Bar Standards Board Archives - Legal Cheek

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

4 days ago
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Barrister banned over indecent images conviction

Leicester Uni law grad jailed for 12 months

5 days ago
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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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BPTC grads more likely to get pupillage if they’re white

Ethnic minorities with same marks as white peers find it harder to get a place at chambers, figures show

Jul 4 2019 10:33am
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Henry Hendron returns to practice three years after drug conviction

Barrister was suspended in 2016 after admitting possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply following boyfriend’s death

Jun 14 2019 8:55am
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Jailed sex assault barrister disbarred

Clyde Stevens handed 10-year prison term in 2017

Apr 16 2019 3:49pm
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Six bar big hitters to speak at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Dedicated barrister session to feature practitioners from Hardwicke and Cornerstone, alongside BPTC heads, academics and Inns’ director

Apr 3 2019 12:25pm
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Jailed paedophile barrister removed from legal profession

John Guess was a lawyer for the Welsh government

Mar 22 2019 10:18am
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