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Bar Council appoints first chief executive in two years

The Bar Council has appointed Stephen Crowne as its new chief executive, filling the position which has been vacant for two years. Crowne, who will take up the post on 3 June, has been the senior director of global education at networking equipment co...

14 May 2013 | 12:41 | secure

Leveson counsel Jay among trio appointed to High Court Bench

Lead counsel to the Leveson Inquiry Robert Jay QC has been appointed a High Court Judge. Jay joins the Queen's Bench Division alongside two other new appointees Sue Carr QC and Judge Andrew Gilbart. Jay is replacing the retiring Mr Justice Roderick Ev...

09 May 2013 | 17:13 | secure

Judicial Appointments Committee kicks off selection process for new Lord Chief Justice

The Judicial Appointments Committee (JAC) has kicked off the selection process to appoint a new Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) following the retirement of Lord Judge this September. The JAC has set up a selection panel to oversee the interviews for the r...

08 May 2013 | 09:39 | secure

Court of Appeal rejects challenge in €52m Commerzbank bonuses case

The Court of Appeal has upheld a €52m (£44m) judgment handed down last year in a case involving 104 Commerzbank employees who argued they had been promised bonuses in 2008. Commerzbank was granted an appeal in November against the €52m award i...

26 Apr 2013 | 13:34 | secure

Resistance to criminal Bar reforms escalate as protests disrupt northern courts

The chairman of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has appealed to the public to back protests against Government reforms of criminal advocacy, following an all-day meeting of Northern Circuit barristers this week that led to disruption at courts in t...

26 Apr 2013 | 00:00 | secure

CPS begins search for new DPP as Starmer confirms end of tenure

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) director of public prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer QC is to step down from his role at the end of his five year term in October this year, it was announced today (24 April). The CPS said the search for a replacem...

24 Apr 2013 | 15:38 | secure

New litigation boutique recruits former Blackstone head Beazley QC as partner

Former Blackstone Chambers head Thomas Beazley QC has left the set to join newly launched litigation boutique Hage Aaronson as a partner. Beazley, who will make the move this month, will become head of international litigation and the eighth partne...

24 Apr 2013 | 11:32 | secure

Bar Council launches Bar nursery for children as young as eight weeks

The Bar Council has today (16 April) officially launched the Bar Nursery at Smithfield House, in a bid to support working parents and boost diversity in the profession. The nursery is the result of a campaign led by the Bar Nursery Association, whi...

16 Apr 2013 | 18:06 | secure | 2 comments

Eversheds' former in-house advocacy head joins Devereux

Devereux Chambers has taken on the former head of Eversheds' in-house advocacy unit, barrister Tom Keith. Keith joins the commercial litigation practice at Devereux after seven years at Eversheds, which he joined in 2006 as a consultant from Founta...

16 Apr 2013 | 13:37 | secure

SFO co-head of bribery and corruption joins US law firm's London base

Steptoe & Johnson has recruited the Serious Fraud Office's (SFO's) joint head of bribery and corruption as a partner for its London office. Patrick Rappo, who joins the US firm's white-collar criminal defence practice today (15 April), practised as...

15 Apr 2013 | 15:52 | secure

Online direct access Bar portal goes live with 80-plus barristers on board

A new online service that enables clients to access barristers in their area without the need for a solicitor is going live today (10 April), with more than 80 barristers from 12 UK sets signed up. myBARRISTER, owned and created by former Shearman ...

10 Apr 2013 | 09:29 | secure

Learning by doing

The Kalisher Trust was set up in 1996 in memory of Michael Kalisher QC to help talented students with financial constraints who would otherwise be lost to the criminal Bar. The Trust funds four students through the Bar Professional Training Course (BP...

04 Apr 2013 | 17:08 | secure

Historical first as Supreme Court boots Iranian bank out of secret hearing

Extraordinary developments in the Supreme Court today as the court, for the first time in its history, conducted a secret hearing during which one of the parties, an Iranian Bank, was not allowed to take part. Full background to the case, Bank Mellat ...

22 Mar 2013 | 09:39

Hong Kong ramps up litigation focus with construction of new 'mega court'

Hong Kong's litigation facilities are set for a significant upgrade with the construction of a new 'mega court', as part of a government drive to meet the growing demand for court services in the region. The court will be located inside a new HK$2....

12 Mar 2013 | 12:01 | secure

Access all areas – the realities of gaining direct access to the Bar

There are no two ways about it. After years of effectively being a closed shop, the Bar is opening up. A number of initiatives over the years have seen it attempt to open its doors to a more diverse range of young barristers. And more recently, it...

08 Mar 2013 | 00:00 | secure

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