All The Bar articles – Page 41
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NewsFamily courts unfair for litigants in person, MPs told
Family lawyers’ groups gave evidence to the Common’s Justice Committee on the impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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OpinionA course in US history
Solid rock of US constitution stands in the way of EU-US free trade talks.
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NewsMore lawyers sign 'living wage' pledge
Rising number of legal employers commit to pay staff at least £8.80 an hour in London and £7.65 outside.
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OpinionHot topics at ABA meeting
Long-running issues - including a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the US - are up for discussion in Boston.
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NewsStarmer confirms bid to stand for Labour
The barrister and former director of public prosecutions will seek election in Holborn and St Pancras.
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News‘Arrogant’ barrister has contempt finding set aside
The Court of Appeal referred Ian West to the Bar Standards Board, saying his behaviour jeopardises the efficiency of the criminal justice system.
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NewsFormer diplomat to head bar’s regulator
Sir Andrew Burns will replace Lady Deech as chairman of the Bar Standards Board on 1 January.
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NewsBuckland appointment ‘an insult to lawyers’
Questions have been raised over the appointment of the solicitor general.
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NewsMansfield: the victims’ choice
Campaigners for victims of historic child sexual abuse have called for barrister Michael Mansfield QC to lead inquiry.
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NewsCriminal bar takes QASA challenge to appeal court
Dinah Rose QC argues that the scheme will have a ‘chilling effect’ on advocacy.
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NewsPublicly funded bar facing post-LASPO exodus
Many family and civil legal aid barristers are ‘actively considering’ their futures, according to a Bar Council survey.
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NewsGrayling not giving up on regulatory reform
Lord chancellor tells justice committee that ‘quick fixes’ from the profession and regulators have not been forthcoming.
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OpinionBar deal applies to just 0.1% of work
Agreement on VHCCs does nothing to aid majority of criminal bar, let alone solicitors.
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NewsSpecialist regulation is best, says BSB chair
Lady Deech counters recent calls for a single overarching legal regulator.
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NewsPractitioner bodies berate ‘face-saving’ bar deal
Solicitor groups say the deal 'fails to address the silent crisis in a neglected system'.
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NewsBar and MoJ announce fee deal
Revised fixed fees will be paid on a case-by-case basis for VHCCs while plans to expand the PDS further are halted.
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OpinionThe future of the bar is….
For all its laudable efforts, the bar is still conspicuously pale and male.