*/
Baroness Ruth Deech, a former Principal of St Anne’s College, Oxford University, is the new chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
She is an independent member of the House of Lords, has served as a Governor of the BBC and as chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and was the first Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education.
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, a specialist in common law who led the prosecution against Slobodan Milosevic at the War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague, is the vice-chair.
She is an independent member of the House of Lords, has served as a Governor of the BBC and as chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and was the first Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education.
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, a specialist in common law who led the prosecution against Slobodan Milosevic at the War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague, is the vice-chair.
Baroness Ruth Deech, a former Principal of St Anne’s College, Oxford University, is the new chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
The Bar Council faces both opportunities and challenges on our key areas this year
Exclusive Q&A with Henry Dannell
Casey Randall of AlphaBiolabs discusses the benefits of Non-invasive Prenatal Paternity testing for the timely resolution of family disputes
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
Have you considered being a barrister in the British Army? Here’s an insight into a career in Army Legal Services
Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the role that drug, alcohol and DNA testing can play in non-court dispute resolution (NCDR)
Sir Nicholas Mostyn, former High Court judge, on starting a hit podcast with fellow ‘Parkies’ after the shock of his diagnosis
‘Hard work and commitment can open doors. I believe that I am proof of that,’ says Senior Treasury Counsel Louise Oakley. She tells Anthony Inglese CB about her journey from Wolverhampton to the Old Bailey
What's it like being a legal trainee at the Crown Prosecution Service? Amy describes what drew her to the role, the skills required and a typical day in the life
Barbara Mills KC wants to raise the profile of the family Bar. She also wants to improve wellbeing and enhance equality, diversity and inclusion in the profession. She talks to Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) about her plans for the year ahead
The winning essay is ‘A fiction of defendant participation: Single Justice Procedure offences should be moved to the civil jurisdiction’ by Hal McNulty