A retrograde step as Bar Council ends nursery scheme after four years Tom Baker Despite launching in 2013 after a six-year campaign effort to support working parents, the Bar Council has this week discontinued…
Bar watchdog issues public apology to silk over Djibouti allegations Tom Baker The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today (19 September) issued a highly unusual apology to Serle Court’s Khawar Qureshi QC…
Lowering the bar: BSB to consult on standard of proof in professional misconduct cases Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published a 10-page consultation paper to consider views about lowering the standard of proof…
Bar Council hikes PC fee as figures show elite barristers raking in £600m-plus a year Legal Business Fortunes at the Bar remain sharply split between haves and have-nots, with new research projecting just over 2,000 barristers now…
‘A self-serving industry’: barristers blast Bar Standards Board over training reform Legal Business Over 500 barristers have condemned proposals from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to reform the regime for barristers-in-training. High-profile members…
Freshfields, HSF and Skadden heavyweights among 113 new QCs in latest record round Legal Business Senior disputes partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), King & Spalding and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &…
Back from the bench: Tomlinson to rejoin 7KBW as an arbitrator following CoA retirement Tom Baker Sir Stephen Tomlinson will retire from the Court of Appeal and re-join 7 King’s Bench Walk (7KBW) as a full-time…
Matrix Chambers clears Ben Emmerson QC after investigation into sexual assault allegations Legal Business Matrix Chambers has concluded an investigation into top silk Ben Emmerson QC following allegations of sexual assault during his work…
Bar Council plans new fee hike to plug pensions shortfall Legal Business The representative body for barristers, the Bar Council, has proposed a 12% fee hike for practising certificates at the Bar…
Brick Court continues hiring spree with 20 Essex Street junior star Legal Business Leading commercial set Brick Court Chambers has made another key junior hire with 20 Essex Street rising star Edward Ho.…
Bowing to pressure: DAC Beachcroft amends contract terms with preferred barristers Legal Business After pressure from lobby groups at the commercial Bar, DAC Beachcroft has amended its contractual arrangements with its preferred sets…
Bar consolidation continues as St Philips acquires ailing Stone Chambers Legal Business Mid-tier sets are continuing to feel the pressure of a squeezed legal market at the commercial Bar as it has…
‘Misrepresentations and promises’: Barristers latest to take Brexit action as 1,000 sign petition over article 50 Legal Business In the latest legal lobby against Brexit, more than 1,000 barristers have signed a letter to urge MPs to pass…
Big Bar boost: Fountain Court makes seven strong team hire, including two silks Sarah Downey Leading set Fountain Court Chambers has boosted its commercial offering and with the recruit of two silks and five junior…
Comment: As the Bar elite thrives, New Law wobbles – scratch some more predictions Legal Business It is a recurring theme in Legal Business commentary that the received wisdom and forecasting for the profession do not…
As the Bar elite thrives, New Law wobbles – scratch some more predictions Legal Business It is a recurring theme in Legal Business commentary that the received wisdom and forecasting for the profession do not…
Set in stone – testing time for mid-tier sets as elite London sets tighten their grip Legal Business The demise of 11 Stone Buildings last summer sparked claims within the Bar that others would face the same fate.…
Blackstone Chambers’ Green QC acts on ‘Maxwellisation’ probe following delayed HBOS report Legal Business Heavyweight financial services silk Andrew Green QC (pictured) of Blackstone Chambers has been appointed as a specialist adviser to the…
Doughty Street Chambers barrister to take over civil rights group Liberty Legal Business Doughty Street Chambers barrister and human rights campaigner Martha Spurrier has been appointed as the new director of Liberty, where…
A change of mind: 3VB’s Beltrami QC pulls out of move to One Essex Court Sarah Downey Confirmed just days ago, 3 Verulam Buildings‘ (3VB) heavyweight silk Adrian Beltrami QC has pulled out of moving to One…
