All The Bar articles – Page 13
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Ely Place Chambers to close in July
London set ‘deeply saddened’ to shut down after almost 20 years.
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81% of chambers will fold within a year, Bar Council survey finds
Bar Council says majority of chambers will collapse if they do not receive more financial support during the pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Barristers to get £500 upfront, says CPS
An upfront Covid-19 fee of £500 is to be introduced in May for prosecuting counsel.
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Bar refuses to budge on exam delays
‘Integrity of the assessments is paramount’ says director general of the Bar Standards Board.
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Self-employed package ‘woefully insufficient’, say junior barristers
Reliance on 2018/19 tax returns is ‘an unnecessary barrier to the equitable application of the scheme’, newly-qualified barristers claim.
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Bar’s leniency on conduct under spotlight
Barrister watchdog has challenged just two tribunal judgments in the past five years - a fraction of the SRA’s annual count of appealing sanctions imposed on solicitors.
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Barristers cool on emergency measures for self-employed
Bar Council will raise the £50,000 profit cap with the Treasury and the Ministry of Justice.
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Coronavirus: Students urge BSB not to delay exams
Postponing assessments would have ‘significant long-term effects’, students claim.
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Ex-solicitor faces bankruptcy restrictions after concealing assets
Paul Baxendale-Walker was declared bankrupt in 2018 after giving negligent tax advice to a client.
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Coronavirus: Bar calls for halt on all hearings
All in-person hearings across all jurisdictions should be suspended, Bar Council says.
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Second barrister gets short suspension for assault conviction
Rashid Ahmed, convicted of common assault by beating in April 2018, is barred for three months.
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Coronavirus: Stop jury trials, says Bar Council
Requiring groups of strangers to gather closely together is contrary to government advice, says Amanda Pinto QC.
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Bar exam delay sparks pupillage fears
Students concerned they will not qualify in time to start pupillage this autumn.
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Coronavirus: Call for upfront payments to barristers
Advances in payment will be a ‘lifeline’ for practitioners, says Caroline Goodwin QC.
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Opinion
COVID-19: how bars are coping worldwide
There are useful lessons in how lawyer bodies around the globe are dealing with the pandemic.
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Barrister who beat woman suspended for four months
Practitioner convicted of assault and failing to surrender to custody.
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Opinion
Equitable briefing: the second 100 years of women in law
Employment Lawyers Association scheme monitors solicitors’ instructions to employment law barristers by reference to gender.
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Barrister sanctioned over ‘racially charged’ tweet fails on appeal
Martin John Carr Diggins was found to have diminished public trust after posting ‘seriously offensive’ tweet.
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Leeds chambers closes after 60 years
Zenith Chambers ‘will no longer be operating as a barristers chambers'.
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Opinion
Barrister who overcame prejudice to reach the Old Bailey
Rose QC – the remarkable story of Rose Heilbron: trailblazer and legal icon | Hilary Heilbron