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Following LSB approval of public access rule changes in March, the prohibition on accepting cases eligible for legal aid has been removed.
Revised guidance for barristers, lay clients and clerks, along with model client care letters, is available on our website, here: http://bit.ly/11y17HF
The prohibition on barristers with less than three years’ standing will be removed once new public access training courses are in place. We are talking to providers about the new training and will keep the profession informed about progress and the transitional arrangements for those who are already conducting public access work.
Revised guidance for barristers, lay clients and clerks, along with model client care letters, is available on our website, here: http://bit.ly/11y17HF
The prohibition on barristers with less than three years’ standing will be removed once new public access training courses are in place. We are talking to providers about the new training and will keep the profession informed about progress and the transitional arrangements for those who are already conducting public access work.
Following LSB approval of public access rule changes in March, the prohibition on accepting cases eligible for legal aid has been removed.
As we look ahead to Justice Week 2022, the sustainability of the Criminal Bar remains a critical issue for the government to address
Opportunity for female sopranos/contraltos in secondary education, or who have recently finished secondary education but have not yet begun tertiary education. Eligibility includes children of members of the Bar
Fear of the collection and test process is a common factor among clients, especially among vulnerable adults in complex family law cases. Cansford Laboratories shares some tips to help the testing process run as smoothly as possible
Casey Randall explains how complex relationship DNA tests can best be used – and interpreted – by counsel
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explores what barristers need to know about DNA testing for immigration, including when a client might wish to submit DNA evidence, and which relationship tests are best for immigration applications
Julian Morgan reminds barristers of the top five areas to consider before 5 April
The case ofR v Brecanihas complicated matters for defence lawyers. Emma Fielding talks to gang culture expert, Dr Simon Harding about County Lines, exploitation and modern slavery
Barristers are particularly at risk of burnout because of the nature of our work and our approach to it but it doesnt have to be this way. Jade Bucklow explores how culture, work and lifestyle changes can rejuvinate our mental health...
Professionally embarrassed? The circumstances in which criminal barristers may return instructions to appear at trial have become clearer following the Court of Appeal judgment inR v Daniels By Abigail Bright
The Schools Consent Project (SCP) is educating tens of thousands of teenagers about the law around consent to challenge and change what is now endemic behaviour. Here, its founder, barrister Kate Parker talks to Chris Henley QC about SCPs work and its association with Jodie Comers West End playPrima Facie, in which she plays a criminal barrister who is sexually assaulted
As we look ahead to Justice Week 2022, the sustainability of the Criminal Bar remains a critical issue for the government to address
