Category: inns of court

BPTC fees rise as Inns of Court estimate students waste £5m on the course every year – The Lawyer

Posted May 7th, 2015 in fees, inns of court, legal education, news, universities by sally

‘Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) fees have risen by 9 per cent in three years nationwide, while fees in the capital have been hiked by 12 per cent in the same period.’

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The Lawyer, 30th April 2015

Source: www.lawyer.com

Inner Temple Strategic Review

Posted February 25th, 2015 in inns of court, news by sally

Open Session Meeting – Thursday 26th February 2015 from 5pm in the Parliament Chamber

There is an Open Session meeting for all members of the Inner Temple on Thursday 26th February at 5pm for 5.30pm at which the initial findings of the Strategic Review Group will be presented, followed by an opportunity for members of the Inn to have their say.

www.innertemple.org.uk/strategic-review/33-news-events/563-strategic-review-open-session

Court of Appeal: BSB official “blind to any sense of fairness” in disciplinary prosecution – Legal Futures

Posted January 21st, 2015 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, evidence, forgery, inns of court, judicial review, news, witnesses by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has criticised in the strongest language the behaviour of an official at the Bar Standards Board (BSB) responsible for “subverting the rules” on disclosure.’

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Legal Futures, 21st January 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Appeal court throws out attack on Bar disciplinary tribunals over time-expired members – Legal Futures

Posted December 18th, 2014 in appeals, barristers, disciplinary procedures, inns of court, news, time limits by sally

‘Anomalies in the appointment of panel members to Bar disciplinary tribunals between 2006 and 2011 did not affect the validity of their findings, the Court of Appeal decided yesterday.’

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Legal Futures, 17th December 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Lawyers and their Regulators: What Next? – Nicholas Lavender QC, Chairman of the Bar Council

Posted December 3rd, 2014 in advocacy, alternative business structures, barristers, crime, foreign jurisdictions, inns of court, legal aid, legal education, legal profession, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, pro bono work, regulations, reports, rule of law, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, speeches by sally

Lawyers and their Regulators: What Next? (PDF)

Nicholas Lavender QC, Chairman of the Bar Council

The Bar Council, 24th November 2014

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

“Do not dismiss ABSs,” Lord Judge tells criminal law barristers – Legal Futures

Posted October 31st, 2014 in advocacy, alternative business structures, barristers, criminal justice, inns of court, news by sally

‘Lord Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice, has warned criminal law barristers that the “old-fashioned chambers structures must be reconsidered” and they must not dismiss alternative business structures (ABSs) “out of hand”.’

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Legal Futures, 31st October 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Former pupillage head launches judicial review over non-judge Visitors – Legal Futures

Posted October 3rd, 2014 in inns of court, judicial review, news, pupillage by tracey

‘Ben Conlon, former head of the pupillage committee at 3 Temple Gardens, has launched a judicial review arguing that the Visitors to the Inns of Court should made up only of High Court judges.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd October 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Barristers can be fearless, but they must keep to the rules – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2014 in appeals, barristers, disciplinary procedures, inns of court, news, professional conduct, tribunals by michael

‘How fearless can a barrister afford to be when representing a defendant at a criminal trial? That was the question I asked here exactly six months ago. The answer, we learned this week, is not as fearless as Lawrence McNulty was when he represented Munir Farooqi at a terrorist trial in the summer of 2011. A disciplinary tribunal of the inns of court has now convicted McNulty on four charges of professional misconduct arising from Farooqi’s trial, while acquitting the barrister of a fifth’

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The Guardian, 31st July 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Inns of Court funding scheme has created 30 new pupillages – The Lawyer

Posted May 9th, 2014 in inns of court, news, pupillage by sally

‘The Inns of Court Pupillage Matched Funding Scheme has created 30 pupillages in its first year, with 15 new pupils due to start in 2014 and the same number set to begin pupillage in 2015.’

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The Lawyer, 8th May 2014

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Consultation Paper on Changes to the Guidance on Returning Instructions – Response on Behalf of the Bar Liaison Committee of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple – The Inner Temple

Posted May 1st, 2014 in barristers, consultations, fees, inns of court, news by sally

Consultation Paper on Changes to the Guidance on Returning Instructions – Response on Behalf of the Bar Liaison Committee of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple (PDF)

The Inner Temple, April 2014

Source: www.innertemple.org.uk

COIC tribunals review: progress update – Bar Standards Board

Posted March 5th, 2014 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, inns of court, news, tribunals by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board has today [3 March] published an update on the contract management arrangements relating to COIC/BTAS (Council of the Inns of Court / Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service) and the progress against the recommendations set out in the Browne report of 2012.’

