Tag: Bar Standards Board

Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud

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

Sep 30 2019 12:07pm

Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving

Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision

Sep 12 2019 11:06am

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

Barrister fined £500 for threatening police with kitchen knife

Under 'immense stress', according to report

Aug 6 2019 11:40am

Henry Hendron suspended again

Chemsex junior barrister failed to pay client £850

Jul 29 2019 12:20pm

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

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

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

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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Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar

Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests

Feb 4 2019 8:52am

50% boost to pupil pay minimum from September 2019

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

Dec 6 2018 1:29pm

New two-part BPTC approved by regulator

Spilt vocational offering could reduce risks and costs associated with pursuing a career at the bar

Oct 29 2018 9:13am

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

Oct 23 2018 2:03pm
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Complaints about barristers jump by 30%

But number of disbarments is down, according to new report

Oct 1 2018 11:12am
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Bar Council slams plan to allow solicitors to qualify as barristers without pupillage

Regulator's proposal could also include law lecturers

Sep 24 2018 10:54am

Barrister training overhaul could be approved by January

BSB's director general discusses split-BPTC plans at Legal Cheek legal education conference

Jun 6 2018 9:00am