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Barristers are reminded that the deadline for responses to the BSB’s consultation paper on legal disciplinary practices and partnerships of barristers is 1 March 2009. This is an important issue which affects the regulation of barristers and you are encouraged to reply. A copy of the consultation paper along with other useful information on the Act can be found in the Legal Services Act section of the Standards and Guidance pages of the BSB website (www.barstandardsboard.org.uk).
Barristers are reminded that the deadline for responses to the BSB’s consultation paper on legal disciplinary practices and partnerships of barristers is 1 March 2009. This is an important issue which affects the regulation of barristers and you are encouraged to reply. A copy of the consultation paper along with other useful information on the Act can be found in the Legal Services Act section of the Standards and Guidance pages of the BSB website (www.barstandardsboard.org.uk).
Update from the Chair of the Bar
AlphaBiolabs has been awarded the contract to provide drug, alcohol, and DNA testing services for Hull City Council, following a rigorous competitive tender process
By Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group
Modernising communication and collaboration at a leading Chancery set. A Zexi case study
How to build profile without compromising professional duties. By Naumaan Farooq, Co-Founder of Inked PR
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the role of cut-off levels, and the wider range of factors that must be considered when interpreting results for family court proceedings
A decade of reviews and research has disrupted accepted thinking in the search for causality. Suicides following abuse have overtaken domestic homicides. Is the law keeping up? Professor Susan Edwards KC (Hon) examines recent cases and the obstacles to successful prosecution
At least not that way, says Richard Paige
The case against judge-only justice – and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC
Heritage as an anchor and a compass, finding our common humanity and embracing the power of the outsider – Melina Antoniadis’s lessons learnt
Lauren Fullerton examines the how, what and why of setting up a second chambers base
