All The Bar articles – Page 6
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NewsChambers criticised for giving pupils silent treatment
The regulator has asked the Bar Council for a stronger statement about the importance of telling candidates that they have not been selected for interview.
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NewsBSB discloses sexual misconduct data ahead of sanctions review
The Bar Council wrote to the BSB earlier this month expressing concern over sexual misconduct complaints.
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NewsNews focus: ‘Perverse’ punishments at the bar
Momentum is building for tougher sanctions to be imposed on barristers who commit sexual misconduct. Current trends show a clear inconsistency in sanctions based on offence.
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News‘Perverse’: Bar Council demands answers on sexual misconduct sanctions
Representative body claims there are still issues with how sexual harassment at the bar is investigated and punished, in letters seen by the Gazette.
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NewsBarrister in plagiarism row admits ‘technical breach of copyright’
Ian Whitehurst speaks publicly for the first time since dispute between law firms emerged.
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NewsCovid operating hours still on the table, Bar Council told
Radical measures to clear the court backlog are not backed by lord chancellor, says representative body.
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NewsBar predicts income boost from students - despite pupillage drought
Regulator expects to collect £1.35m from bar school fees this year, 40% more than last year's budget prediction.
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NewsQuarter of bar pupils report financial hardship
Some 26% of pupil barristers said their remuneration was ‘insufficient’ in a Bar Council survey.
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NewsBar counsels ‘extreme caution’ in Human Rights Act review
Changes to the 1998 act could put the UK in breach of international law, says Bar Council.
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NewsInternational Bar Association to help women reach top legal roles
Data will be collected and analysed over the next nine years to see if diversity measures are working.
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NewsBar chief dismisses complaints of 'woke' bias from tweeting barrister
Jon Holbrook had asked Bar Council to 'stand up to the mob', but its chair says he ignored professional obligations.
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NewsIBA chief hits out at 'sustainable development' measure
Concern at recommendation for governments to regulate lawyers in line with 'the demands of sustainable finance and the public interest'.
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NewsBar sanctions under scrutiny in new consultation
Review prompted by claims of undue leniency in matters involving sexual misconduct.
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News'Spike' in barristers reporting Covid concerns
Thirteen reports relating to coronavirus were filed on the Bar Council’s wellbeing app last month.
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NewsBar Council warns of post-pandemic barrister shortfall
Number of pupillages registered with the Bar Standards Board fell by 35% last year to 386.
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NewsGovernment 'scraps extended operating hours'
Criminal bar says the 'discriminatory' scheme will 'not raise its head again'.
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NewsNo need to read emails past 6pm, barristers told
Criminal Bar Association issues wellbeing guidance to tackle ‘unsustainable working practices’.
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NewsTweeting barrister Holbrook parts company with chambers
Expelled barrister says he resigned four days ago and complains of ‘cancel culture of intolerance’.
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NewsPupillage numbers plunge in response to pandemic
Bar Standards Board warns that chambers may scale back recruitment in the months ahead.