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Numerous practising restrictions will soon be lifted after the Legal Services Board approved the new Bar Standards Board (BSB) Code of Conduct for barristers.
The revised Code now forms Part Two of the new BSB ‘Handbook’, which brings together all the BSB’s regulations and guidance for barristers into one publication. The new Handbook, which includes the revised Code, will come into force on 6 January 2014.
The new Handbook’s approach is less prescriptive, with more focus and guidance on what the outcome of a rule should be, rather than attempting to define how a barrister should act in every situation.
The biggest changes for barristers are:
The revised Code now forms Part Two of the new BSB ‘Handbook’, which brings together all the BSB’s regulations and guidance for barristers into one publication. The new Handbook, which includes the revised Code, will come into force on 6 January 2014.
The new Handbook’s approach is less prescriptive, with more focus and guidance on what the outcome of a rule should be, rather than attempting to define how a barrister should act in every situation.
The biggest changes for barristers are:
Numerous practising restrictions will soon be lifted after the Legal Services Board approved the new Bar Standards Board (BSB) Code of Conduct for barristers.
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