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The Bar Standards Board has now formally increased the compensation limit in respect of findings of inadequate professional service from £5,000 to £15, 000 following its meeting in May.
It has also formally approved an extension to the powers of disciplinary panels to give them the ability to require a barrister to apologise in cases where charges of professional misconduct are found proved. Both these changes will apply to acts and omissions of inadequate professional service committed on or after 1 July 2008.
The Code of Conduct will be amended to accommodate these changes, which affect Annexes J, K, L and P. The Code can be viewed on the BSB website at www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
It has also formally approved an extension to the powers of disciplinary panels to give them the ability to require a barrister to apologise in cases where charges of professional misconduct are found proved. Both these changes will apply to acts and omissions of inadequate professional service committed on or after 1 July 2008.
The Code of Conduct will be amended to accommodate these changes, which affect Annexes J, K, L and P. The Code can be viewed on the BSB website at www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
The Bar Standards Board has now formally increased the compensation limit in respect of findings of inadequate professional service from £5,000 to £15, 000 following its meeting in May.
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