In a recently-published consultation document, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) is calling for views surrounding the lowering of the so-called ‘proof threshold’ when it comes to prosecuting Barristers who have been accused of professional misconduct. The ten-page document draws upon concerns previously raised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). It says that the current standard… Read more…
As of the beginning of this month, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has now begun licensing alternative business structures (ABSs) under the Legal Services Act. The move, which comes as part of the BSB’s 2017/18 business plan, makes the Board the fifth front-line legal regulator to offer its support to such operators, which will include… Read more…
A plan put forward by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to relax the rules around shared parental leave has been welcomed by the Bar Council, according to reports. Employed Barristers and their partners have been entitled to enjoy shared parental leave between both partners in the first year of their child’s – or adopted child’s… Read more…
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved a 12 per cent hike in regulatory costs for Barristers, according to reports. Barristers will now be required to pay ‘up to £200 more per year’ for practising certificates, with the extra funds raised expected to chime in at around £1.3million per year. Reports suggest that those earning… Read more…
An increasing number of cybercriminals are targeting the conveyancing sector, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The SRA has said that 75 per cent of all ‘cybercrime’ reports received from solicitors and legal firms in the 12 months to December 2016 involved some form of ‘conveyancing fraud’. ‘Conveyancing fraud’, sometimes known as ‘Friday afternoon… Read more…
A Barrister who was previously convicted for tax evasion offences has been ordered to step down by an independent Disciplinary Tribunal. Michael Charles Roberts was initially convicted in 2014, after he pleaded guilty to a £274,000 tax fraud. He admitted to a Court that he had failed to correctly pay Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions… Read more…
New research from the Bar Council suggests that average pay levels at the Bar are beginning to brush £70,000 – and that half of the UK’s highest earners work in-house. The Council’s report revealed that the average salary at the Bar sits at approximately £69,446. 50 per cent of the highest earners told the… Read more…
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has called for an education and training shake-up for prospective Barristers, which it believes will be more “flexible and affordable” for budding members of the Bar. On 29 September, the BSB opened a public consultation into the matter, to seek views on its proposals to change training methods. The BSB’s… Read more…
The Bar Council is warning that Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are being priced out of Court, after data from the Registry Trust revealed a 19 per cent fall in County Court Judgements (CCJs) in the first half of 2016. The news comes little more than a year after the Council campaigned against the Ministry… Read more…
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