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In the first three years’ of practice, newly qualified practitioners are required to complete 45 hours of continuing professional development (CPD), including at least 9 hours of Advocacy Training and 3 hours of Ethics (the “New Practitioners’ Programme”). On completion of your pupillage, you will be sent a CPD Information pack along with your Full Qualification Certificate. This details further information about the New Practitioners’ Programme and includes a copy of the CPD record card. We will maintain a record of your attendance at Advocacy Training and Ethics courses and you are required to keep your own record of attendance at other accredited courses as well as signing the registration document at these events. All courses that New Practitioners attend must be accredited by the Bar Standards Board. Information on accredited courses can be found on the website at www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/Practisingcertandcpd/
If you have not received details about the New Practitioners Programme, please contact: Rachel Reeves, Tel: 020 7611 1444, Email: rreeves@barstandardsboard.org.uk
If you have not received details about the New Practitioners Programme, please contact: Rachel Reeves, Tel: 020 7611 1444, Email: rreeves@barstandardsboard.org.uk
In the first three years’ of practice, newly qualified practitioners are required to complete 45 hours of continuing professional development (CPD), including at least 9 hours of Advocacy Training and 3 hours of Ethics (the “New Practitioners’ Programme”). On completion of your pupillage, you will be sent a CPD Information pack along with your Full Qualification Certificate. This details further information about the New Practitioners’ Programme and includes a copy of the CPD record card. We will maintain a record of your attendance at Advocacy Training and Ethics courses and you are required to keep your own record of attendance at other accredited courses as well as signing the registration document at these events. All courses that New Practitioners attend must be accredited by the Bar Standards Board. Information on accredited courses can be found on the website at www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/Practisingcertandcpd/
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group
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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
Endometriosis Awareness North, a charity raising awareness of endometriosis and supporting those affected across the North of England, has received a £500 boost from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
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
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
Seeing the full picture – Baljit Ubhey OBE outlines the CPS action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, offering insights directly relevant to courtroom practice
Lauren Fullerton examines the how, what and why of setting up a second chambers base
