All The Bar articles – Page 15
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System 'on its knees': bar publishes justice manifesto
Barristers urge next government to reverse cuts to legal aid, abolish ‘innocence tax’ and invest in court infrastructure.
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Barrister removed from new-breed law firm was not a worker, rules tribunal
Tribunal finds Brian Mark was free to choose what work he took on at firm he co-founded.
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Minimum pay for bar pupils on the rise
Pupils in London will receive a minimum of £18,866 from next year.
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Extra sitting days ‘simply not enough’, says criminal bar
Caroline Goodwin QC labels the 700-day increase ‘derisory’.
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Barrister suspended following sanction from SDT
Dual qualified practitioner was found to have breached solicitors accounts rules.
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Changes to defence fees are coming, Buckland tells barristers
Proposals on criminal defence fees were meant to be published last month, but have been pushed back to next year, according to the CBA.
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Barrister jailed for child sex offences is disbarred
Lee Sowden was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Leicester Crown Court last year.
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Khashoggi barrister among bar pro bono award winners
Migration was a dominant theme of this year’s awards, presented at a ceremony in London last night.
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'Fair and affordable' fees announced for prosecution advocates
CPS says revised rates address concerns such as remuneration for unused material.
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Barrister who misled head of chambers during investigation suspended
Satvir Aujla-Sahota was found to have engaged in conduct which was dishonest.
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Stop changing handbook, bar body tells regulator
Bar Council says changes could cause ‘avoidable confusion and disruption’ to the profession.
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Lord Keen QC in breach of core duty - but cleared of misconduct
Justice spokesman in the House of Lords faced bar disciplinary tribunal over 2017 conviction.
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Barrister suspended over offensive social media posts
Richard Miles acted in a way which was likely to diminish public trust, a disciplinary tribunal found.
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‘Hot courting’ is causing havoc, says criminal bar
The system of using one courtroom back-to-back is driving job insecurity, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association warns.
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University of Law slashes price of bar training course
From 2020, students will pay £13,000 to study full time in London.
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Regulator warns barristers against heated Twitter debates
BSB says barristers can be punished for their behaviour online, even if they were posting in a personal capacity.
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Bar regulator to keep evidence in the cloud
BSB will implement software which stores documents in digital form, allowing staff to share evidence more easily.
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Justice minister Lord Keen QC facing professional misconduct charge
Keen came to prominence representing the government in the high-profile prorogation case in the Supreme Court.
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BSB will pay conduct committee in regulation shake-up
Members of the new independent decision-making body will be paid £308 a day for their services.
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‘Incomprehensible’ MoJ guides airbrush barristers out, says Bar Council
Four-part guide for defendants issued by the Ministry of Justice mentions barristers just twice.