All The Bar articles – Page 28
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NewsBar calls for Brexit CJEU clarification
Representative body responds to government’s Great Repeal Bill White Paper.
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NewsBarrister thief disbarred following SRA sanction
Manhoor Choudhury stole around £400 from her employer.
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NewsFirm takes on in-house barrister to boost case times
Catherine Dent joins fast-growing industrial disease firm Roberts Jackson.
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NewsChambers joins race to go ‘paper-light’
Set says new working method will help solicitors and clients.
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NewsTribunal suspends 'chemsex' barrister
Henry Hendron suspended for three years after pleading guilty to possessing controlled drugs with intent to supply.
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NewsBar kicks off alternative business structure licensing
General Council of the Bar becomes fifth regulator allowed to approve non lawyer owned firms.
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NewsBar regulator says ABS licensing imminent
Business plan for 2017/18 also reveals plans to intervene - and hints at action over paid McKenzie friends.
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NewsIn deep water: the Bar Council on mother’s day
Talk of ’barrister mums’ and ’play dates’ prompted some spirited responses.
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NewsPrisons and Courts Bill: don’t trivialise law, Bar Council warns
Chairman of the bar Andrew Langdon QC says virtual hearings should not ‘become the norm’.
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NewsLawyer fined after sensitive details posted from home computer
Hundreds of documents related to family court proceedings were unwittingly uploaded online.
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NewsSolicitor-free access 'working well', claims bar
Regulator trumpets public and licensed access – but concedes that some barristers are inadequately prepared.
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NewsFee cuts ‘will stop junior lawyers earning a living’
MoJ’s proposals will hit people from disadvantaged backgrounds and drive lawyers away from criminal advocacy, JLD says.
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NewsBack up your online boasts, barristers told
Guidance from Bar Council says barristers should ensure they back up quotes and testimonies.
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NewsLegal services market shrinks for the first time since financial crisis – report
Turnover declined by 5.2% in 2016, with the bar the hardest hit, according to research by consultancy IRN.
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NewsBar chief warns of ‘loss of confidence’ in fee reform
Andrew Langdon QC adds to concerns over AGFS proposals.
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NewsBar backs MoJ fee scheme restructure – with reservations
Council broadly in favour of reform but says this does not mean the proposed rates are adequate.
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NewsBar Council warns Legal Ombudsman over comparison sites
Barristers’ body says sites can lead to ‘distortions in the market’.
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NewsBSB: end perception of youth courts as ‘forum for advocacy practice’
Bar regulator publishes new guidelines for youth court competencies.