Category: diversity

Blog: what our new Bar qualification rules could mean for you – Bar Standards Board

Posted June 20th, 2019 in barristers, diversity, legal education, press releases, universities by tracey

‘Having spent several years working in a university and managing training for professionals before being called to the Bar in 2007, I know first-hand the importance of high-quality education and training. The organisation I lead, the Bar Standards Board, has for the past few years been reviewing how barristers qualify in England and Wales, and I’m delighted that our new Bar qualification rules have now been launched.’

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Bar Standards Board, 18th June 2019

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Report calls for end to “macho culture” of chambers – Legal Futures

Posted May 30th, 2019 in barristers, diversity, equality, gender, news, statistics, women by tracey

‘The “macho culture that can pervade chambers” must go if the Bar is to improve its gender balance, a report by a specialist discrimination law firm run by a QC has concluded.’

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Legal Futures, 30th May 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Oxbridge can force old professors to retire in order to boost diversity, tribunal ruling suggests – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 23rd, 2019 in age discrimination, diversity, elderly, employment tribunals, equality, news, retirement, unfair dismissal, universities by tracey

‘Oxford and Cambridge universities can force old professors to retire in order to boost diversity, a tribunal ruling suggests.’

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

New programme to boost judicial diversity – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted April 25th, 2019 in diversity, judiciary, press releases by tracey

‘Lawyers from underrepresented groups will be better supported to become judges following the launch of a new online education programme today (24 April).’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 24th April 2019

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Lammy: Lack of BAME judges is due to discrimination – Legal Futures

Posted April 9th, 2019 in diversity, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, minorities, news, race discrimination by sally

‘The lack of judges from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background is down to discrimination, according to the MP who investigated the treatment of BAME people in the criminal justice system.’

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Legal Futures, 9th April 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Lawyer who warned trainees never to wear brown shoes with blue suits under fire – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 9th, 2019 in diversity, law firms, legal profession, news by sally

‘The ‘no brown in town’ adage has been the subject of scorn, sneers and scandal in City pubs for more than 100 years. Yet despite an increasing awareness of social mobility and social taboos, one top city law firm appears to have shunned such progress.’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Discriminatory instruction barrister: Fault is system’s not solicitor’s – Legal Futures

Posted April 4th, 2019 in barristers, codes of practice, diversity, equality, judiciary, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination, solicitors, women by sally

‘The Asian woman barrister who was disinstructed after her client wanted a white man to represent her has said she does not blame the solicitor involved.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd April 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Pupil recruitment system “not virtue signalling”, QC says – Legal Futures

Posted March 27th, 2019 in barristers, diversity, equality, legal education, news, pupillage by sally

‘The first chambers to use a recruitment system which provides ‘contextual’ information to improve diversity is not “virtue signalling”, the head of its pupillage committee has said.’

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Legal Futures, 27th March 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Lady Hale: at least half of UK judiciary should be female – The Guardian

Posted March 25th, 2019 in diversity, equality, gender, judges, judiciary, news, statistics, women by sally

‘At least half of the judiciary should be women, Britain’s most senior judge has said.’

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The Guardian, 24th March 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Hallett tells senior lawyers to step up on discrimination – Legal Futures

Posted March 11th, 2019 in diversity, flexible working, harassment, internet, judges, legal profession, news, race discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘Top women judges have called on senior lawyers to take responsibility for ensuring there is no discrimination in their organisations rather than leaving it to diversity specialists.’

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Legal Futures, 11th March 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Police force ‘discriminated against white heterosexual male’ – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2019 in diversity, employment tribunals, equality, news, police, proportionality, race discrimination by tracey

‘A police force which rejected a “well prepared” potential recruit because he is a white, heterosexual male has been found guilty of discrimination.’

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BBC News, 22nd February 2019

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“Testosterone overdose” deterring women from profession – Legal Futures

Posted February 22nd, 2019 in barristers, diversity, news, sex discrimination, women by tracey

‘Support for diversity initiatives has to come from the upper levels of the barristers’ profession, with a top QC warning of a “teststerone overdose” in the wake of a young female advocate accusing some men of “behaving as though they are on a stag do” when working with women.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Police leader calls for laws to allow positive race discrimination – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2019 in diversity, minorities, news, police by tracey

‘Radical new laws should allow police to positively discriminate in favour of minority ethnic recruits, otherwise the ranks of officers will be too white for decades to come, the leader of Britain’s police chiefs has said.’

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: A changing judiciary in a modern age – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted February 21st, 2019 in diversity, equality, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, speeches, statistics by tracey

‘The Lord Chief Justice, The Right Hon. The Lord Burnett of Maldon, spoke about judicial appointments and diversity in the Treasurer’s Lecture 2019.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 18th February 2019

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Linklaters’ “women in the workplace” dispute settled – Legal Futures

Posted February 19th, 2019 in confidentiality, disclosure, diversity, documents, equality, gender, harassment, injunctions, law firms, news, sexual offences, women by sally

‘The legal dispute between City giant Linklaters and its former global business development director over his intention to discuss its “ongoing struggle… with women in the workplace” has ended.’

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Legal Futures, 19th February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Burnett calls for action on social diversity at top of profession – Legal Futures

Posted February 19th, 2019 in diversity, equality, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, legal profession, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘Addressing the “lack of social diversity at the top of the legal profession” is an important part of improving judicial diversity, the Lord Chief Justice declared yesterday.’

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Legal Futures, 19th February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

The legal profession is rife with prejudice – I’ve seen it firsthand – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2019 in diversity, equality, judiciary, legal profession, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination by sally

‘An overhaul tackling sexism, racism and class discrimination would address the profession’s failure to reflect the society it represents.’

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The Guardian, 18th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

“Less talk, more action” needed to tackle female barrister crisis – Legal Futures

Posted February 13th, 2019 in barristers, diversity, equality, gender, judiciary, news, women by sally

‘There needs to be less talk and more action to tackle the “crisis” of female criminal law barristers leaving the profession, the head of the Criminal Bar Association has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 12th February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

BSB reviews pupillage recruitment practice at the Bar – Bar Standards Board

Posted January 24th, 2019 in advertising, barristers, diversity, equality, press releases, pupillage, recruitment, statistics by tracey

‘New research published today presents the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB’s) review of the way in which pupillages were advertised in 2018 and in the selection criteria used by barristers’ chambers.’

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Bar Standards Board, 21st January 2019

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos: Judicial diversity and LawTech – Do we need to change the way we litigate business and property disputes? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted January 21st, 2019 in diversity, electronic filing, judiciary, press releases by tracey

‘Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos: Judicial diversity and LawTech – Do we need to change the way we litigate business and property disputes?.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st January 2019

Source: www.judiciary.gov