All The Bar articles – Page 15
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NewsKhashoggi barrister among bar pro bono award winners
Migration was a dominant theme of this year’s awards, presented at a ceremony in London last night.
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News'Fair and affordable' fees announced for prosecution advocates
CPS says revised rates address concerns such as remuneration for unused material.
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NewsBarrister who misled head of chambers during investigation suspended
Satvir Aujla-Sahota was found to have engaged in conduct which was dishonest.
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NewsStop changing handbook, bar body tells regulator
Bar Council says changes could cause ‘avoidable confusion and disruption’ to the profession.
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NewsLord Keen QC in breach of core duty - but cleared of misconduct
Justice spokesman in the House of Lords faced bar disciplinary tribunal over 2017 conviction.
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NewsBarrister suspended over offensive social media posts
Richard Miles acted in a way which was likely to diminish public trust, a disciplinary tribunal found.
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News‘Hot courting’ is causing havoc, says criminal bar
The system of using one courtroom back-to-back is driving job insecurity, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association warns.
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NewsUniversity of Law slashes price of bar training course
From 2020, students will pay £13,000 to study full time in London.
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NewsRegulator warns barristers against heated Twitter debates
BSB says barristers can be punished for their behaviour online, even if they were posting in a personal capacity.
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NewsBar regulator to keep evidence in the cloud
BSB will implement software which stores documents in digital form, allowing staff to share evidence more easily.
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NewsJustice minister Lord Keen QC facing professional misconduct charge
Keen came to prominence representing the government in the high-profile prorogation case in the Supreme Court.
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NewsBSB will pay conduct committee in regulation shake-up
Members of the new independent decision-making body will be paid £308 a day for their services.
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News‘Incomprehensible’ MoJ guides airbrush barristers out, says Bar Council
Four-part guide for defendants issued by the Ministry of Justice mentions barristers just twice.
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OpinionLessons on legal tech from the US
US reports reiterate that solicitors are under a duty to keep up with the pace of change brought by AI.
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FeatureDangerous territory
Korea’s festering divide serves as a reminder of the intensifying worldwide struggle to uphold the rule of law and judicial independence. Michael Cross takes the pulse of the global profession at the International Bar Association’s annual conference in Seoul
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NewsBarristers demand self-reporting waiver for harassment cases
Practitioners feel they cannot discuss issues because they fear an official report will be made, the Association of Women Barristers says.
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NewsBarrister convicted of tax evasion disbarred
The barrister’s conviction was ‘entirely incompatible’ with the ethical standards of the profession, the BSB said.
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OpinionWhat to do about unregulated legal services providers
Are you a purist or an accommodationist?
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NewsMoJ figures show court workload falling as backlog rises
Latest set of criminal justice statistics reveals a lengthening waiting list.
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NewsCriminal bar hits out at court case delays ‘farce’
Thousands of Crown court cases are still outstanding, according to figures revealed by the Criminal Bar Association.