On 11 March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a raft of measures designed to help businesses and individuals amid the coronavirus outbreak. Media headlines have focused on the £5 billion coronavirus response fund to bolster the NHS and other public services. An additional £7 billion in support for employers and employees will help mitigate the impact… Read more…

As of last week, the UK is no longer part of the European Union: however, despite months of headlines, multiple forecasts, and mounting uncertainty, it feels for many that it was a blink-and-you-miss-it moment. Leading finance firm, Salhan Accountants, is warning businesses that this may well be the calm before the storm, and failure to… Read more…

Dr. Anjulika Salhan has won the English Women’s Award for the second year in a row for her contributions to Finance and Accountancy. This glamorous event, celebrating female successes took place in Birmingham’s Holiday Inn Airport (NEC) Hotel on Thursday, November 21st 2019. The Awards honoured the talent and hard work of female professionals and… Read more…

At the end of December, as many as 119 UK Barristers were named as new QCs – a record number of whom are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds. According to reports, more than half of all BME applicants for Queen’s Counsel (QC) status were successful in 2017, with a total of 18 out… Read more…

Concerns are mounting that the number of practising Junior Barristers has “fallen significantly” in recent years. According to the latest data from the Bar Council, the number of practising Junior Barristers recently hit a surprising 25-year-low, despite the fact that the overall population of practising Barristers has risen substantially in recent years. Andrew Walker QC,… Read more…

A controversial plan unveiled by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) which would require compulsory registration of all youth court advocates has come under fire amid concerns it fails to address “underlying issues of low pay and status” in the youth courts. The move, which form’s part of the BSB’s wider plan to improve standards of… Read more…

At the beginning of October, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) opened a brand new consultation into a number of aspects of its ongoing Future Bar Training (FBT) programme. The news marks one of many moves by the BSB in recent times to look into amending the rules governing Barrister training and qualification in the UK.… Read more…

Controversial proposals to reduce the standard of proof in disciplinary proceedings against Barristers from the criminal to the civil standard have been welcomed by the Legal Services Consumer Panel – which says that the change would “incentivise Barristers to deliver good services” at all times. The news comes in response to a consultation, which revealed… Read more…

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said that it will ensure that Barrister training becomes “more affordable, accessible and flexible” going forward. The comments, which were made by BSB chair Sir Andrew Burns, came shortly after the publication of the regulator’s annual report, which highlighted exactly where the BSB stands right now in relation to… Read more…

New research published in recent days has revealed that the majority of Barristers’ clients are highly satisfied with the services they have received – and that 64 per cent would consider using a Barrister again. The findings come from a new survey carried out by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) – which has been described… Read more…