DPP Speech to the Bar Council, 9 September 2023 – Crown Prosecution Service
‘DPP Speech to the Bar Council, 9 September 2023.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th September 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Category: barristers
Top UK lawyer hits out at ‘authoritarian’ attacks on legal profession – The Guardian
Posted September 11th, 2023 in barristers, government departments, human rights, legal profession, Ministry of Justice, news by tracey
‘A leading British lawyer has compared UK government attacks on the profession to the tactics used by authoritarian regimes. Helena Kennedy KC, one of the UK’s most renowned criminal lawyers and a Labour peer, said ministers were deliberately creating scapegoats.’
The Guardian, 10th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bar Council to meet Can’t Buy My Silence over NDAs – Legal Futures
‘The Bar Council is to meet non-disclosure agreement (NDA) pressure group Can’t Buy My Silence in the wake of its criticism of the barrister body’s stance.’
Legal Futures, 5th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Weinstein whistleblower attacks Bar Council over NDAs stance – Legal Futures
Posted September 4th, 2023 in barristers, Legal Services Board, news, non-disclosure agreements, whistleblowers by tracey
‘The woman who first broke a Harvey Weinstein non-disclosure agreement (NDAs) has strongly criticised the Bar Council for dismissing the growing evidence of NDA abuse.’
Legal Futures, 4th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BSB takes action over worst-performing Bar training course – Legal Futures
Posted September 1st, 2023 in barristers, examinations, legal education, news, statistics, universities by sally
‘Would-be students on last year’s worst performing Bar training course – at Hertfordshire University – cannot start it this month after the Bar Standards Board (BSB) intervened.’
Legal Futures, 1st September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Barrister reprimanded for “unreasonable” conduct of immigration case – Legal Futures
Posted August 30th, 2023 in barristers, costs, disciplinary procedures, fines, immigration, judicial review, negligence, news, wasted costs orders by sally
‘A barrister made subject to a wasted costs order because of his conduct of an immigration judicial review has been reprimanded and fined by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’
Legal Futures, 30th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BSB chief: We cannot stop review websites covering barristers – Legal Futures
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has warned that it cannot stop the growing interest in featuring barristers on online review and comparison websites, even if the profession wants it to.’
Legal Futures, 24th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Is it time to re-assess the cab rank rule? – Doughty Street Chambers
Posted August 22nd, 2023 in barristers, chambers articles, climate change, environmental protection, legal representation, news, prosecutions, public order by sally
‘In March, 2023, many lawyers, including 18 barristers, signed a “declaration” that they will not prosecute climate-change activists or act for those promoting new fossil fuel projects. Is the ‘cab rank rule’ [Code rC28 -29] under threat?’
Doughty Street Chambers, 20th July 2023
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
South Asian Heritage Month 2023: HHJ Usha Karu shares her story – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Today marks the end of South Asian Heritage Month, an annual celebration which commemorates South Asian cultures, histories and communities. It began in 2020 and runs from 18 July to 17 August each year. We spoke to HHJ Usha Karu about her background and journey into law.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary , 17th August 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Anti-racist judges need to “speak out” and counsel must challenge bench – Legal Futures
‘Judges needed to “speak out” over racism in the judiciary and counsel should challenge the bench when they witness it, two leading barristers have argued.’
Legal Futures, 17th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
What makes a responsible chambers? – Counsel Magazine
Posted August 10th, 2023 in barristers, diversity, environmental protection, equality, news by tracey
‘Know where to start on ESG? Rachel Holmes – CEO of the chambers named “Responsible Business of the Year 2023” – shares its blueprint.’
Counsel Magazine, August 2023
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Bar chief: Legal Twitter pile-ons “getting out of hand” – Legal Futures
‘The number of “pile-ons” on legal Twitter is “getting out of hand”, the chairman of the Bar Council has argued.’
Legal Futures, 10th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Wellbeing matters to everyone at the Bar: new video launch – The Bar Council
‘Wellbeing matters to everyone at the Bar. In this new video, leaders from across the Bar explore some of the issues and challenges the profession faces, as well as potential solutions and ways for members of the Bar and associated professions to get help if they need it.’
The Bar Council, 27th July 2023
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
LSB has “no role” in regulating lawful use of NDAs, Bar Council says – Legal Futures
Posted August 1st, 2023 in barristers, Legal Services Board, news, non-disclosure agreements by sally
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has “no role” in “attempting to control or regulate lawyers involved in assisting clients in the lawful use of NDAs”, the Bar Council has said.’
Legal Futures, 1st August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Sunak “undermining trust in lawyers”, says Bar Council – Legal Futures
Posted July 26th, 2023 in asylum, barristers, government departments, immigration, law firms, legal profession, news, refugees, solicitors by sally
‘The Bar Council has accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of undermining trust in the profession by claiming that a “subset of lawyers” are exploiting illegal migrants for profit.’
Legal Futures, 26th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Speech by the Master of the Rolls to the Bar Council of England and Wales – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Posted July 19th, 2023 in artificial intelligence, barristers, computer programs, judges, news, speeches by tracey
‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls to the Bar Council of England and Wales.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 18th July 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Independence and the public interest: the role of a legal services regulator – Bar Standards Board
‘Independence and the public interest: the role of a legal services regulator. Talk by Mark Neale, Director General, Bar Standards Board – 3 July 2023.’
Bar Standards Board, 4th July 2023
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Bar chief backs feminist barrister abused by other counsel – Legal Futures
Posted July 6th, 2023 in barristers, bullying, complaints, harassment, news, threatening behaviour, women by sally
‘The chair of the Bar Council has spoken out in support of a feminist barrister who said yesterday that she has complained about abuse from more than 50 “mainly White male” barristers.’
Legal Futures, 6th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BSB chief: Many practices at the Bar have “outlived their usefulness” – Legal Futures
Posted July 4th, 2023 in barristers, competition, consumer protection, legal services, news, public interest by sally
‘There are many working practices at the Bar “which may have outlived their usefulness and no longer work in the interests of consumers”, the director general of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Barrister’s experiment finds chambers value academics over experience – Legal Futures
Posted July 4th, 2023 in barristers, diversity, education, examinations, news, pupillage, recruitment by sally
‘The results of a practising barrister’s experiment of applying for pupillage in a different area of law indicates that a lack of academic achievement remains a huge barrier even then.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
