Tag: Bar Standards Board

‘I’d be shouted at because I left the pub at 10 o’clock rather than 11pm’, says bullied former pupil barrister

New bar study finds rookies ‘particularly vulnerable’ to bullying and harassment

Oct 13 2020 1:07pm

Exam waiver ‘not an option now or in the future’, says BSB

Fallout between regulator and students rumbles on

Sep 23 2020 12:48pm

Bar students won’t be told their exam results before resits

BSB says it's not possible to release grades sooner for 'quality assurance' reasons

Sep 17 2020 3:23pm

Bar exams latest: BSB pushes ahead with ‘pen and paper’ October resits

One third of exams beset by technical difficulties, regulator confirms

Sep 11 2020 11:25am

COVID-19: Regulator predicts drop in pupillage numbers

Knock-on effects of pandemic likely felt by students seeking training spots over next two years, according to new BSB impact report

Sep 9 2020 10:27am

Petition calling for botched bar exams to be scrapped attracts over 1,200 signatures

Just grade us on the rest of the BPTC, students urge

Aug 20 2020 11:58am

Bar exams: BSB plans to offer ‘pen and paper’ resits as soon as possible

Regulator will launch 'lessons learned review' of testing issues

Aug 19 2020 7:17am

BPTC online exam chaos continues into second week

Twitter flooded with fresh reports of bar students being unable to access today's civil litigation assessment

Aug 17 2020 3:39pm

BPTC student ‘forced to defer’ exams over fears she’d have to remove headscarf for male invigilator

BSB says proctoring partner could not guarantee female assessor due to increased demand during pandemic

Aug 14 2020 11:22am

BPTC students report being locked out of online ethics exam

BSB says the 'great majority' did manage to finish their assessment

Aug 12 2020 1:38pm

BPTC student raises bias and privacy concerns over exam proctoring

BSB says online exams aren't 'discriminatory' but union have come out in support of students wanting to pursue potential legal action

Jul 23 2020 12:12pm

Regulator apologises to BPTC students following exam booking chaos

Some spent several hours on the line only to be hung up on or told to call back later

Jul 15 2020 1:22pm

Henry Hendron wins appeal against second suspension

BSB concedes case on a technicality unearthed by its own barrister

Jun 3 2020 12:39pm

BSB: A response to BPTC students’ exam concerns

We will seek to ensure online assessment arrangements are fair for all, writes BSB director of regulatory operations Oliver Hanmer

Jun 3 2020 10:10am

BPTC students urge regulator to reconsider COVID-19 exam plans

93% of bar hopefuls surveyed believe BSB's proposals will negatively impact their performance

Jun 2 2020 9:13am

Bar regulator’s COVID-19 exam proposals could prejudice female students

Former BPTC student and future barrister Sarah Ismail considers why

May 29 2020 9:10am