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Baroness Deech confirmed for second term as BSB chair
Baroness Ruth Deech has been re-appointed chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for a second term. Deech, whose second term will begin in January, was appointed by an independent appointments panel for a further three years. She was initially appoint...
20 Dec 2011 | 11:27 | 
Chambers of the Year: Guildhall Chambers
Bristol-based Guildhall Chambers caught the eye of the judges thanks to its ability to demonstrate how its clearly-defined and well-executed strategy had led to a slew of top quality work in its chosen fields. The set, which has 69 barristers, has ...
08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 |
Clarke proposes family-friendly roles in drive to boost judicial diversity
More paid part-time judicial roles will be made available to allow for flexibility with family commitments and increase the number of women in the judiciary, according to new proposals laid out by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke. The proposal is one of ...
21 Nov 2011 | 13:50 |
Bright lights, big city - meet the young barristers making their mark
Ben Rigby profiles 10 promising junior barristers singled out as some of the best in the profession
17 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
‘We lead the world at unlocking disputes’ – why the profession should sing its own praises
The Bar Council chairman-elect on a new campaign promoting London as a world leader in dispute resolution
17 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
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Ben Rigby profiles 10 promising junior barristers singled out as some of the best in the profession
17 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
The wandering wig - combining a career at the Bar with a passion for travel writing
Mixing a criminal negligence practice with voyages to far-flung places, John Gimlette is one of a number of travel-writing barristers. Melanie Stern reports
17 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
If judges don’t want to get involved in politics, maybe they should stop giving speeches
Alex Novarese asks whether judges should go beyond their role of applying the law and get involved in politics...
11 Nov 2011 | 13:56
A blueprint for a simpler, fairer justice system
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has just released a major new report: Access to Justice for Litigants in Person (or self-represented litigants). The report attacks head-on the prospect of thousands more people having to represent themselves in court o...
11 Nov 2011 | 11:56
Supreme Court backs judicial discretion on settlements for cohabiting couples
The Supreme Court has backed the court’s rights to decide a ‘fair’ split of assets for separating cohabiting couples in a ruling with widespread implications for family law. The judgment handed down today (9 November) in the long-awaited case Ke...
09 Nov 2011 | 15:41 |
London boutique takes key role as Assange fails in extradition appeal
London boutique Birnberg Peirce & Partners has taken centre stage as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange today (2 October) failed in a High Court appeal against his extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations. The north London firm instructed Ben E...
02 Nov 2011 | 15:10 |
Ex-Herbert Smith senior partner Gold brought in on Abramovich lawsuit
Former Herbert Smith senior partner Lord David Gold has been brought in to advise Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich on the multibillion-dollar lawsuit brought against him by Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky. Gold is understood to have been brou...
01 Nov 2011 | 12:45 |
'He's a human rights lawyer, you know' - barrister Adam Wagner on what drew him to a career in human rights law
Barrister and leading blogger Adam Wagner explains what drew him to human rights law – apart, of course, from Bridget Jones’s Diary – and offers a few tips for aspiring practitioners...
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
BLP hires silk to launch 'instruction to trial' in-house advocacy service
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is taking a first step towards a full in-house advocacy offering for clients after bringing in South Square’s Stuart Isaacs QC to launch the venture. The hire, which will see Isaacs joining BLP’s City office next m...
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
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The UK Supreme Court and its President: some interesting issues for the future
On Monday 10 October, The Guardian published an article by Joshua Rozenberg - Nine men, a Lady and the Master. The article asked who would replace Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers as President of the Supreme Court. Lord Phillips had not publicly annou...
12 Oct 2011 | 13:04 | 1 comment
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