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Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 21 January 2010 This week’s issue features powers of attorney, client care, civil costs conference and more.

Charon QC — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:51:24 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 21 January 2010
This week’s issue features powers of attorney, client care, civil costs conference and more.

Bar Council: Barristers ‘gearing up for a revolution in the way they provide their services’ (23 January 2010)

Charon QC — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:50:46 +0000

Barristers ‘gearing up for a revolution in the way they provide their services’ (23 January 2010)

‘Changes will reduce the cost of going to law’

Barristers in England and Wales are preparing themselves for major changes in the ways they provide legal services, the new Chairman of the Bar Council will say today.

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 14 January 2010 This week’s issue features the Jackson review, defendants’ costs, change to rule 2 and more.

Charon QC — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:39:57 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 14 January 2010
This week’s issue features the Jackson review, defendants’ costs, change to rule 2 and more.

Bar Council: Update 51 to the Civil Procedure Rules (19 January 2010)

Charon QC — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:39:08 +0000

Update 51 to the Civil Procedure Rules (19 January 2010): The latest Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) are due to come into force fully on 6 April 2010.

Bar Council: Economic Growth and Social Equity Mean Jackson Reforms are vital to the National Interest

Charon QC — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:38:38 +0000

Economic Growth and Social Equity Mean Jackson Reforms are vital to the National Interest (15 January 2010): The wide-ranging review of the cost of accessing the civil justice system must be an economic and social priority of any incoming government, the Bar Council said today.

Bar Council: Pages of Prosecution Evidence and Advocates Information Pack

Charon QC — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:38:06 +0000

Pages of Prosecution Evidence and Advocates Information Pack (12 January 2010): The Bar Council wishes to draw attention to two documents recently published by the Legal Services Commission, relating to advocates’ criminal crown court defence work.

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 17 December 2009

Charon QC — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:41:29 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 17 December 2009
This week’s issue features the VAT change, dropping of BVT plans, virtual courts and more.

Bar Council: All change? Or not? Seminars in Your Area (18 December 2009)

Charon QC — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:40:19 +0000

All change? Or not? Seminars in Your Area (18 December 2009)

The Bar Standards Board made an historic announcement on 20 November 2009, signalling change.

How will the Bar now maintain its unique attributes?
What does the public interest demand?

Bar Council: Annual International Rule of Law Lecture: The Progressive Erosion of the Rule of Law in an Independent Zimbabwe (9 December 2009)

Charon QC — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:58:07 +0000

Annual International Rule of Law Lecture: The Progressive Erosion of the Rule of Law in an Independent Zimbabwe (9 December 2009): The third annual International Rule of Law Lecture will be held tonight at Inner Temple. Judge Anthony Gubbay, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, will give an address entitled ‘The Progressive Erosion of the Rule of Law in an Independent Zimbabwe’.

Bar Council: Stability for the publicly funded Bar, modernisation for all barristers (7 December 2009)

Charon QC — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:57:23 +0000

Stability for the publicly funded Bar, modernisation for all barristers (7 December 2009)

2010 Bar Chairman Nicholas Green QC’s inaugural speech

Securing stability for the publicly funded Bar and the need for all barristers to modernise in the fast-moving legal landscape have been set at the heart of the agenda for 2010 by incoming Bar Council Chairman, Nicholas Green QC.

Bar Council: Legal and Campaigning Organisations Call for Justice to be put Centre Stage in General Election Campaign (3 December 2009)

Charon QC — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:56:36 +0000

Legal and Campaigning Organisations Call for Justice to be put Centre Stage in General Election Campaign (3 December 2009)

Manifesto for Justice Published

A broad and influential coalition of eight leading legal and campaigning organisations has today called on politicians to put justice centre stage in the forthcoming General Election campaign.

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 26 November 2009 This week’s issue features the global marketplace, PII research, LMS survey results and more.

Charon QC — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:48:27 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 26 November 2009
This week’s issue features the global marketplace, PII research, LMS survey results and more.

Bar Council: Upper Tribunal, Asylum and Immigration, Fee Paid Deputy Judge (26 November 2009)

Charon QC — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:47:39 +0000

Upper Tribunal, Asylum and Immigration, Fee Paid Deputy Judge (26 November 2009): The Judicial Appointments Commission is looking for 40 Deputy Judges to sit in a fee paid capacity in the Upper Tribunal and deal with work arising from the right of appeal on asylum and immigration cases from the First-tier Tribunal.

