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New advocacy panel could confuse public, CILEx Regulation warns
Tuesday, 8 December 2015Setting up a new panel of criminal defence advocates could confuse the public, CILEx Regulation has warned. It said the legal regulators should control standards and quality.
Tags: CILEX Regulation, Jeffrey review, Ministry of Justice, QASA
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Legal Executives, Regulation, Solicitors
Grayling promises crackdown on criminal law referral fees
Thursday, 8 January 2015Justice secretary Chris Grayling has promised criminal law barristers that the government will “take measures” to strengthen the Legal Aid Agency’s ban on solicitors demanding referral fees.
Tags: advocacy, Bar Council, Jeffrey review, Legal Aid Agency, referral fees
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
CBA campaign for level playing field “not a cry for war” with solicitor-advocates
Tuesday, 11 November 2014A new Criminal Bar Association campaign to ensure that barristers and higher court advocates compete on a “level playing-field” does not amount to a “cry for war”, its chairman has said.
Tags: Criminal Bar Association, HCAs, Jeffrey review, solicitor-advocates
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
“Do not dismiss ABSs,” Lord Judge tells criminal law barristers
Friday, 31 October 2014Lord Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice, has warned criminal law barristers that the “old-fashioned chambers structures must be reconsidered” and they must not dismiss alternative business structures “out of hand”.
Tags: Alternative business structures, Jeffrey review
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news
LSB attacks Bar Council’s “extreme reluctance” to adapt to market conditions
Thursday, 24 July 2014The Legal Services Board (LSB) has said the Bar Council’s response to the Jeffrey review illustrated its “extreme reluctance” to “look forward and adapt to market conditions”.
Tags: Bar Council, Jeffrey review, Legal Services Board
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Legal Services Board, Regulation
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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