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The BSB plays a central role in promoting diversity in the Bar through its work setting educational and training requirements, setting professional standards and handling complaints. This work is supported by the Equality and Diversity Committee which is responsible for progressing the BSB’s equality and diversity action plan and acting as a critical friend to the other committees. Following changes to the Equality and Diversity Committee’s terms of reference we are recruiting a new Chair, barrister and lay members for the Committee.
Please see our advertisement later in this edition of Counsel for further information or contact:
Marc Adams, the BSB’s Equality and Diversity Advisor at email: madams@barstandardsboard.org.uk or telephone 020 7611 1310.
The BSB plays a central role in promoting diversity in the Bar through its work setting educational and training requirements, setting professional standards and handling complaints. This work is supported by the Equality and Diversity Committee which is responsible for progressing the BSB’s equality and diversity action plan and acting as a critical friend to the other committees. Following changes to the Equality and Diversity Committee’s terms of reference we are recruiting a new Chair, barrister and lay members for the Committee.
Please see our advertisement later in this edition of Counsel for further information or contact:
Marc Adams, the BSB’s Equality and Diversity Advisor at email: madams@barstandardsboard.org.uk or telephone 020 7611 1310.
Chair of the Bar reports back
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
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Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the latest ONS data on drug misuse and its implications for toxicology testing in family law cases
A career shaped by advocacy beyond her practice, and the realities of living with an invisible disability – Dr Natasha Shotunde, Black Barristers’ Network Co-Founder and its Chair for seven years, reflects on a decade at the Bar
The odds of success are as unforgiving as ever, but ambition clearly isn’t in short supply. David Wurtzel’s annual deep‑dive into the competition cohort shows who’s entering, who’s thriving and the trends that will define the next wave
Where to start and where to find help? Monisha Shah, Chair of the King’s Counsel Selection Panel, provides an overview of the silk selection process, debunking some myths along the way
Do chatbot providers owe a duty of care for negligent misstatements? Jasper Wong suggests that the principles applicable to humans should apply equally to machines
There is no typical day in the life as a Supreme Court judicial assistant, says Josephine Gillingwater, and that’s what makes the role so enjoyably diverse
