‘Eco-anxiety, a form of anxiety linked to the climate crisis, is a wellbeing issue for barristers which “should be taken seriously” by chambers, a KC and environmental law specialist has said.’
Legal Futures, 14th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published: an interim report from AlphaPlus evaluating the BSB’s Future Bar Training (FBT) reforms; the BSB’s 2023 Bar Training Report, covering the period from 2011/12 to 2022/23 and the Central Examinations Board (CEB) Chair’s Report, which presents the latest results for candidates sitting the centralised assessments in civil and criminal litigation in December 2022.’
Bar Standards Board, 8th March 2023
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Nearly four in five Bar students still regard their courses as unaffordable despite an average drop of £4,700 in fees, research for the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has found.’
Legal Futures, 9th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Despite the master of the rolls’ clarion call for lawyers to respect judgment embargoes and a warning about possible contempt proceedings, high-profile breaches continue to happen.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th February 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its response to the Legal Service Board’s policy statement on ongoing competence. The response includes an action plan which sets out the BSB’s approach to assuring the professional competence of barristers and, in doing so, how it meets the expectations of the LSB’s policy statement.’
Bar Standards Board, 14th February 2023
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said it is open to “revisiting” its position that a reaccreditation scheme to ensure the competence of barristers is unnecessary.’
Legal Futures, 16th February 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘How often does a member of the House of Lords get cheered from the football terraces?’
BBC News, 14th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Greater visibility, better career progression, and stamping out bullying and harassment are key recommendations in a new report on ‘Life at the employed Bar’ published by the Bar Council today. The employed Bar is more diverse, reports higher levels of wellbeing, and experiences greater flexibility and work/life balance than the self-employed Bar. However, the employed Bar also experiences bullying and harassment at similar levels to the whole Bar, has a far lower rate of taking Silk, and expresses some concern about perceptions of careers at the employed Bar.’
The Bar Council, 8th February 2023
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘There is a “strong feeling” that employed barristers are undervalued by their self-employed colleagues, a Bar Council report has found.’
Legal Futures, 9th February 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A leading lawyer is suing the Times for libel over a report relating to a complaint against her to the barristers’ watchdog for England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has helped “open eyes” to the idea of reforming England’s increasingly draconian libel and privacy laws, according to one of the country’s leading media advocates.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Barristers with regional accents still encounter bias from both clients and professional colleagues that those who speak in what is regarded as an “acceptable” accent do not, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 30th January 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A personal injury firm claims to have become the first of its kind to offer pupillage to aspiring barristers. North west firm Express Solicitors will hear applications for four pupillage positions in each of the next two years, and plans to increase this number in the future as caseloads increase.’
Law Society's Gazette, 30th January 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a summary of the latest available diversity data for the Bar. Overall, the data shows the continuation in 2022 of several longer-term trends, including an increase in the proportion of practising barristers who are female; who are from a minority ethnic background; who have primary care of a child; who have a disability; and who are aged 55 or more. The most noticeable increase was a rise of 3.3 percentage points in the proportion of pupils who are female to 59.9 per cent.’
Bar Standards Board, 27th January 2023
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to commission an “independent end-to-end” review of its enforcement processes in a bid to improve its much-criticised performance.’
Legal Futures, 27th January 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Law Society has issued an ultimatum to lord chancellor Dominic Raab over criminal legal aid fees: increase them by the minimum amount recommended by the government-commissioned Bellamy review or face a judicial review.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th January 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Pressure on the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to improve its performance ratcheted up today after it scored by far the worst of all the legal regulators in the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) annual assessment.’
Legal Futures, 12th January 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has hailed the “significant progress” that has been made since the government published its landmark rape review action plan – however, the Criminal Bar Association has warned that complainants will continue to wait years for a trial unless prosecutors’ fees are increased.’
Law Society's Gazette,15th December 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The poor performance of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) is set to hit barristers in the pocket as it seeks to increase salaries to overcome recruitment and retention difficulties.’
Legal Futures, 15th December 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘There is a significant attainment gap between providers of the Bar training course, ranging from a pass rate of 94% at the highest to 49% at the lowest.’
Legal Futures, 12th December 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
