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
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'
ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%
New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture
Cocaine fine barrister disciplined again — this time for assaulting three people
BSB suspends Richard Thomas Keogh for 28 days following assault conviction
Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud
Didn't realise it was an offence not to submit VAT returns
BSB delays introduction of compulsory pupillage contracts aimed at tackling ‘inappropriate behaviour’
More time needed, says regulator
Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving
Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision
Pupil barrister pay rises of up to 50% to come into force this week
£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere
Blackstone Chambers silk who resigned from House of Lords following sexual harassment claim cleared by BSB
Lord Lester has always denied the allegations
Barrister fined £500 for threatening police with kitchen knife
Under 'immense stress', according to report
Henry Hendron suspended again
Chemsex junior barrister failed to pay client £850
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
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
Jailed sex assault barrister disbarred
Clyde Stevens handed 10-year prison term in 2017
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
Jailed paedophile barrister removed from legal profession
John Guess was a lawyer for the Welsh government
Barrister training overhaul receives legal watchdog approval
Two-part BPTC a step closer
Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar
Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests
Criminal barrister fined for ‘inadvertently’ sending cocaine to a chambers
And reprimanded by the regulator
50% boost to pupil pay minimum from September 2019
£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere
New two-part BPTC approved by regulator
Spilt vocational offering could reduce risks and costs associated with pursuing a career at the bar