All The Bar articles – Page 3
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NewsLaw firms blocking solicitors from bench - circuit chief
Experienced solicitors are being prevented from getting on to the judicial ladder by employers fearful they might leave, says top district judge.
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NewsChambers merge in south east expansion drive
Cornwall Street Barristers and Maidstone Chambers have joined to create Cornwall Street South.
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NewsQuarter of pupillage hopefuls £50k in debt
People applying for bar pupillage for the first time have a 5% chance of receiving an offer.
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NewsGender income gap widens at bar
'We still have an incredible amount of work to do,’ says Bar Council.
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NewsOne in three barristers ‘bullied, harassed or discriminated against’
Bar Council pledges to clamp down on inappropriate behaviour in wake of working lives survey.
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NewsBar charity hands out £850k in pandemic packages
The Barristers Benevolent Association raised £1.2m for its Covid-19 hardship fund.
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NewsBarristers clash over disclosure of document in waiting area
Court rules that counsel waived privilege by lending her opponent the document in the court waiting area.
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NewsProfession mourns 'brilliant' human rights barrister
Jonathan Cooper died suddenly on Saturday whilst walking in Scotland.
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NewsChambers mourns death of 'trailblazer' barrister
Georgia Lassoff described as a fierce anti-racist ally and committed to LGBT+ equality.
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NewsFirm remains instructed to challenge 'temporary operating arrangements'
Criminal Bar Association says controversial model has not been implemented at any court yet.
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NewsBar sticks to its guns over harsher sexual misconduct sanctions
Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn had said that some of the proposed penalties are ‘disproportionate’.
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NewsBar to review aptitude test with just 0.7% fail rate
The Bar Course Aptitude Test is 'not operating as an effective filter', says regulator.
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News‘Brilliant mind and big heart’: Tributes pour in for barrister
Chambers pays tribute to Richard Viney following cycling accident last week.
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NewsBarrister cleared of misconduct over 'stroppy teenager of colour' tweet
Jon Holbrook fined £500 over one post but all other tweets between 2019 and 2021 'did not breach the bar handbook'.
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NewsBarrister who leaked Heathrow judgment appeals contempt ruling
Tim Crosland was fined £5,000 after leaking a Supreme Court decision last year as an ‘act of civil disobedience’.
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News‘Rare but real’: Bar works with judges to tackle bullying
Bar Council chair dismisses suggestion that young barristers are ‘snowflakes’ or unduly sensitive.
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NewsBar refuses to back down on sexual misconduct sanctions
Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn said the proposed penalties were 'disproportionate' for some types of behaviour.
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NewsTetraplegic pupil was no publicity stunt, tribunal rules
Hilary Meredith Solicitors faced accusations of harassment related to disability following pupillage row.
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NewsGreying Inns: Study reveals ageing barrister population
Regulator ‘concerned about the possible implications for access to justice’ as the bar continues to age.
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NewsAspiring barrister thrown off bar course wins High Court appeal
Decision by Bar Standards Board was ‘unjust and unsustainable’.