All The Bar articles – Page 21
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New proposals for QC hopefuls could disadvantage women, Bar Council says
Barristers’ representative body differs with Law Society on ‘all significant cases’ requirement.
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NewsQASA approaches black hole of no return
Solicitors Regulation Authority yet to officially abandon plans for quality assurance scheme.
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NewsCourts to test fast-track entry for lawyers
Government begins pilot scheme allowing accredited professionals to bypass security queues.
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NewsSolicitors shouldn't go cap in hand to judges for QC status - Law Society
Chancery Lane and Bar Council respond to consultation on improving QC appointments process.
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OpinionSpare a thought for lawyers busy as ever in August
Some will disappear for weeks on end, but the days of the long vacation are gone.
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NewsComplaints about barristers on the rise
Regulator also reveals efforts to warn of McKenzie friend dangers.
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NewsBar regulator bows to pressure on governance shake-up
Bar Standards Board was discussing proposals to change the way it deals with third party information.
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NewsBar to drop time limit on complaints
Bar Standards Board proposal to abolish one-year limit drew criticism at board meeting last night.
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NewsNo more sip tests? ID card pilot to help jump the court queue
Test scheme expected to be rolled out next month for solicitors and barristers entering court buildings.
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Public access barrister suspended over advice failure
Bar Standards Board says Mark William Smith, called to the bar in 1997, can appeal disciplinary decision.
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News'Compare the barrister' is coming, BSB predicts
Representative body warns that instructing a barrister is not the same as 'buying a stereo’.
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NewsBullying increase a ‘cause for concern’, says bar
Criminal barristers among the worst affected, survey results reveal.
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NewsCommunications 'explosion' hampering disclosure
Sir Peter Gross says in one case police spent 630 hours reviewing data from three mobile phones.
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NewsBar dispute is not resolved, CBA chief tells MPs
Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association leaders appear before committee after announcement of ballot result.
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NewsCriminal bar votes to accept government's offer
Direct action which began on 1 April will now cease.
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NewsQC loses appeal over 'offensive remarks' at sexual assault hearing
Howard Godfrey QC was appealing against bar tribunal decision handed down last year.
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NewsBar votes on £15m offer to end legal aid boycott
Criminal barristers will decide today whether to accept the government’s £15m off er of investment into the criminal justice system to settle their boycott of new legal aid work. A ballot which has been open all weekend is due to close. A result is expected by tomorrow morning. If the ...
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NewsJudge overturns suspension of barrister who gave client ‘food money’
Roy Headlam was suspended for six months late last year in unique case.
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OpinionOn judicial diversity, there is little trickle-up effect
The High Court’s record on diversity is worse than that of Oxbridge - much worse - and money is the problem.