Barristers

• … as LSB chair accuses Law Society and Bar of wanting to stifle competition
• ‘Direct access chambers’ opens for business and lands group action
• ‘List of defaulting solicitors’ to be ditched but cab-rank rule set to survive
• ‘Named and shamed’ barrister gets judge removed from disciplinary appeal hearing
• ‘Public access’ barrister disbarred for lying about immigration application
• ‘Regulator swapping’ to be put under the microscope
• ‘Vexatious’ barrister disbarred
• ‘Vexatious’ barrister loses High Court appeal against disbarment
• ‘List of defaulting solicitors’ will be scrapped, LSB confirms
• ‘Named and shamed’ barrister banned from public access work