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Bar Stardards Board, 3rd March 2014

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Barrister who falsified qualifications disbarred after mitigation was thrown into question – Legal Futures

Posted March 4th, 2014 in appeals, barristers, disciplinary procedures, disqualification, inns of court, news by sally

‘A barrister who made national headlines after it was discovered he had falsified his educational qualifications and attainments was disbarred on appeal because of fresh evidence that undermined his mitigation, it has emerged.’

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Legal Futures, 4th March 2014

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Review of Provision of Independent Criminal Advocacy: COIC and ATC Submission – The Inner Temple

Posted January 6th, 2014 in advocacy, inns of court, legal education, legal profession, news by sally

‘This paper is written by representatives of the Council of the Inns of Court and the Advocacy Training Council to assist the ‘Review of the Provision of Independent Criminal Advocacy’ currently being undertaken by Sir Bill Jeffrey at the request of the Secretary of State for Justice.’

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The Inner Temple, December 2014

Source: www.innertemple.org.uk

Consultation Paper “Transforming Legal Aid: Next Steps” Response on Behalf of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple – The Inner Temple

Posted November 18th, 2013 in barristers, budgets, consultations, fees, inns of court, legal aid, legal representation, news by sally

“This response is made by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court, to which all barristers must belong.”

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The Inner Temple, November 2013

Source: www.innertemple.org.uk

High Court rejects challenge to BSB disciplinary tribunals – Legal Futures

Posted October 17th, 2013 in appeals, barristers, disciplinary procedures, inns of court, news, tribunals by sally

“A High Court judgment that refused three applications for judicial review of barristers’ disciplinary decisions is to be appealed, after the court found that anomalies in tribunal panel member appointments did not affect the validity of the findings.”

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Legal Futures, 17th October 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

BSB statement on Leathley, Mehey, Hayes v Visitors to the Inns of Court – Bar Standards Board

Posted October 16th, 2013 in Administrative Court, barristers, inns of court, judicial review, news, reports by sally

“A Bar Standards Board spokesperson said:

‘The administrative court has today handed down judgment in Leathley, Mehey, Hayes v Visitors to the Inns of Court: three judicial review applications which raised issues arising from the various anomalies revealed in 2011 in relation to the Council of the Inns of Courts’ panel member appointment processes. We are pleased that the court found all but two of the specific challenges made by the Claimants to be totally without merit and refused the applications on the two issues it considered were arguable. The judgment confirms the Bar Standard’s Board’s original view: that most of the historic anomalies, while a matter of great concern to us, did not affect the validity of the findings made in the cases that were potentially affected.'”

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Bar Standards Board, 16th October 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

BSB hopes JR will close floodgates on costs – Legal Futures

Posted August 27th, 2013 in barristers, costs, disciplinary procedures, inns of court, judicial review, litigants in person, news, professional conduct, solicitors by tracey

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to judicially review (JR) a disciplinary tribunal decision ordering that an acquitted barrister who represented herself be paid £27,500 in costs, fearing that if it went unchallenged similar claims could follow.”

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

High Court gets teeth into BSB disciplinary problems – Legal Futures

Posted July 19th, 2013 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, inns of court, judicial review, news, tribunals by sally

“The High Court has this week been hearing the first claim for judicial review arising from last year’s high-profile problems with the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) tribunals which, if successful, would throw the barristers’ disciplinary regime into disarray.”

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Legal Futures, 18th July 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Inner Temple’s Response to Legal Aid Consultation – The Inner Temple

Posted June 5th, 2013 in barristers, consultations, inns of court, legal aid, news by sally

“In response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper Transforming Legal Aid: Delivering a more credible and efficient system the Inner Temple has submitted the following response that can be viewed here.”

The Inner Temple, 5th June 2013

Source: www.innertemple.org.uk

Bar Council launches first ever Bar Nursery – The Bar Council

Posted April 17th, 2013 in barristers, children, inns of court, legal profession, news by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today launched the ‘Bar Nursery at Smithfield House’, a central London childcare facility in partnership with Smithfield House Children’s Nursery.”

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The Bar Council, 16th April 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk