Tag: Bar Standards Board

BSB chair to leave this summer
Follows SRA and LSB bosses quitting roles

Top feminist barrister blasts BSB after ‘Boys Club’ tweet charges dropped
Dr Charlotte Proudman criticises regulator as ‘unfit for purpose’ after tribunal dismisses disciplinary case

‘Boys club’ tweet lands top feminist barrister in disciplinary hearing
Bar Standards Board goes head-to-head with Charlotte Proudman, who accuses them of gender discrimination and double standards

Civil unrest could lead to suspension of bar exams in Bangladesh
UK regulator 'closely monitoring' situation

BSB greenlights restart of Hertfordshire Uni bar course
Suspended last summer in 'interests of students'

BSB granted extra powers to tackle misbehaving barristers
Interim suspensions

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

BSB proposes eliminating degree requirement for barristers
Cites possible equality benefits

Suspension for prosecuting barrister who pursued ‘romantic interest’ in defendant
Misused personal contact info

BSB maintains ban on online exams following ‘clear evidence of cheating’
Pen and paper for foreseeable

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

BSB mulls removing caps on exam resits
Trials move with BPP

BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott
Law schools can accept students with pending degree results

Bar course provider pass rates vary from 93% to just 22%, new report shows
More than half fail to score above 50%

Disbarment for Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister
Timothy Crosland previously said leak of Heathrow runway ruling was necessary to 'protest the deep immorality' of the court’s decision

Pupil barrister passed off other tenants’ work as his own, tribunal finds
Decision open to appeal

Complaints against barristers jump more than 50%
2,517 reports

Bar exams: Research highlights attainment gap between white and ethnic minority wannabe barristers
As Oxbridge grads clean up across the board