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BSB publishes its Annual Diversity at the Bar Report 

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today...

The Bar Standards Board provides support to chambers with new webpage

In October 2023, the Bar Standards Board...

Cram Dos, Don’ts and  Darn Its:   The ‘Too Much Unfair Value’ Approach To The UK Cramdown

    By Riz Mokal ABSTRACT What is rationality and what...

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Pro Bono Recognition List for England & Wales – returns in 2025 with an expanded scope and endorsed by many

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Endorsed By The Lady Chief Justice, the Pro Bono Recognition List Returns for Second Year with expanded Eligibility Criteria. 13th January 2025, LONDON – The Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee is proud to announce the return of the Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales for 2025, with submissions opening today (13th January). Building on the success of its inaugural year, which saw over 3,750 solicitors and barristers participate in 2024, the initiative has expanded its scope to include chartered legal executives, SRA-registered...

As a ‘covid pupil’, my legal career has grown with the Cloud Video Platform (CVP) and its illusive conference pin master

By Eleanor Durdy, barrister, Park Square Barristers I wrote an article in early 2021 and in 2022 about the impact that CVP was having on the legal profession and I have been asked to provide a follow up article now...

Mentoring and fair access to the Bar: an update

In the October 2022 edition of The Barrister, I wrote about the role mentoring could play in widening access to the profession to groups currently underrepresented at the Bar. It is hard, if not impossible, to know whether my...

Developments in the public interest defence in defamation

The impact of the rapid development of the digital technology on data usage and its distribution has become one of the central topics of discussion in modern society. Media has evolved to become...

Cognitive Bias: Forensic Science  

Dr David Schudel forensic chemist at Keith Borer Consultants. According to the Oxford English dictionary, “bias” has several meanings, including: “to influence, affect (often unduly and unfairly)”. No one likes to think of themselves behaving...

BSB publishes its Annual Diversity at the Bar Report 

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The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its annual summary of the latest available diversity data for the Bar. It covers pupils, practising King’s Counsel - KC - and practising non-KC barristers. Last year’s report is available here. This report assists the BSB in meeting its statutory duties under the Equality Act 2010 and sets out an evidence base from which relevant and targeted policy can be developed. Overall, this year has seen the continuation 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; and who are aged 55 or...

BSB publishes its Annual Diversity at the Bar Report 

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its annual summary of the latest available diversity data for the Bar. It covers pupils, practising King’s...

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The End of No-Fault Evictions: The Unintended Consequences of Reform

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By Farhan Asghar, CEO, The Solicitors, Advocates & Barristers Inc Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 grants landlords the power to evict tenants without providing a specific reason, often referred to as a 'no-fault eviction'. This provision has been...

The Rise of the English Jurisdiction as Europe’s Leading Venue for Arbitration Award Enforcement Against Recalcitrant EU States.

In the grand tradition of British legal fortitude, one cannot help but acknowledge the unbeatable supremacy of London in enforcing arbitration awards against the sometimes capricious EU member states in the international scenario. It is an irony, indeed, that while our continental brethren embroil themselves in bureaucratic entanglements and juridical contortions, London remains an unassailable stronghold of legal integrity and reliability. Nowhere is this more evident than in the context of arbitration awards, where the English courts stand unmarred...

Barristers call for radical rethink on ‘tough’ sentencing

Successive governments’ “tough on crime” pledges will not be met through longer prison sentences, the Bar Council argues in a new submission to the sentencing review. In response to the Gauke review’s call for...

What external counsel can learn from in-house teams

By Rich Hanstock // external lawyers often win clients by projecting total self-assuredness. it takes humility and self-awareness to separate confidence...
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The Major Political Parties and Their Pledges for the Family Justice System in 2024

  Author: Baldip Singh, Barrister No5 Barristers’ Chambers My trial settled...

Kids, Court and Caffeine…How to survive having a baby at the Bar

By Sunyana Sharma, Barrister, 3 Paper Buildings As I start...

Raising the Bar for Working Parents

When New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern resigned recently,...

Religious observances and festivals – what are my employers’ obligations?

  By Aleksandra Traczyk, Associate at Winckworth Sherwood There are many...
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BSB publishes its Annual Diversity at the Bar Report 

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its annual summary of the latest available diversity data for the Bar. It covers pupils, practising King’s...

The Bar Standards Board provides support to chambers with new webpage

In October 2023, the Bar Standards Board launched a public consultation to clarify our regulatory expectations of chambers. This followed a series of consultative roundtables across...

Cram Dos, Don’ts and  Darn Its:   The ‘Too Much Unfair Value’ Approach To The UK Cramdown

    By Riz Mokal ABSTRACT What is rationality and what role does it play in the bargaining in which parties engage as part of a restructuring? Is...

Bar Standards Board publishes thematic review of training providers’ admissions arrangements

The Bar Standards Board (BSB), is today publishing a review of the admissions arrangements of vocational Bar course training providers and how they support...

Barristers call for radical rethink on ‘tough’ sentencing

Successive governments’ “tough on crime” pledges will not be met through longer prison sentences, the Bar Council argues in a new submission to the...
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