‘A disciplinary tribunal has sharply criticised the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for how it approached the prosecution of a barrister who provided clear medical evidence to explain why she struggled to stay awake during an inquest she was participating in online.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has once again shown no mercy on a litigant in person who failed to appreciate the civil procedure rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Legal regulators must warn lawyers that they will face action to stop them unethically taking advantage of vulnerable litigants, a charity has urged.’
Legal Futures, 21st August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected criticisms of his legal team by a man jailed for possessing cocaine with intent to supply.’
Legal Futures, 19th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Barristers should be under a professional duty to actively promote anti-discriminatory attitudes and behaviours, it has been suggested.’
Legal Futures, 19th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A judge has refused to hear media objections to an application by a well-known member of the bar for anonymity during upcoming disciplinary proceedings.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal was entitled to reject a barrister’s claim that LGBT charity Stonewall “caused or induced” discrimination against her by her chambers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 25th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘See probationary tenancy as a fresh opportunity to impress a new group of decision-makers, advises Abiodun Olatokun.’
The 36 Group, 18th July 2024
Source: 36group.co.uk
‘Relations between the Legal Services Board (LSB) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) are close to breaking point over the speed of reform at the barrister regulator.’
Legal Futures, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The number of students on Bar vocational courses has continued to grow since the pandemic, new figures from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) have shown. The figures also highlighted large gaps in achievement between those with first-class university degrees and those with lower seconds, as well as between course providers.’
Legal Futures, 19th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The largest chambers in Wales has become the first legal services provider to obtain the new law-specific data protection certification approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).’
Legal Futures, 18th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This annual report covers the period from July 2023 to June 2024 and contains statistics on enrolment, results and trends in vocational training to become a barrister, and student progression onto pupillage in England and Wales.’
Bar Standards Board, 16th July 2024
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Four UN special rapporteurs have warned that disciplinary proceedings against a female barrister for saying a judge had shown a “boys’ club attitude” may send “a disconcerting message” to lawyers challenging gender bias in custody and domestic abuse cases.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Being a solicitor or from an ethnic minority more than halves the odds of successfully applying for the bench compared to white barristers, the latest figures on judicial diversity have revealed.’
Legal Futures, 12th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A pupil barrister has been fined £500 for a series of foul-mouthed outbursts at a remote invigilator during an online ethics exam, which ended with him raising his middle finger to the camera.’
Legal Futures, 11th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A general counsel has complained that she is unable to sign off the qualifying work experience (QWE) of trainee solicitors because she is a barrister.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A cross-regulator effort to improve the standard of practice in coroners’ courts has had limited effect, the first evaluation of the initiative has found.’
Legal Futures, 28th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘If we can understand class at the Bar more accurately, we will be more effective when analysing – and combatting – classism, says Alex Benn.’
Counsel, June 2024
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The chairman of the Bar Council has urged the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to let it lead work on improving equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the profession.’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A barrister and part-time immigration tribunal judge has been jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency, along with other lawyers, by falsely claiming defence legal costs.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st June 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
