Tag: Bar Standards Board

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns

Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets

Oct 24 2019 10:41am

BSB to barristers: avoid getting drawn into ‘heated’ social media spats

Regulator's fresh guidance covers content posted in both a 'professional and personal capacity'

Oct 23 2019 11:02am

ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%

New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture

Oct 22 2019 1:38pm

Cocaine fine barrister disciplined again — this time for assaulting three people

BSB suspends Richard Thomas Keogh for 28 days following assault conviction

Oct 9 2019 2:08pm

Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud

Didn't realise it was an offence not to submit VAT returns

Sep 30 2019 12:07pm

Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving

Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision

Sep 12 2019 11:06am

Pupil barrister pay rises of up to 50% to come into force this week

£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere

Aug 28 2019 11:53am

Barrister fined £500 for threatening police with kitchen knife

Under 'immense stress', according to report

Aug 6 2019 11:40am

Henry Hendron suspended again

Chemsex junior barrister failed to pay client £850

Jul 29 2019 12:20pm

BPTC grads more likely to get pupillage if they’re white

Ethnic minorities with same marks as white peers find it harder to get a place at chambers, figures show

Jul 4 2019 10:33am

Henry Hendron returns to practice three years after drug conviction

Barrister was suspended in 2016 after admitting possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply following boyfriend's death

Jun 14 2019 8:55am
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Jailed sex assault barrister disbarred

Clyde Stevens handed 10-year prison term in 2017

Apr 16 2019 3:49pm

Six bar big hitters to speak at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Dedicated barrister session to feature practitioners from Hardwicke and Cornerstone, alongside BPTC heads, academics and Inns' director

Apr 3 2019 12:25pm

Jailed paedophile barrister removed from legal profession

John Guess was a lawyer for the Welsh government

Mar 22 2019 10:18am
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Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar

Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests

Feb 4 2019 8:52am

50% boost to pupil pay minimum from September 2019

£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere

Dec 6 2018 1:29pm

New two-part BPTC approved by regulator

Spilt vocational offering could reduce risks and costs associated with pursuing a career at the bar

Oct 29 2018 9:13am