“Following a report published today by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) on the use of undercover police officers, the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has urged the Government to protect the fundamental right of citizens to hold private conversations with their lawyers.”
The Bar Council, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Barristers and solicitors should share most of their training, the chair of the Bar Standards Board has proposed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulator of barristers in England and Wales, have today released the results of Barristers’ Working Lives, the first in a planned series of biennial surveys of the Bar.”
Bar Standards Board, 31st January 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) have played a leading role in the development of a factsheet which outlines the rights of defendants in the English and Welsh justice system.”
The Bar Council, 30th January 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“As Peers debate reforms to civil litigation funding within Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill, the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has urged the Government to consider seriously its alternative proposals for reform.”
The Bar Council, 30th January 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Barrister David Harris, who used Twitter to call opposing lawyers ‘slimebags’ and announced he wanted to ‘let the whoring and drinking’ begin after case had finished, has been struck off.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The president of the Law Society expects the 180-year-old division between solicitors and barristers to wither away as a result of the reforms set in motion by the Legal Services Act.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th January 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Schedule 4 to the Legal Services Act 2007 (‘the Act’) provides that Approved Regulators must obtain approval from the Legal Services Board (LSB) to alter any of their Regulatory Arrangements. The LSB has issued a notice, referred to as a “warning notice” under Paragraph 21(1)(b) of Schedule 4 to the Act, in respect of the BSB’s application to alter its regulatory arrangements concerning aspects of the Cab Rank Rule. The notice has been given because the LSB is considering whether to refuse the application. The LSB may now invite advice from other parties and has a period of up to 18 months from Friday 20 January 2011 to reach a decision.”
Legal Services Board, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Applications for the Bar Professional Training Course have risen despite the continued fall in the number of pupillages, the bar’s annual report to the profession reveals.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th January 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulator of barristers in England and Wales, have today published the first full edition of Bar Barometer, an annual report on statistical trends within the Bar.”
The Bar Council, 18th January 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published an analysis of responses to the Review of the Code of Conduct consultation, which is now available to view and download.”
Bar Standards Board, 11th January 2012
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“In the course of our civil litigation practices, some of us venture from time-to-time into the criminal litigation world on behalf of existing clients who face criminal sanction for some alleged transgression. Very often this type of work is pushed over to a firm undertaking criminal law as a full time practice. Sometimes, however, clients additionally demand the personal attention of their solicitor to ensure some oversight as to what is happening.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 12th January 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Michael Todd QC, chairman of the Bar Council, answers questions from Catherine Baksi.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th January 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulator of barristers in England and Wales, is consulting on the introduction of an Aptitude Test for all prospective students wishing to enter the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).”
Bar Standards Board, 21st December 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
“The Professional Practice Committee has today published new Guidance on the Prohibition of Referral Fees.”
Guidance on the Prohibition of Referral Fees (PDF)
The Bar Council, 13th December 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Bristol-based Guildhall Chambers caught the eye of the judges thanks to its ability to demonstrate how its clearly-defined and well-executed strategy had led to a slew of top quality work in its chosen fields.”
Legal Week, 8th December 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The bar is looking into a scheme to allow barristers to hold client money through proxies, the incoming head of the bar said in his inaugural speech last night.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“In his inaugural address this evening to the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, Michael Todd QC, who becomes Chairman of the Bar on 1 January 2012, called on the Government and the Bar to invest in the future.”
The Bar Council, 5th December 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Every so often, a judge gets so infuriated with the prolixity of an advocate that he has a real go at him in the resulting judgment, and this solicitors negligence case is a good example. However, this judge spiced up his reasoning with a tale of how long-winded advocates were treated in the past when their legal documents went on too long.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th December 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Solicitors are dismissed as ‘superfluous intermediaries’ in a new bar consultation paper which recommends making it easier for the public to bypass them and instruct barristers directly.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd December 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