Bar Council: NAO Identifies Significant Weaknesses in Legal Aid Administration (27 November 2009)

Charon QC — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:45:39 +0000

NAO Identifies Significant Weaknesses in Legal Aid Administration (27 November 2009): The Bar Council has today welcomed the report on the procurement of criminal legal aid in England and Wales, which has been published by the National Audit Office (NAO). The NAO’s report examines the procurement of criminal legal aid by the Legal Services Commission (LSC), the body responsible for the distribution of the legal aid budget within England and Wales.

Law Society: Professional Update 19th November 2009

Charon QC — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:43:19 +0000

	Professional Update
Thursday 19 November 2009 This week’s issue features legal aid cuts, International Conference, our advertising campaign and more.

Bar Council Welcomes BSB’s Decisions on New Practice Structures (20 November 2009)

Charon QC — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:41:38 +0000

Bar Council Welcomes BSB’s Decisions on New Practice Structures (20 November 2009): The Bar Council has today welcomed the decisions taken by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) which will permit members of the Bar to supply legal services within new business structures.

Bar Council: Special Rate for In-House Public Access Training (13 November 2009)

Charon QC — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:22:53 +0000

Special Rate for In-House Public Access Training (13 November 2009): The College of Law are promoting a special rate of £285 plus VAT per delegate for in-house training to undertake public access work. There will be a minimum of 8 participants and a maximum 16 participants to take advantage of this offer. Further details of the course are available on the College of Law website.

Bar Coucnil: Bar Council Welcomes Coroners and Justice Act (13 November 2009)

Charon QC — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:16:59 +0000

Bar Council Welcomes Coroners and Justice Act (13 November 2009): The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) have today welcomed the final approval by Parliament of many of the changes for which they had been calling to the Coroners and Justice Bill which received Royal Assent yesterday.

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 12 November 2009

Charon QC — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:16:14 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 12 November 2009
This week’s issue features training contract webinar, events and training, Hunt review and more.

Bar Council: Five Hundred Attend Successful Bar Council Conference (11 November 2009)

Charon QC — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:57:28 +0000

Five Hundred Attend Successful Bar Council Conference (11 November 2009): Around 500 people were present at the Bar Council Conference on Saturday which has been judged a great success. The keynote speech was delivered by Sir Nicolas Bratza, following the opening address by Chairman of the Bar, Desmond Browne QC. The The full text of Desmond Browne’s speech is available here.

Bar Council: Bar Charities Launch Friends in Law Scheme (11 November 2009)

Charon QC — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:56:51 +0000

Bar Charities Launch Friends in Law Scheme (11 November 2009): The Bar Pro Bono Unit and the Free Representation Unit are today launching a new scheme which will see sets of chambers encouraged to contribute to the Pro Bono work which is co-ordinated by the Units. The scheme, called ‘Friends in Law’, has generated significant support with eight leading sets of chambers already members.

Bar Council: Bar Conference and Exhibition 2009 (7 November 2009) Access to Justice – Justice for All?

Charon QC — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:29:54 +0000

Bar Conference and Exhibition 2009 (7 November 2009)

Access to Justice – Justice for All?

The 24th Annual Bar Conference, which takes place today in central London, focuses this year on Access to Justice. When the Bar is facing regulatory changes which could revolutionise the way it works, and the future of the publicly-funded Bar is endangered by repeated cuts to the legal aid budget, the Conference will hear leading figures from the legal, political, media and academic worlds discuss the future of the justice system. The keynote speaker will be Sir Nicolas Bratza, one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Court of Human Rights. Other speakers, such as Dominic Grieve QC MP, Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, Diane Abbott MP and Sara Payne, the first Victims’ Champion, will address issues such as mediation, the treatment of women in the justice system, pro bono work, and international access to justice.

