Tag: Bar Standards Board
Controversial barrister suspended for two years over ‘obscene’ tweets
Barbara Hewson banned from practice over foul-mouthed social media posts
BSB boosts minimum pay for pupil barristers following annual review
£18,866 in London and £16,322 elsewhere -- from 1 January 2020
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
Barrister banned over indecent images conviction
Leicester Uni law grad jailed for 12 months
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
Lord Keen QC cleared of professional misconduct after firearms conviction
Top Scottish lawyer appeared before a disciplinary tribunal
10 month suspension for barrister who posted ‘offensive’ comments on Facebook
Less than a week after regulator issued fresh guidance on social media etiquette
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
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'
ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%
New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture
Cocaine fine barrister disciplined again — this time for assaulting three people
BSB suspends Richard Thomas Keogh for 28 days following assault conviction
Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud
Didn't realise it was an offence not to submit VAT returns
BSB delays introduction of compulsory pupillage contracts aimed at tackling ‘inappropriate behaviour’
More time needed, says regulator
Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving
Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision
Pupil barrister pay rises of up to 50% to come into force this week
£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere
Blackstone Chambers silk who resigned from House of Lords following sexual harassment claim cleared by BSB
Lord Lester has always denied the allegations
Barrister fined £500 for threatening police with kitchen knife
Under 'immense stress', according to report
Henry Hendron suspended again
Chemsex junior barrister failed to pay client £850
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
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
Jailed sex assault barrister disbarred
Clyde Stevens handed 10-year prison term in 2017