Tag: Bar Standards Board
Barrister reprimanded over sweary comments towards probation staff
Effing and blinding
Bar student numbers continue to rise as pass rates vary widely between law schools
From 96% success to less than 50%
Young barrister reprimanded over bar bottle incident
Pleaded guilty to assault
BSB chair to leave this summer
Follows SRA and LSB bosses quitting roles
Top feminist barrister blasts BSB after ‘Boys Club’ tweet charges dropped
Dr Charlotte Proudman criticises regulator as ‘unfit for purpose’ after tribunal dismisses disciplinary case
‘Boys club’ tweet lands top feminist barrister in disciplinary hearing
Bar Standards Board goes head-to-head with Charlotte Proudman, who accuses them of gender discrimination and double standards
Civil unrest could lead to suspension of bar exams in Bangladesh
UK regulator 'closely monitoring' situation
BSB greenlights restart of Hertfordshire Uni bar course
Suspended last summer in 'interests of students'
BSB granted extra powers to tackle misbehaving barristers
Interim suspensions
Scrapping degree requirement will create more pupillage-less grads, Bar Council warns
Response to BSB proposals
BSB proposes eliminating degree requirement for barristers
Cites possible equality benefits
Suspension for prosecuting barrister who pursued ‘romantic interest’ in defendant
Misused personal contact info
BSB maintains ban on online exams following ‘clear evidence of cheating’
Pen and paper for foreseeable
Barristers given fresh guidance on social media behaviour
'Strike balance' between human rights and professional obligations, says regulator
BSB mulls removing caps on exam resits
Trials move with BPP
BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott
Law schools can accept students with pending degree results
Bar course provider pass rates vary from 93% to just 22%, new report shows
More than half fail to score above 50%
Disbarment for Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister
Timothy Crosland previously said leak of Heathrow runway ruling was necessary to 'protest the deep immorality' of the court’s decision