Bar Council: Jonathan Rayner and Joshua Rozenberg Scoop the Bar Council Legal Report Awards for 2008-2009 (7 November 2009)

Charon QC — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:27:58 +0000

Jonathan Rayner and Joshua Rozenberg Scoop the Bar Council Legal Report Awards for 2008-2009 (7 November 2009): Since 1991, the Bar Council has presented an annual award in both print and broadcast categories for outstanding legal reporting. The judging panel this year consisted of:

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 05 November 2009

Charon QC — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:27:05 +0000

Professional Update

Thursday 05 November 2009
This week’s issue features NAO report on legal aid, PII renewal, pro bono week and more.

Bar Council Launches It’s Your Call – A Career at the Bar (3 November 2009)

Charon QC — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:29:15 +0000

Bar Council Launches It’s Your Call – A Career at the Bar (3 November 2009): The Bar Council has published the fourth annual edition of It’s Your Call, a guide for those interested in joining the Bar. The guide, published in collaboration with the Inns of Court, is the latest in a series of publications designed to inform the public and those interested in a career as a barrister.

Bar Council: Bar Council Mission Visits China (2 November 2009)

Charon QC — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:55:43 +0000

Bar Council Mission Visits China (2 November 2009): A Bar Council group of experts in commercial and criminal law has today arrived in China, for a mission which will further the longstanding cooperation between the legal professions of the two countries and raise awareness of the Bar of England and Wales and the international work of barristers amongst Chinese law firms and businesses who engage in international commer

Law Society: professional update 29 October 2009

Charon QC — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:32:54 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 29 October 2009
This week’s issue features AML practice note, pro bono events, regional support and more.

Bar Council: Bar Council Officers 2010 (26 October 2009)

Charon QC — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:43:50 +0000

Bar Council Officers 2010 (26 October 2009): The Bar Council has announced the election of its new officers for 2010.

Bar Council: Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association Brief Peers on Provisions Contained with the Coroners and Justice Bill (21 October 2009)

Charon QC — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:43:13 +0000

Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association Brief Peers on Provisions Contained with the Coroners and Justice Bill (21 October 2009): The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) have sent a briefing paper to members of the House of Lords, bringing to their attention their continued concerns about some aspects of the Coroners and Justice Bill. The Bill, which will enter Report Stage in the House of Lords today, addresses a broad range of provisions within the criminal justice system, including the inquest system; clarifying the law on encouraging and assisting suicide; special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses; the introduction of a Sentencing Council; and an enabling provision to regulate Damages Based Agreements (DBAs) through statutory instrument.

Law Society: Professional Update Friday 23 October 2009

Charon QC — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:13:19 +0000

Professional Update Friday 23 October 2009
This week’s issue features Excellence Awards winners, conveyancing, how to beat the postal strike and more.

Bar Council: Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association Brief Peers on Provisions Contained with the Coroners and Justice Bill (21 October 2009)

Charon QC — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:46:05 +0000

Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association Brief Peers on Provisions Contained with the Coroners and Justice Bill (21 October 2009): The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) have sent a briefing paper to members of the House of Lords, bringing to their attention their continued concerns about some aspects of the Coroners and Justice Bill. The Bill, which will enter Report Stage in the House of Lords today, addresses a broad range of provisions within the criminal justice system, including the inquest system; clarifying the law on encouraging and assisting suicide; special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses; the introduction of a Sentencing Council; and an enabling provision to regulate Damages Based Agreements (DBAs) through statutory instrument.

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 15 October 2009

Charon QC — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:19:39 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 15 October 2009
This week’s issue features AML training, judicial appointment, new Gazette service and more.

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 08 October 2009

Charon QC — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:08:47 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 08 October 2009
This week’s issue features the regulation review, our PII helpline, international networking and more.

Bar Council: Elections for the 2010 Bar Council (8 October 2009)

Charon QC — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:08:09 +0000

Elections for the 2010 Bar Council (8 October 2009): Nominations for election to the 2010 Bar Council are now open. All practitioners, both employed and self-employed, are encouraged to consider standing for election. If you are interested in putting your name forward, please complete the attached form and send it to the Executive Assistant to the Chairman by 5pm on Wednesday 21 October.

