All The Bar articles – Page 12
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NewsJury trials to resume in up to eight courts next week
The Old Bailey, Cardiff, Bristol, Reading, Warwick, Winchester, Manchester Minshull St. and Nottingham are considered suitable.
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News'Justice will collapse': Barristers urged to lobby MPs
‘We need you to help us make the case to government,’ Bar Council tells members.
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News'Tin-eared claptrap': Bar Council criticised for law centre statement
Representative body says it did not mean to cause offence with the 'unclear phrasing'.
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NewsBarristers get help for priority Covid testing
Representative body will refer self-employed barristers for Covid-19 tests as if they were employees.
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NewsBar Council furloughs 20% of workforce
Representative body expects ‘significant drop in income’ next year.
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NewsCriminal bar bags more hardship provisions
Advance payments will be made more accessible to help barristers regulate cash flow during the crisis.
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NewsBar Council defends hiring diversity expert without advertising job
Representative body says there is no obligation to hold a tender process for consultancy support.
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NewsQC Appointments bows to pressure and donates to legal charities
Not-for-profit company donates £200,000 to emergency hardship funds.
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NewsBar watchdog predicts income boost from surge in students
Regulator expects income from examination fees to rise by 63% this financial year.
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NewsCrisis could put diversity drive into reverse, says Bar Council
Study shows that barristers from diverse backgrounds are worst affected by the pandemic.
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NewsCriminal bar to lobby Treasury for more funding
Government must help barristers shoulder the burden of coronavirus, says Criminal Bar Association.
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NewsBar ramps up aid initiatives
Chair of Bar Council asks all members to support charity creating emergency fund for counsel in severe financial distress.
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NewsHong Kong lawyers’ arrests shock global profession
Martin Lee QC and Dr Margaret Ng among 15 veteran pro-democracy figures detained by authorities.
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NewsEmergency fund will not cover barristers’ needs, warns Bar Council
All members of the bar have been asked to donate money to help those in most financial distress.
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NewsUse QC application fees to help barristers, Bar Council urged
‘Totally unjustified’ to sit on £1.35m of funds, says Public Access Bar Association.
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NewsInns of Court create emergency hardship fund
The four inns are working on a package of measures to assist barristers worst hit by the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsSalmond’s QC to resign as Scottish bar chief
Gordon Jackson QC plans to resign as dean of the Faculty of Advocates at the end of June.
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NewsEly Place Chambers to close in July
London set ‘deeply saddened’ to shut down after almost 20 years.
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News81% of chambers will fold within a year, Bar Council survey finds
Bar Council says majority of chambers will collapse if they do not receive more financial support during the pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Barristers to get £500 upfront, says CPS
An upfront Covid-19 fee of £500 is to be introduced in May for prosecuting counsel.