All The Bar articles – Page 30
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NewsBar is male, pale and privately educated – and it will take women 50 years to catch up
The Bar Standards Board’s annual report on diversity concludes that some progress was made last year.
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Bar Council: solicitors' agents could face prison term
Representative body updates guidelines for unregistered barristers appearing in court.
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NewsRegulator urged to rethink bar training reforms
Bar Council says multiple training options will create confusion and increase compliance costs.
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NewsBrexit: government must safeguard legal sector, says City lobby group
TheCityUK urges clarification from government on how it will retain UK legal reputation post-Brexit.
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Barrister disciplined for ‘repeated’ sexual advances
John Randall fined £2,000 after disciplinary hearing.
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NewsSilence over Gove's legal aid advisory council
Body was set up after controversial criminal legal aid contracting regime was scrapped, but has yet to report.
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NewsBar chair: ‘We join solicitors in doubting “one-size-fits-all” policy on fees’
Andrew Langdon QC voices concern over 'evangelical' reformers.
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NewsLegal profession 'united on Brexit'
Chancery Lane says that bar's Brexit Papers reinforces common message.
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NewsSuspension for barrister convicted of stalking
Disciplinary tribunal says Jonathan Simpson’s conviction is ‘serious matter’.
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Land con barrister disbarred for dishonesty
Philip Pawson, who had never practised, disbarred after dishonesty charge upheld.
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NewsBar will end ‘poor-quality, expensive’ training route
More details published of proposals to slash the cost of training and tackle high exam failure rates.
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Bar appoints expert panel to advise on its work
No solicitor among eight members to be paid £308 per day.
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Public access barrister disbarred after third hearing in a month
Tariq Rehman disbarred following hearing at the Bar Standards Board's disciplinary tribunal.
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NewsFury over Gove’s call for practice curbs on ‘second-class’ solicitor-advocates
Solicitors have reacted angrily to an 'ill-judged, ill-informed and incorrect' attack on solicitor-advocates by Michael Gove. Speaking last night, the former lord chancellor called for restrictions on the rights of audience of solicitor-advocates in order to ‘restore the criminal bar to health’. Claiming barristers provide a ‘better service’, he suggested ...
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Training scheme to help vulnerable witnesses
Joint Law Society and Bar Council training scheme will help advocates dealing with serious sexual offences.
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NewsExclusive: barristers face fee hike to plug Bar Council’s pension deficit
Levy imposed in 2010 to meet ‘very significant’ deficit in employee pension scheme has not proved sufficient to meet a growing funding shortfall.
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Barrister banned for stealing gold and cash
Mujibur Ibrahim disbarred after stealing criminal assets seized by East Midlands police.
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NewsBar chief botches his pupils’ homework
Sir Andrew Burns slips on jargon during Bar Council meeting over the weekend.
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