‘The former chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has been disbarred over sexual misconduct towards a young aspiring lawyer.’
The Guardian, 19th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government faces a “catastrophic loss’”of lawyers to help bring down the Crown court backlog after a national survey found that one in three criminal barristers intends to quit.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Law Society, Bar Council, CILEX and the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) have become the latest to call for stronger oversight of third-party litigation funding.’
Legal Futures, 14th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Sexual harassment at the Bar that “might have been tolerated and even expected in the past is no longer acceptable”, a disciplinary tribunal has said – but “regrettably, such behaviour is still widespread”.’
Legal Futures, 14th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘LawPod UK is marking International Women’s Day by bringing you the final episode of its three-part series exploring gender at the Bar. In this series, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Arhestey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith KC, Clodagh Bradley KC, Cara Guthrie, Judith Rogerson, Isabel McArdle, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Chloe Turvill about their experiences, in the hope of drawing out some key reflections and continuing the conversation about gender and the profession.’
Law Pod UK, 8th March 2025
Source: audioboom.com
‘The High Court has refused to admit a skeleton argument that was three times the length it should have been, and ranged beyond the confines of what it should have done.’
Legal Futures, 10th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The focus on access to the Bar in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) efforts is “low-hanging fruit” that ignores the bigger problem of progression, the chair of the Black Barristers Network said last week.’
Legal Futures, 10th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A report for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has called for a review of the selection process used by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) for salaried judges. It also called for new guidance from the MoJ on whether salaried judges should be allowed to return to practice after leaving the bench.’
Legal Futures, 28th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm was negligent in failing to prepare for a three-day hearing or instruct counsel for it, a Family Court judge has ruled in making a wasted costs order.’
Legal Futures, 25th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A family law firm has been ordered to pay costs of the other party after the High Court found it was negligent in the preparation of a family case for a three-day hearing.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Barristers doing government work will see a 25% increase in rates from 1 April, in some cases the first rise since the panels were first introduced in 1997.’
Legal Futures, 24th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Senior lawyers have condemned the “venomous” and “deeply personal” attacks on the attorney general, Richard Hermer, saying they were causing “immense and untold damage” to society and the rule of law.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has dismissed negligence allegations which had been hanging over a barrister and legal advice centre for more than five years.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Barristers must be “circumspect” in exercising their free speech when speaking about controversial matters, the director general of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said.’
Legal Futures, 10th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Black students are less likely to pass the barristers’ training course or secure pupillage than their white counterparts, according to analysis published by the profession’s watchdog. The Bar Standards Boards’ data also showed a 10% rise in the number of students enrolled on bar training courses over the past five years, rising from 1,685 in 2019/2020 to 2,406 in 2023/24. The increase may lead to a lower proportion of students going on to pupillage without a proportionate rise in places available, it warned.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘First-time perpetrators of low-level crimes should be diverted from trials by paying compensation to victims or enrolling in rehabilitation to solve the courts crisis, the Bar Council has said.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Removing the right to a jury trial “is not the answer” and risks making the crisis facing the criminal justice system worse, barristers have warned.’
The Bar Council, 6th February 2025
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The evidence “does not support anxiety about standards” for qualifying as a barrister, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said.’
Legal Futures, 4th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its third Annual Report to the Board on Bar Training covering the period from December 2023 to November 2024 along with a further report containing statistics on enrolment, results, and student progression overall.’
Bar Standards Board, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its annual summary of the latest available diversity data for the Bar. It covers pupils, practising King’s Counsel – KC – and practising non-KC barristers. Last year’s report is available on the BSB website.This report assists the BSB in meeting its statutory duties under the Equality Act 2010 and sets out an evidence base from which relevant and targeted policy can be developed.’
Bar Standards Board, 31st January 2025
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
