Bar Council, 6th September 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“New Equality and Diversity rules for self-employed barristers are now in force.”
Bar Standards Board, 3rd September 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“A barrister has been acquitted of possessing extreme pornography in a landmark case over the boundaries of what can be described as ‘extreme’.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On the 27 July, the Legal Services Board consented to a change in the Cab Rank Rule of the Bar Code of Conduct to replace the current Terms of Work with new standard contractual terms. The practical effect of the changes are detailed below.”
The Bar Council, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Changes to the ‘cab rank’ rule approved last week will pave the way for new standard contractual terms between solicitors and barristers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has welcomed the publication of the Final Report of the COIC Disciplinary Tribunal and Hearings Review Group, chaired by Desmond Browne QC.”
Bar Standards Board, 27th July 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“Barristers with under three years’ practising experience will be able to take instructions directly from clients if the Bar Standards Board’s latest plan for the extension of public access rules is approved.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has defended the process for disciplining barristers following a claim that it is in a ‘state of collapse’ amid allegations of secrecy, maladministration and incompetence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Baroness Ruth Deech, Chair of the Bar Standards Board, said: ‘As a competent, transparent and public interest regulator, the Bar Standards Board continues to promote and uphold the highest regulatory standards. We pride ourselves on the fact that we operate in an open and transparent manner, and our disciplinary processes serve to underline the fact that we take complaints by the public of professional misconduct extremely seriously.’ ”
Bar Standards Board, 17th July 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“The fourth and final consultation on the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (Crime) (QASA) goes live today, Thursday 12 July.”
Bar Standards Board, 12th July 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“I spoke to John Cooper QC today at his chambers to ask him why he’s standing for Vice-Chair of the Criminal Bar Association, and why in his manifesto he raises the prospect of potential industrial action by barristers in response to government policies on criminal legal aid.”
Head of Legal, 11th July 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
“Two leading criminal lawyers have called for solicitors and barristers to stop arguing among themselves and unite, to promote their clients’ interests and the justice system.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The best lawyers do not read law as undergraduates, one of Britain’s most senior judges has said, as he claims a generation of barristers and solicitors have nothing in the way of ‘general culture’.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulator of barristers in England and Wales, has incorporated new equality and diversity rules into its Code of Conduct, which will be effective from 1 September 2012.”
Bar Standards Board, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org
Advocacy, past, present and future – constant values for a modern Bar
Speech by Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP
World Bar Conference, 30th June 2012
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
