Tag: Barristers

BSB approves barrister apprenticeships for school leavers
Regulator endorses framework for new pathway to the bar

Lawyers unlikely to face regulator for refusing fossil fuel work, legal opinion suggests
Potentially protected under ECHR

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Potential funding cuts to solicitor apprenticeships, transatlantic mergers, and the criminal bar exodus -- listen now 🎙️

Barrister’s attempt to blame dyslexia for misleading CV fails
Rejected by tribunal

A host of charges against Jo Sidhu KC have been dropped
Some are still being considered, as the tribunal hears final submissions today

Bar Council slams proposed change to barrister equality rules
Potentially unlawful

Barrister disbarred after exaggerating injuries in £250k personal injury claim
Clyde & Co investigated 🕵️

Top barrister accused of targeting aspiring lawyers for sex
Charge sheet against Jo Sidhu KC is published

Long hours and low pay are driving juniors from the criminal bar, top barrister warns
Barristers 'fed up of having to pay to work'

‘A Barrister’ is Jo Sidhu KC
Former criminal bar chief fails in bid to keep disciplinary proceedings private

‘A Barrister’ to appear before disciplinary tribunal
Anonymised listing on BTAS website 🤔

Top tax barrister prosecuted for tax evasion
Old Square Tax Chambers’ Robert Venables KC denies the charges

Lawyers serving clients’ interests has its limits, says top UCL boffin, amid Harvey Weinstein and Post Office scandals
Legal professionals owe a duty to society too

Law firms lead the way in latest social mobility index
Charity behind powerlist urges government to mandate class background reporting for big firms

New Attorney General pledges to put the rule of law first
Commitment comes amid populist attacks both home and abroad

Unregistered barrister disbarred over misleading legal experience on job application
Tried to secure role with Arden Uni

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Top London chambers fails in bid to keep £2.75 million theft secret
Cash allegedly stolen by former manager of Pump Court Chambers