Barristers


Anger over proposed ‘good faith’ rule for immigration lawyers

20 May 2021

Government plans to impose a ‘good faith’ requirement on immigration lawyers have been strongly attacked by solicitors and barristers, while the Legal Services Board has also questioned it.


SRA and BSB change approaches to gender in diversity surveys

14 May 2021

Both the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board are this year changing their approach to recording the sex and gender identity of those they regulate, it has emerged.


Barrister reprimanded for talking to lay opponent without their lawyer

14 May 2021

A barrister whose actions in speaking to the opposing lay client in the absence of their lawyer led a court to adjourn a hearing has been sanctioned by a disciplinary tribunal.


“Reflect on your ethics” says one barrister to another after Twitter exchange

12 May 2021

A barrister suing her chambers and Stonewall has told counsel for the LGBT charity to “reflect on her ethics” after the latter engaged with her on Twitter.


Barristers urged to be “active bystanders” in fight against harassment

11 May 2021

A project encouraging barristers to be ‘active bystanders’ – speaking out and standing against abusive, bullying and belittling behaviour – has been launched under the name ‘All Rise’.


Review of Bar exam chaos points finger at BSB and Pearson VUE

7 May 2021

The Bar Standards Board and electronic testing company Pearson VUE have both come under fire from the independent review of last year’s Bar professional training course exams.


Barrister fined for submitting misleading witness statement

4 May 2021

A barrister whose misleading witness statement led the High Court to rule that an arbitration award was obtained by fraud has been fined by a disciplinary tribunal.


Concerns mount over use of review websites to judge quality of lawyers

4 May 2021

The Bar Council and Council for Licensed Conveyancers have warned of the dangers of using “one-sided” consumer reviews to assess the quality of lawyers.


Bar set to beef up “lenient” sanctions for misconduct

30 April 2021

Plans to beef up the sanctions imposed on barristers for serious offences – including sexual misconduct, harassment and discrimination – were unveiled yesterday.


Contempt threat “seriously questionable”, says sub-postmasters’ barrister

29 April 2021

The barrister who withdrew from the sub-postmasters’ appeal after disclosing a document to the police has described the threat of contempt proceedings he faced as “seriously questionable”.

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