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Justice Week: CILEX chair calls for end to legal profession’s “deep-seated cultural biases”

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:June 21, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

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) called for an end to…

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Government has all but forced criminal barristers to take serious action, says leading QC

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:June 16, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

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 No5 Barristers’ Chambers commented: “As…

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Bar Council & Law Society react to PM’s comments

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:June 14, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

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 government is acting lawfully, following…

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Competition Appeal Tribunal gives green light for RHA £2 billion claim to proceed

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:June 9, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (“Tribunal”) has decided in favour of allowing the Road Haulage Association (“RHA”) to proceed with its collective claim aimed at securing compensation for truck operators adversely…

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Legal aid reforms need two-year impact review, says CILEX

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:June 7, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

CILEX also urges government to ensure its members play full part in helping criminal legal aid system to recover  The government’s planned reforms to criminal legal aid are a step…

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Kings Chambers partners with Embassy on new project tackling city centre homelessness

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:May 31, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

Leading Manchester-based barristers set Kings Chambers has joined a community of local businesses in supporting innovative charity, Embassy, in an initiative which seeks to create a new community for homeless…

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Samuel Townend QC elected as Bar Council Vice Chair for 2023

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:May 25, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

  Samuel Townend QC has been elected as next year’s Vice Chair of the Bar Council, which represents all practising barristers in England and Wales. Mr Townend, currently Co-Chair of…

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Entries open for Bar Council’s Employed Bar Awards 2022

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

The Bar Council is inviting entries for the Employed Bar Awards 2022 as it looks forward to recognising outstanding contributions across a range of practice areas. A total of five…

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3PB breaks through £30m turnover    

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:April 27, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

National chambers 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has broken through the critical £30m threshold - traditionally the preserve of the specialist London sets - with record turnover of £31.4m and…

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Exchange Chambers helping to shape new national strategy on ABI

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:April 19, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

Exchange Chambers’ Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Department is helping to shape the government’s new national strategy on Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) by contributing to the recently-launched Call for Evidence.…

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1 Chancery Lane and 9 Gough Chambers agree merger

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:April 11, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

The members of 1 Chancery Lane and 9 Gough Chambers have agreed to merge to form a new set that will be known as 5 Norwich Street. Once the merger…

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New data shows extent of crisis at criminal Bar  

  • Post author:barrister
  • Post published:April 8, 2022
  • Post category:Breaking News

New data published today reveals the number of barristers practising full-time in criminal law has declined by more than 10% in 2020-21. In 2019-2020 there were 2,670 and in 2020-21…

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Justice Week: CILEX chair calls for end to legal profession’s “deep-seated cultural biases”

Government has all but forced criminal barristers to take serious action, says leading QC

Bar Council & Law Society react to PM’s comments

Competition Appeal Tribunal gives green light for RHA £2 billion claim to proceed

Legal aid reforms need two-year impact review, says CILEX

Kings Chambers partners with Embassy on new project tackling city centre homelessness

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