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Looking Beyond The Picture: How To Trust Video Evidence

By David Spreadborough, Certified Forensic Video Analyst I last wrote here for the Easter term of The Barrister in 2018 and honestly, where has the time gone? Considering all the troubles over the last two years though, it is not...

The Power of Patterns in Forensics

By Professor Angela Gallop CBE, Group CEO at Forensic Access Ltd  Patterns can change the...

As with most things, the cheapest option is not always the best

Price is currently the main deciding factor for the instruction of an expert witness...

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...

Bar Chair calls for rollout of ‘problem-solving’ courts to tackle violence against women and girls

box Search for all messages with label Inbox Remove label Inbox from this conversation Bar Chair calls for rollout of ‘problem-solving’ courts to tackle violence against women...

4PB’s Barbara Mills KC Makes History as Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales for 2025

Barbara Mills KC, Joint Head of Chambers at leading family law set 4PB, has been elected Chair of the Bar Council for 2025. This...

Barrister apprenticeship standard endorsed by Bar Standards Board

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) are pleased to announce the Barrister Apprenticeship Standard. This new...

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

The Bar Council is calling on individuals, chambers, and organisations at the Bar to step up work on race equality and keep the momentum...

Ipsos poll on public awareness of the Bar and the Bar Standards Board

 In March 2024, the Bar Standards Board commissioned Ipsos, a leading independent market research agency, to conduct a survey of a representative sample of...

Independent report supports call for immediate uplift in criminal legal aid fees

The Bar Council is repeating calls on the Ministry of Justice for an immediate 15% uplift in criminal legal aid fees for barristers, following...

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...

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...

Bar Council responds to BSB proposals on equality rules

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has launched a consultation on the regulation of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at the Bar, including proposals to: amend Core...

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