Bar Council: Chairman of the Bar Warns that Privacy will be Eroded as Surveillance State Expands (7 October 2009)

Charon QC — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:36:18 +0000

Chairman of the Bar Warns that Privacy will be Eroded as Surveillance State Expands (7 October 2009): Speaking at a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference today, Desmond Browne QC, the Chairman of the Bar, will address the topic of ‘The Database State: Privacy under Threat?’ and will warn that individual privacy risks erosion thanks to an expanding surveillance state. Mr Browne, a leading media law barrister who has represented clients including Neil Hamilton, the Daily Mirror, Elton John and Victoria Beckham, will be part of a panel which features Shami Chakrabarti, the Director of Liberty, and Chris Grayling MP, the Shadow Home Secretary.

Bar Council: Bar Conference and Exhibition 2009 – Access to Justice – Justice for All? (6 October 2009)

Charon QC — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:33:44 +0000

Bar Conference and Exhibition 2009 – Access to Justice – Justice for All? (6 October 2009): The 24th Annual Bar Conference, which takes place on the 7th November 2009, will this year focus on the theme of Access to Justice. At a time when the legal aid budget is under increasing pressure, the Conference will explore the extent to which access to justice is under threat and how the Bar can ensure that those who need it receive expert representation. The conference will also provide an excellent opportunity to debate the many domestic and international issues currently concerning the legal profession. The Conference has attracted a range of high-profile figures from the legal, political and media worlds, including Sir Nicolas Bratza, Dominic Grieve QC MP, Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, Diane Abbott MP and Sara Payne, the first Victims’ Champion.

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 01 October 2009 This week’s issue features PII renewal, dealing with stress, survey of the profession and more.

Charon QC — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:40:04 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 01 October 2009
This week’s issue features PII renewal, dealing with stress, survey of the profession and more.

Bar Council: Lawyers Gathered in London Agree Communiqué on Access to Justice (1 October 2009)

Charon QC — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:39:36 +0000

Lawyers Gathered in London Agree Communiqué on Access to Justice (1 October 2009): More than 50 bar association leaders from around the world have approved a communiqué in support of access to justice. The members of the group, which gathered in London on the occasion of the opening of the legal year, have voiced their concerns about cutbacks in funding legal services at the very time when recession has highlighted the need for access to legal advice and representation, especially for the weak and vulnerable.

Bar Council: Public Access Road Show begins (29 September 2009)

Charon QC — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:29:05 +0000

Public Access Road Show begins (29 September 2009): The Bar Council is visiting Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester to promote the benefits of using direct access to barristers. The seminars are aimed at small and medium sized businesses and will be led by Paul Darling QC, chairman of the Access to the Bar Committee. A new brochure of case studies, demonstrating how direct access works in practice, will be unveiled on the roadshow. There are still seminar places available at each of the three cities. Please call James Woolf on 0207 611 1313, or Wendy McLaughlin on 0207 242 0082 to book your place.

Bar Council: Lord Bingham to speak on the new Supreme Court (29 September 2009)

Charon QC — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:27:35 +0000

Lord Bingham to speak on the new Supreme Court (29 September 2009): In the aftermath of the controversy surrounding the opening of the Supreme Court, Lord Bingham will lead a debate which will include any impact to our own constitution. Lord Brennan QC will chair the debate. This is bound to be a stimulating session at the time of this historic change.

The meeting, one of the regular events organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group, will be held at 5pm on the 26th October, in the House of Lords (room TBC).

Law Society: Professional Update Friday 25 September 2009 This week’s issue features free promotional materials, new Supreme Court, PII problems and more.

Charon QC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:59:06 +0000

Professional Update Friday 25 September 2009
This week’s issue features free promotional materials, new Supreme Court, PII problems and more.

Bar Council: Public Access Road Show begins (26 September 2009)

Charon QC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:58:13 +0000

Public Access Road Show begins (26 September 2009): The Bar Council is visiting Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester to promote the benefits of using direct access to barristers. The seminars are aimed at small and medium sized businesses and will be led by Paul Darling QC, chairman of the Access to the Bar Committee. A new brochure of case studies, demonstrating how direct access works in practice, will be unveiled on the roadshow. There are still seminar places available at each of the three cities. Please call James Woolf on 0207 611 1313, or Wendy McLaughlin on 0207 242 0082 to book your place.

