Tag: Bar Council

Bar Council slams proposed change to barrister equality rules
Potentially unlawful

Bar diversity row: is it enough for barristers not to discriminate or should they actively boost inclusion?
Change in barristers' duty contemplated

Scrapping degree requirement will create more pupillage-less grads, Bar Council warns
Response to BSB proposals

Garrick Club: Bar Council issues warning to lawyer members
'Exclusionary spaces do not foster support between colleagues'

Young barristers report lower levels of overall wellbeing
Crime and family worst by practice area

Barristers warned against risks of ChatGPT
But Bar Council says AI use not 'inherently improper'

Bar Council chair urges party leaders to commit funding for 100 extra criminal pupillages
‘Eye-catching manifesto’

Barristers given fresh guidance on social media behaviour
'Strike balance' between human rights and professional obligations, says regulator

Bar chief: Move ‘call’ post-pupillage to clear up confusion around barrister title
'Problem is readily fixable', says Nick Vineall KC

UK-India agreement brings ‘huge opportunities’ for lawyers
Formally signed this week

Bar Council elects first Black vice chair
Barbara Mills KC starts in the role from January 2024

Criminal barrister appointed new Lord Chancellor as Bar Council brands Raab resignation ‘fresh start’ for justice
Alex Chalk KC takes top justice role

Bar Council attempts to clear up confusion after telling chambers to disregard the ‘skills section’ on Gateway pupillage applications
Bar body apologises for 'issues' with new platform

New report reveals 34% pay gap between male and female barristers
Pay disparity remains substantial despite narrowing slightly

Bar Council and northern law firm Ward Hadaway hit by cyber attacks
Criminals continue to target profession

Give pupillage seekers better feedback, urge rookie barristers
Respondents to Bar Council survey also call on chambers to ditch rejection by silence

One in six young barristers want to quit, new report finds
Workloads and mental health among reasons for ditching the wig and gown

Re-think training and support of junior barristers, says incoming bar chief
WhatsApp groups no substitute for chambers camaraderie

Bar report: Ethnic minorities find it harder to secure pupillage
'There is a need to tone down your blackness' during interviews, one junior barrister told researchers

Don’t scrap the bar aptitude test, urges Bar Council. Up the pass mark instead
BSB mulls ditching entry exam after report found fewer than 1% of wannabe barristers fail to pass it