‘A female victim of sexual assault by a male barrister has spoken about how she was let down by her chambers, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service (BTAS)’
Legal Futures, 14th June 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In April 2020, the Bar Council predicted that 80% of chambers would collapse within a year without urgent financial aid. More than a year on, the pandemic persists – as do the vast majority of chambers. Were the early warnings overblown, or is the future of the bar still at risk?’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th May 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Chambers that fail to respond to unsuccessful applicants for pupillage – the great majority – have been urged to mend their ways, after a student claimed the practice “damages the integrity of the profession.”’
Law Society's Gazette, 31st March 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An experienced barrister who made crude sexual comments to a woman on a mini-pupillage has been suspended for six months and told not to take on pupils or mini-pupils in future.’
Legal Futures, 23rd March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Almost a quarter of pupil barristers (23%) say they are experiencing “some financial hardship” during the pandemic, a survey by the Bar Council has found.’
Legal Futures, 18th March 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has warned that the pandemic could cause a “persisting” shortage of barristers, after the number of pupillages registered last year fell by 35%.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Covid has flattened the number of new practising barristers and hit pupillages hard, but there was a sharp rise in the proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds, new figures have shown.’
Legal Futures, 1st February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A not-for-profit “pupillage academy” that would support chambers across England and Wales to offer more pupillages has been proposed by national chambers Clerksroom.’
Legal Futures, 21st December 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Eight commercial chambers have signed up to a Bar Council scheme to fund criminal law pupillages that would otherwise not be available because of the Covid-19 pandemic.’
Legal Futures, 15th December 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its first annual Regulatory Decisions Report. It covers the year ending on 31 March 2020.’
Bar Standards Board, 27th November 2020
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Bullying, discrimination and harassment at the Bar is perceived to be tolerated “to a certain extent” due to its “adversarial, male-dominated culture and competitive nature”, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 13th October 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Positive action – such as giving female barristers preferential access to briefs after returning to chambers from career breaks – can bring about real change in addressing under-representation at the Bar, the Bar Council has said.’
Legal Futures, 7th October 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A London commercial chambers has put up £20,000 to fund a pupillage that a criminal set has had to withdraw because of the impact of Covid-19.’
Legal Futures, 16th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a report on the impact that Covid-19 is having on pupillages. The report finds that, while chambers and other organisations have shown a commendable commitment to sustaining pupillages in difficult circumstances, there is likely to be some pressure on the supply of pupillages available from 2020 to 2022.’
Bar Standards Board, 8th September 2020
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The number of chambers delaying pupillages that were due to start this month or next is likely to have a knock-on effect on the supply of places until 2022, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) said today.’
Legal Futures, 8th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘As chambers begin to repopulate amid continuing uncertainties, wellbeing policies are more important now than ever. Dr Anna Colton and Lucy Burrows explain how to spot signs of anxiety and protect members, pupils and staff.’
Counsel, September 2020
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Junior barristers and pupils from underrepresented backgrounds are dropping out of the profession at an alarming rate, threatening the diversity of the criminal bar, the anonymous blogger and author known as Secret Barrister has warned.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Inns of Court should build a “large co-working space”, possibly on one of their “grand gardens”, to increase the number of pupillages, the president of the Middle Temple Students Association has said.’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A group of lawyers has begun crowdfunding to support a new initiative aiming to combat racial injustice by facilitating access to justice, funding and legal representation.’
Legal Futures, 4th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Some chambers may choose to continue operating virtually once the Covid-19 crisis passes, with “significant implications” for their support services and collegiality, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) heard yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 22nd May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
