Bar professional training course

Regulator will launch ‘lessons learned review’ of testing issues

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

One barrister hopeful is said to have worn an adult diaper

BSB says the ‘great majority’ did manage to finish their assessment

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

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

Regulator publishes fresh guidance

She accepts it may be difficult to execute

1,753 bar hopefuls enrolled in 2018

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

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

Former BPTC student and future barrister Sarah Ismail considers why

But not before August

Petitions demand that wannabe lawyers be allowed to take assessments at home

Decision follows new government guidance to combat spread of COVID-19