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BSB to review training role of Inns of Court
Friday, 2 June 2017The Bar Standards Board is to review the role of the Inns of Court in the training of barristers, it has emerged. Among the issues are applying admission requirements, approving pupil supervisors, providing training courses for pupils and student discipline.
Tags: bar standards board, Education and training, Future Bar Training, Inns of Court
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Regulation
New figures highlight difficulties of finding pupillage as diversity of Bar students increases
Wednesday, 2 December 2015The number of students on the Bar Professional Training Course from Asian backgrounds has increased to the point where it almost equals the number of white students, new figures have revealed. The figures have also highlighted the tiny number of students with lower second degrees who secure a pupillage.
Tags: bar standards board, Future Bar Training
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Regulation
Insisting on a 2:1 degree for barristers “could discriminate against BAME students”
Thursday, 29 October 2015Insisting on an upper second class degree for future barristers could impose a “discriminatory burden” on BAME students, who are less likely to obtain them, a leading academic has argued in response to a Bar Standards Board consultation that raises the possibility.
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Posted in Barristers, hrtraining, Latest news, Legal Services Act, Regulation