Bar Standards Board Archives - Legal Cheek

BSB to introduce single pupil barrister recruitment timetable

Standardised approach will be ‘fairer’, says regulator

Feb 3 2020 9:11am
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Bar diversity latest: white, male and privately educated

Profession becoming gradually more diverse, says regulator — but ‘more to be done’

Jan 31 2020 11:32am
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SRA waited three years to stop disbarred bomb hoax barrister from working for solicitors

Exclusive: Michael Shrimpton has been arguing cases in court despite being disbarred

Jan 27 2020 9:04am
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Controversial barrister suspended for two years over ‘obscene’ tweets

Barbara Hewson banned from practice over foul-mouthed social media posts

Dec 19 2019 12:32pm
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BSB boosts minimum pay for pupil barristers following annual review

£18,866 in London and £16,322 elsewhere — from 1 January 2020

Nov 21 2019 8:48am
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Reprimand for barrister and former UKIP activist who failed to turn up at court

Richard Hendron put an ‘ill-prepared second-six pupil’ in his place

Nov 14 2019 11:38am
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Barrister banned over indecent images conviction

Leicester Uni law grad jailed for 12 months

Nov 13 2019 11:38am
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Olympic bomb hoax barrister banned from legal profession

Michael Shrimpton, who was disbarred in 2018, subject to further regulatory action — this time by the SRA

Nov 5 2019 10:24am
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Lord Keen QC cleared of professional misconduct after firearms conviction

Top Scottish lawyer appeared before a disciplinary tribunal

Oct 29 2019 2:43pm
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10 month suspension for barrister who posted ‘offensive’ comments on Facebook

Less than a week after regulator issued fresh guidance on social media etiquette

Oct 28 2019 8:30am
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Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns

Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out ‘risk analysis’ before hitting the streets

Oct 24 2019 10:41am
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BSB to barristers: avoid getting drawn into ‘heated’ social media spats

Regulator’s fresh guidance covers content posted in both a ‘professional and personal capacity’

Oct 23 2019 11:02am
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ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%

New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture

Oct 22 2019 1:38pm
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Cocaine fine barrister disciplined again — this time for assaulting three people

BSB suspends Richard Thomas Keogh for 28 days following assault conviction

Oct 9 2019 2:08pm
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Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud

Didn’t realise it was an offence not to submit VAT returns

Sep 30 2019 12:07pm
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BSB delays introduction of compulsory pupillage contracts aimed at tackling ‘inappropriate behaviour’

More time needed, says regulator

Sep 16 2019 8:53am
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Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving

Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision

Sep 12 2019 11:06am
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Pupil barrister pay rises of up to 50% to come into force this week

£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere

Aug 28 2019 11:53am
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Blackstone Chambers silk who resigned from House of Lords following sexual harassment claim cleared by BSB

Lord Lester has always denied the allegations

Aug 19 2019 12:30pm
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Barrister fined £500 for threatening police with kitchen knife

Under ‘immense stress’, according to report

Aug 6 2019 11:40am
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Henry Hendron suspended again

Chemsex junior barrister failed to pay client £850

Jul 29 2019 12:20pm
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