Bar Council: Call for Expressions of Interest in Bar Council Business Development Visit to India (28 September 2009)

Charon QC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:57:41 +0000

Call for Expressions of Interest in Bar Council Business Development Visit to India (28 September 2009): The Bar Council is pleased to invite chambers to submit expressions of interest to take part in a visit to India (Mumbai and Kolkata), aimed at raising the profile of the English Bar in this fast-developing legal market. There will be several events and other opportunities to promote your chambers’ practice.

Bar Council: “Substituting a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for the Human Rights Act Will Displace Adjudication to Strasbourg” Says Chairman of the Bar (28 September 2009)

Charon QC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:57:02 +0000

“Substituting a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for the Human Rights Act Will Displace Adjudication to Strasbourg” Says Chairman of the Bar (28 September 2009): Desmond Browne QC, Chairman of the Bar, will speak on the theme of ‘Human rights under threat abroad and at home’ at a fringe meeting at Labour Party Conference on Sunday.

Bar Council: Bar Council Cautions Against Introduction of Contingency Fees Without Proper Consultation (25 September 2009)

Charon QC — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:21:48 +0000

Bar Council Cautions Against Introduction of Contingency Fees Without Proper Consultation (25 September 2009): The Bar Council has today submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on Damages Based Agreements (DBAs). Costs specialist barrister Nick Bacon has led the Bar’s response on the principle of permitting DBAs, particularly their use in contentious business. The Bar Council is strongly of the view that any further consideration of this fundamental question should at least await the findings of the Jackson Review, due to report later this year, and that their introduction via the Coroners and Justice Bill should be halted until this significant issue has been considered by Lord Justice Jackson.

Bar Council: Russian Deputy Minister of Justice Discusses Rule of Law in Russia (24 September 2009)

Charon QC — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:21:07 +0000

Russian Deputy Minister of Justice Discusses Rule of Law in Russia (24 September 2009)

Seminar at Gray’s Inn entitled “The Rule of Law in Russia – The Implications for Foreign Investors”

The International Committee of the Bar Council is delighted to welcome the Russian Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr. Yuri Liubimov, to London today as the guest speaker at a seminar entitled “The Rule of Law in Russia – The Implications for Foreign Investors”.

Bar Council: Bar Council Urges Profession to ‘Address Its Future’ (22 September 2009)

Charon QC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:09:27 +0000

Bar Council Urges Profession to ‘Address Its Future’ (22 September 2009): With the extended deadline for comments on 9th October 2009 in view, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Bar, together with the Circuit Leaders, have today written to all members of the Bar urging them to respond to the Bar Standards Board’s recent consultation on the Structure of Self-Employed Practice. The outcome of the BSB’s consultation exercise could have very wide-ranging implications for the self-employed Bar and the business structures in which they practise. The letter urges all barristers to respond to the BSB’s consultation paper, stating that ‘at the heart of this matter are the likely future changes to the way in which barristers practise…it is of the utmost importance that the Bar now addresses its future and engages in the debate on these fundamental and historic issues’.

Bar Council: Judicial Appointments Commission Seeks Lawyers to Sit Pilot Test (23 September 2009)

Charon QC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:08:57 +0000

Judicial Appointments Commission Seeks Lawyers to Sit Pilot Test (23 September 2009)

The JAC pilots tests before using them in a live exercise to determine their suitability.

The JAC has commissioned a new written test to be used in the forthcoming selection exercises for Salaried and Fee Paid Employment Judges and are now seeking suitable people to sit the pilot test.

The Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 17 September 2009

Charon QC — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:59:08 +0000

Professional Update Thursday 17 September 2009

This week’s issue features our promoting solicitors campaign, legal aid, climate change and more.

The Bar Council: Chairman of the Bar at the Party Conferences (18 September 2009)

Charon QC — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:58:23 +0000

Chairman of the Bar at the Party Conferences (18 September 2009)

The Chairman of the Bar will be representing the interests of the Bar at the three main Party Conferences this Autumn.

The purpose of the Bar Council’s participation in these events is to enable the Chairman to meet with senior political figures and their advisers, to communicate the Bar’s interests and concerns about the “justice agenda” (in particular the current crisis in legal aid) and to demonstrate the Bar’s interest in the political process.

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Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 21 January 2010 This week’s issue features powers of attorney, client care, civil costs conference and more.

Bar Council: Barristers ‘gearing up for a revolution in the way they provide their services’ (23 January 2010)

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 14 January 2010 This week’s issue features the Jackson review, defendants’ costs, change to rule 2 and more.

