Special Guardianship Orders – Reviewing the Journey so far
Special Guardianship is a legal status introduced by the Adoption and Children Act 2002. A Special Guardianship Order fits broadly between a Child Arrangements
Special Guardianship Orders – Reviewing the Journey so far
Special Guardianship is a legal status introduced by the Adoption and Children Act 2002. A Special Guardianship Order fits broadly between a Child Arrangements
Kathryn Stone OBE appointed as the new Chair of the Bar Standards Board
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced that Kathryn Stone OBE will succeed the Rt Hon the Baroness Blackstone as its new Chair on
LSB competence statement ‘a solution in search of a problem’, says Bar Council
The Legal Services Board has published a new statutory statement of policy on ongoing competence, setting out the outcomes that the legal services regulators should meet.
BSB publishes two new reports on transparency rules
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published two new reports on compliance with the regulator’s transparency rules and the impact on consumers of these
Covid Fraud: A costly and long-lasting side-effect of the pandemic
The issue of Covid-related fraud seems to have been with us nearly as long as the virus itself. It almost seems as if the loss
Bar Council hails new measures helping domestic abuse victims in family and civil courts
The Bar Council welcomes a new measure banning alleged perpetrators of domestic abuse from cross-examining their alleged victims in family and civil courts. The change
BSB launches a consultation on the regulation of non-professional conduct and on proposed new Social Media Guidance and publishes interim Social Media Guidance
The BSB is today launching a three-month public consultation on the regulator’s proposed approach to the regulation of non-professional conduct and on barristers’ use of social media.
Bar Council welcomes action on SLAPPs to curb abuse of court proceedings
The Bar Council has welcomed a Ministry of Justice package of measures to address Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), in which legal action is
BSB Disability Taskforce event: Being disabled at the Bar, and the regulator’s perspective on supporting disabled talent
The BSB in collaboration with its Disability Taskforce will be holding their first event on 15 September 2022. It will be hosted by
Mother who needlessly adopted own child after registrar error has adoption order revoked
A mother in a same sex relationship who adopted her own child after a registrar wrongly said her name was not allowed on the birth
Bar Council announces shortlist for Employed Bar Awards 2022
The Bar Council is today revealing which barristers have been shortlisted in the Employed Bar Awards 2022. The Awards, which were launched in 2017, celebrate the
Worrying pattern on judicial diversity shows more action is needed, says Bar Council
Responding to today’s publication of the official Diversity of the Judiciary 2022 Statistics, Mark Fenhalls QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said: “Once again, today’s
A Day in the Life of an Expert Witness
I have had rather a varied career. Started doing Medico-Legal in 1990 after joining the Consultant body at the Accident Hospital Birmingham. Inevitable it started
BSB publishes new Equality and Research Strategies
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published a new Equality Strategy and a new Research Strategy. The new Equality Strategy sets out four main objectives with several actions
Justice Week: CILEX chair calls for end to legal profession’s “deep-seated cultural biases”
Speaking at a parliamentary reception on 20 June 2022 to launch this year’s Justice Week, Professor Chris Bones, chair of CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives)
The Treasury Devil and the scandal that never was
A controversy blew up last week about whether the Government had sought, or should have sought, comprehensive advice about the “legality” of the Northern Ireland
Government has all but forced criminal barristers to take serious action, says leading QC
In response to the recent reports of a ballot on potential court walkouts over Legal Aid, Michelle Heeley QC, Leader of the Midlands Circuit and Barrister at
Bar Council & Law Society react to PM’s comments
Following the Prime Minister’s comments earlier today, the Bar Council and Law Society of England and Wales have issued the following joint statement: “Legal challenges ensure