Tag: Bar Standards Board

Barrister's wig and gown

BSB chair to leave this summer

Follows SRA and LSB bosses quitting roles

Mar 10 2025 2:19pm

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

Dec 12 2024 11:56am
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‘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

Dec 11 2024 2:18pm
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Civil unrest could lead to suspension of bar exams in Bangladesh

UK regulator 'closely monitoring' situation

Aug 8 2024 8:02am
Barrister's wig and gown

BSB greenlights restart of Hertfordshire Uni bar course

Suspended last summer in 'interests of students'

Jun 6 2024 12:49pm
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BSB proposes eliminating degree requirement for barristers

Cites possible equality benefits

Jan 16 2024 12:09pm
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Barristers given fresh guidance on social media behaviour 

'Strike balance' between human rights and professional obligations, says regulator

Sep 21 2023 8:00am
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BSB mulls removing caps on exam resits

Trials move with BPP

Aug 7 2023 9:16am
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BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott

Law schools can accept students with pending degree results

Jul 12 2023 12:26pm
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Bar course provider pass rates vary from 93% to just 22%, new report shows

More than half fail to score above 50%

Mar 9 2023 8:36am
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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

Jan 23 2023 8:55am
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