PARALEGAL ASSISTANCE WHEN A CLIENT GOES TO COURT
Courts are not unsympathetic to the challenges faced by the litigant in person (LIP), but that does not mean that the courts are minded that LIPs are entitled to…
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 Order and an Adoption Order…
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 1 September. Welcoming her appointment,…
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. The Bar Council fed into…
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 rules. The first report, entitled Compliance…
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 of huge amounts of government…
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 is among those coming into…
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. Simultaneously, interim Social Media Guidance has been…
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 brought to intimidate journalists, authors,…
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 7BR chambers, who have recently…
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 certificate has today had the…
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 vital contributions that employed barristers…
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