News

The International Committee is pleased to launch its new training scheme for Chinese lawyers, replacing the Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme which ended in 2011 after twenty successful years.

The new scheme will take place from 11 June to 20 July 2012, and will focus on the training of approximately ten young Chinese lawyers in international commercial law through practical placements in chambers, together with a bespoke academic programme provided by BPP University College in London.

The BSB has recently commissioned ORC International to conduct a survey seeking the views of the profession as to the frequency with which they encounter underperformance in the criminal courts. The results will provide an important baseline prior to the implementation of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates.

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“The South Eastern Circuit Bar Mess series of lectures on ‘The Art of Advocacy’”
CPD accredited – 8 hours
£15.00

As part of the annual monitoring programme of the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), the BSB Education team visited all the providers in January and February.

The Criminal Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association, Family Law Bar Association, London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association, Personal Injury Bar Association and Technology and Construction Bar Association, together with the Bar Council Scholarships Trust, fund the 2012 grant programme.

Profession

Three-quarters of barristers would opt for the same career again, given the choice, according to an extensive survey of the Bar.

Profession

The Provisional Assessment Pilot, under which the court provisionally assesses costs up to £25,000, has been a success, according to Lord Justice Jackson.

Family

The Government has indicated that their aim is to legislate for a six month time limit to complete public law care and supervision cases.

When the relevant parts of the Legal Services Act 2007 came into force on 1 January 2010, it became a criminal offence to undertake a reserved legal activity, such as exercising a right of audience, without having in force a valid practising certificate. Therefore 2nd Six pupils require a practising certificate to be legally entitled to exercise reserved legal activities.

Supreme court

Lord Reed has been sworn in as the twelth Justice of the Supreme Court – accompanied by a flurry of tweets.