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Barrister apprenticeship standard endorsed by Bar Standards Board

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education...

Race at the Bar: time to double down on race equality work, says Bar Council

The Bar Council is calling on individuals,...

The International Criminal Court’s Approach to Disability: Making or Breaking Foundations?

The pursuit of justice within an international...

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Budget: Welcome step for justice but still a way to go – Bar Council Inbox

Budget: Welcome step for justice but still a way to go – Bar Council The Bar Council has welcomed the overall settlement for justice in...

The budget – family lawyers react

Nicholas Fairbank, Barrister at 4PB, says: "High income families will be pleased to see that many of the feared tax increases affecting the wealthy have...

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...

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

By Farhan Asghar, CEO, The Solicitors, Advocates & Barristers Inc Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 grants landlords the power to evict tenants without...

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...

Bridging the gap?  The Barrister v The McKenzie Friend

If you have been around the county courts over the last decade or so, either as a seasoned barrister or new junior barrister you...

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...

Contempt of Court – where are we heading?

On 9th July 2024, the Law Commission launched a consultation in relation to proposed reforms to the law on contempt of court.  The consultation...

Advocate: The highs and highs of being pro bono counsel

I am a barrister at New Park Court Chambers, with chambers in Newcastle and Leeds. I practice predominantly in Family Law, as well as...

The Art of Doing Nothing

By Jake Rudman, Media Law Barrister and Mediator Lawyers are not paid to do nothing. That statement may appear self-evident, but it also gives rise to...

An analysis of why the government wants Magistrates’ sentencing powers to be doubled

The UK government's decision to double magistrates' sentencing powers for a second time is a multifaceted approach aimed at addressing several pressing issues within...

BSB Publishes its 2023-2024 Regulatory Decision-Making Annual Report

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its latest annual Regulatory Decision-Making Report. This is the fifth report that the BSB has published since it...

BSB regulatory proposals muddy the waters – Bar Council

New proposals on the regulation of barristers in chambers will create uncertainty as to compliance and over who in chambers is responsible for meeting...

Consultation on the regulation of barristers in chambers: The BSB’s response

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

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