Barrister disbarred after council tax conviction
A barrister convicted of failing to disclose a change in her circumstances for the purposes of council tax, and who was then found to have lied at a re-hearing, has been disbarred.
30% of barristers have faced bullying, harassment and discrimination
Nearly one in three barristers have personal experience of bullying, harassment and/or discrimination in the past two years, Bar Council research has revealed.
Major report: Law’s culture has to change to tackle wellbeing crisis
The “organisational culture” of the legal profession needs to change to tackle the ongoing problems of mental ill-health, bullying and harassment, major new research has found.
Giving evidence “not a game”, judge tells expert witness
An expert witness has apologised to the High Court after being told by a judge not to treat giving evidence in court “as a game”.
Labour MPs attack cost of qualifying as a lawyer
The publicly funded side of the legal profession is “losing a talent pool of bright, young lawyers” to big City law firms because of their debt burdens, the shadow solicitor-general warned yesterday.
Research: “Billions could be saved” by funding more legal advice
The Treasury could save billions of pounds a year if more public money is put into specialist legal advice, according to new research.
Treasury rejects SRA and Law Society pleas over economic crime levy
The government has rejected a call from the Solicitors Regulation Authority that small law firms should have to pay its new economic crime levy.
Ashurst elevates ‘New Law’ tech roles to careers alongside lawyers
The ‘New Law’ arm of City firm Ashurst has created a formal career pathway for legal technology specialists to run in parallel with the traditional roles available to lawyers.
“Positive action scheme” bids to improve diversity of Treasury Counsel
A “positive action scheme” for advocates who have the potential to become Treasury Counsel in the future – aimed to address a lack of diversity in their ranks – is to be launched next month.
SRA launches investigations into 10% of firms checked for AML compliance
More than 10% of law firms whose compliance with anti-money laundering rules was checked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the last year have been referred for investigation
