Chancery gains – The Lawyer
“Despite the normal doom-mongering, the chancery bar is responding well to modern challenges, says Michael Todd QC.”
The Lawyer, 10th September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Category: barristers
Reform school – The Lawyer
“As the Carter and Clementi reforms start to take effect, how will the commercial bar fare under the new regime? Industry experts consider their likely impact.”
The Lawyer, 10th September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Are barristers’ standards slipping? – The Times
“An increase in complaints and several high-profile cases raise questions about barristers’ conduct” – Frances Gibb, The Times Legal Editor
The Times, 6th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bar Council delays new fee contract scheme – The Lawyer
“The new fee contract between barristers and solicitors, which was due to be introduced on 1 October, is being delayed by a year.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Excellence will be lost in the frenzy of cost-cutting – The Times
“Can Sally O’Neill, QC, persuade the public that the high standards of the Criminal Bar are worth saving?”
The Times, 4th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Framed father tells of barrister fake email plot – Daily Telegraph
“A father who was framed by a leading barrister in a child custody case has spoken for the first time about the extraordinary chain of events that led to him uncovering the deception.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Guest cleared of wedding attack – BBC News
“A barrister has been cleared of beating up a fellow guest at a wedding after a two-week trial.”
BBC News, 24th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The friend of the stars who fell from grace – The Observer
“A barrister and renowned radio and television producer, who has worked with the likes of Anthony Minghella, Michael Frayn and David Mamet, is facing jail after being found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Bruce Hyman, chief executive of Above The Title Productions, has pleaded guilty to attempting to falsely incriminate the husband of a client he was representing in the family court. If jailed, it is believed it would be the first time that a barrister had been sent to prison for such a crime.”
The Observer, 26th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Barrister wins pinot payout after assault – The Lawyer
“Newly-wed barrister Owen Prys Lewis of 9 Park Place Chambers received £100 compensation from his wife after she hit him over the head with a bottle of pinot grigio, a court heard.”
TheLawyer, 20th August 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Bottle attack on lawyer husband – BBC News
“A barrister who specialises in personal injury cases was hit over the head with an empty wine bottle by his ‘drunk’ new wife, Brecon magistrates have heard.”
BBC News, 14th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Councils team up for first barrister panel – The Lawyer
“Three city councils have undertaken the UK’s first ever joint panel review for barristers, appointing 29 sets, including No 5 Chambers, St Phillips [sic] Chambers and Hardwicke Building.”
The Lawyer, 13th August 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Court dress consultation heads up busy period for Bar reviews – Legal Week
Consultations galore keep the Bar busy over the summer recess, Justice Aikens starts drawing up the final working party report and the Chancery and Commercial Bar Association appoint new chairmen. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest from the Bar.”
Legal Week, 2nd August 2007
Source: http://legalweek.com
Fountain Court silk to succeed Vos as Bar chair – Legal Week
Posted July 27th, 2007 in barristers, news by sally
“The Bar Council has elected Timothy Dutton QC of Fountain Court Chambers as its new chairman the body announced today (27 July).”
Legal Week, 27th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Call to bar will not be deferred until pupillage complete, says BSB – The Lawyer
Posted July 25th, 2007 in barristers, news by sally
“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has rejected proposals to defer call to the bar until after a barrister has completed pupillage.”
The Lawyer, 25th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Hearing aid – The Lawyer
Posted July 25th, 2007 in advocacy, barristers, rights of audience, solicitors, special educational needs by sally
“Solicitors must be given greater freedom to take their clients’ cases all the way to the High Court. By Simon Davis.”
The Lawyer, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Chief constable has the law on his side after qualifying as a barrister – The Times
“Britain’s highest-ranking black police officer, Chief Constable Michael Fuller, will be called to the Bar today.”
The Times, 24th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Awoyomi v. Radford and Another – Times Law Reports
Loss of immunity from suit is retrospective
Awoyomi v. Radford and Another
“The judicial decision that advocates did not have immunity from suit in acts concerned with the conduct of litigation had retrospective effect and advocates had ceased to enjoy immunity from suit by 1991.”
The Times, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free in Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Michael Todd QC: Raising the Chancery Bar – Legal Week
Posted July 19th, 2007 in barristers, special report by sally
“The demand for Chancery expertise both on the Bench and at the Bar is buoyant. The Chancery Division of the High Court, comprising the Chancellor of the High Court and 17 Chancery High Court judges, does more work than the civil side of the Queen’s Bench Division, and about three times more than the Commercial Court and the Technology and Construction Court combined. In addition, a substantial amount of chancery business is transacted in the County courts.”
Legal Week, 19th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Awoyomi v. Radford and another – WLR Daily
Awoyomi v. Radford and another [2007] EWHC 1671
“The effect of the decision of the House of Lords in Arthur JS Hall & Co v Simons [2002] 1 AC 615 was that advocates had ceased to enjoy immunity from suit by 1991. The cause of action in respect of alleged negligence in 1995 had therefore accrued at that time and not at the date of the decision.”
WLR Daily, 12th July 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Revealed: how to chat up a senior clerk – The Lawyer
Posted July 13th, 2007 in barristers, barristers' clerks by michael
“The bar is often criticised for being elitist, Oxbridge dominated and simply outdated, but a glossary of clerking speak shows that the bar can be ‘down with the kids’.”
The Lawyer, 13th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
