Tag: Bar Standards Board
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
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
Jailed paedophile barrister removed from legal profession
John Guess was a lawyer for the Welsh government
Barrister training overhaul receives legal watchdog approval
Two-part BPTC a step closer
Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar
Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests
Criminal barrister fined for ‘inadvertently’ sending cocaine to a chambers
And reprimanded by the regulator
50% boost to pupil pay minimum from September 2019
£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere
New two-part BPTC approved by regulator
Spilt vocational offering could reduce risks and costs associated with pursuing a career at the bar
Barrister who pinched nightclub-goer’s purse loses High Court appeal against suspension
Juliana Dorairaj was not prosecuted, but was made the subject of a community resolution order
Complaints about barristers jump by 30%
But number of disbarments is down, according to new report
Bar Council slams plan to allow solicitors to qualify as barristers without pupillage
Regulator's proposal could also include law lecturers
Barrister training overhaul could be approved by January
BSB's director general discusses split-BPTC plans at Legal Cheek legal education conference