Bar Council: Update 51 to the Civil Procedure Rules (19 January 2010)

Bar Council: Economic Growth and Social Equity Mean Jackson Reforms are vital to the National Interest

Bar Council: Pages of Prosecution Evidence and Advocates Information Pack

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 17 December 2009

Bar Council: All change? Or not? Seminars in Your Area (18 December 2009)

Bar Council: Annual International Rule of Law Lecture: The Progressive Erosion of the Rule of Law in an Independent Zimbabwe (9 December 2009)

Bar Council: Stability for the publicly funded Bar, modernisation for all barristers (7 December 2009)

Bar Council: Legal and Campaigning Organisations Call for Justice to be put Centre Stage in General Election Campaign (3 December 2009)

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 26 November 2009 This week’s issue features the global marketplace, PII research, LMS survey results and more.

Bar Council: Upper Tribunal, Asylum and Immigration, Fee Paid Deputy Judge (26 November 2009)

Bar Council: NAO Identifies Significant Weaknesses in Legal Aid Administration (27 November 2009)

Law Society: Professional Update 19th November 2009

Bar Council Welcomes BSB’s Decisions on New Practice Structures (20 November 2009)

Bar Council: Special Rate for In-House Public Access Training (13 November 2009)

Bar Coucnil: Bar Council Welcomes Coroners and Justice Act (13 November 2009)

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 12 November 2009

Bar Council: Five Hundred Attend Successful Bar Council Conference (11 November 2009)

Bar Council: Bar Charities Launch Friends in Law Scheme (11 November 2009)

Bar Council: Bar Conference and Exhibition 2009 (7 November 2009) Access to Justice – Justice for All?

Bar Council: Jonathan Rayner and Joshua Rozenberg Scoop the Bar Council Legal Report Awards for 2008-2009 (7 November 2009)

Law Society: Professional Update﻿ Thursday 05 November 2009

Bar Council Launches It’s Your Call – A Career at the Bar (3 November 2009)

Bar Council: Bar Council Mission Visits China (2 November 2009)

Law Society: professional update 29 October 2009

Bar Council: Bar Council Officers 2010 (26 October 2009)

Bar Council: Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association Brief Peers on Provisions Contained with the Coroners and Justice Bill (21 October 2009)

Law Society: Professional Update Friday 23 October 2009

Bar Council: Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association Brief Peers on Provisions Contained with the Coroners and Justice Bill (21 October 2009)

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 15 October 2009

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 08 October 2009

Bar Council: Elections for the 2010 Bar Council (8 October 2009)

Bar Council: Chairman of the Bar Warns that Privacy will be Eroded as Surveillance State Expands (7 October 2009)

Bar Council: Bar Conference and Exhibition 2009 – Access to Justice – Justice for All? (6 October 2009)

Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 01 October 2009 This week’s issue features PII renewal, dealing with stress, survey of the profession and more.

Bar Council: Lawyers Gathered in London Agree Communiqué on Access to Justice (1 October 2009)

Bar Council: Public Access Road Show begins (29 September 2009)

Bar Council: Lord Bingham to speak on the new Supreme Court (29 September 2009)

Law Society: Professional Update Friday 25 September 2009 This week’s issue features free promotional materials, new Supreme Court, PII problems and more.

Bar Council: Public Access Road Show begins (26 September 2009)

Bar Council: Call for Expressions of Interest in Bar Council Business Development Visit to India (28 September 2009)

Bar Council: “Substituting a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for the Human Rights Act Will Displace Adjudication to Strasbourg” Says Chairman of the Bar (28 September 2009)

Bar Council: Bar Council Cautions Against Introduction of Contingency Fees Without Proper Consultation (25 September 2009)

Bar Council: Russian Deputy Minister of Justice Discusses Rule of Law in Russia (24 September 2009)

Bar Council: Bar Council Urges Profession to ‘Address Its Future’ (22 September 2009)

Bar Council: Judicial Appointments Commission Seeks Lawyers to Sit Pilot Test (23 September 2009)

The Law Society: Professional Update Thursday 17 September 2009

The Bar Council: Chairman of the Bar at the Party Conferences (18 September 2009)

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