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To contact us, please email Contactus
@barstandardsboard
.org.uk or visit to report a concern about a barrister. Such Reports, requests for waivers & authorisations are confidential thus our policy excludes responses to messages sent via social media.
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The BSB is exempting barristers wishing to give direct pro bono immigration advice to Ukrainian citizens from the need to be licensed under the Public Access Rules. See:
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Barrister Barbara Hewson ordered to be suspended from practice for two years:
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We sympathise with students in this hot weather. Anyone can take a break to drink water outside the test centre exam room at any time during their exam. Please raise your hand.
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We are aware of a bogus message circulating online saying that the centralised BPTC exams in April are now being held online. This is incorrect. DO NOT click any links in such a message as they may be malicious. Accurate info on the BPTC exams available at
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.
@LSB_EngandWal
has approved our application to remove restrictions on chambers reporting diversity data relating to sexual orientation & religious belief. We hope this will help make the Bar more visibly diverse - and we’ll also be showing support tomorrow at
@PrideInLondon
.
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37% of practising barristers are women and 12.7% are BAME. The Bar is heading slowly in the right direction, but further progress is needed – find what The Bar Standards Board did in 2017-18 to promote
#equality
and
#diversity
:
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From September 2019, the minimum amount pupil barristers must be paid will be linked to the real
#LivingWage
. Find out more:
@LivingWageUK
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BSB announces decision on the future of Bar training
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We have deleted a tweet we sent on Friday which aimed to clarify BSB practice in handling enquiries from journalists but which may inadvertently have created an impression of wrongdoing by a member of the Bar. No such impression was intended. (1/2)
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@mattjogrady
@pjm1kbw
@thebarcouncil
The cab rank rule doesn’t apply if being asked to do something outside your “ordinary working time”. Kind regards.
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The BSB wishes everyone a merry festive season and a happier and more prosperous New Year.
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BSB announces new opportunities to sit Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) exams. Read more at:
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We have issued a new statement in response to issues raised about our BPTC exams which you can find here:
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We’re celebrating
@ProBonoWeekUK
this week. Check out all the events taking place at and celebrate and discuss pro bono online with the hashtags
#ProBonoWeek
and
#WeDoProBono
.
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In view of the current national situation, the Authorisation to Practise process is being extended so that all remaining barristers who have yet to pay their Practising Certificate Fee now have until 31 May to do so. More in our updated COVID-19 statement:
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Congratulations to all those new
#barristers
Called to the Bar today by
@lincolnsinn
,
@HonSocGraysInn
,
@TheInnerTemple
or
@middletemple
. Please read the welcome booklet on our website:
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Statement by Mark Neale, the Director General of the Bar Standards Board, concerning the “cab-rank” rule. Read more on our website:
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BSB to abolish the Bar Course Aptitude Test from 31 July. Read more on our website:
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If you are representing yourself in court, we have some useful information available on our website:
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BSB Race Equality Taskforce launches reverse mentoring scheme:
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For 2021 the minimum
#pupillage
award will be £18,960 in London and £16,601 outside London. Further details on our website:
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We have commissioned research into pupillage recruitment and are contacting pupillage providers to share their views and experiences of different approaches. For more information email kate
@communityresearch
.co.uk or register your interest at
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The BSB team are completing the 20th
#LondonLegalWalk
today to raise funds to support
@londonlegal
and help the most vulnerable in society access free legal advice
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Congratulations to all those who have been Called to the Bar this week. Read our introductory leaflet which includes a summary of the rules that newly called barristers need to know at:
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BSB agrees further key elements for the future of Bar training
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Statement concerning Dinah Rose KC. Read more on our website:
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The new minimum
#pupillage
awards for all pupillages starting on or after 1 September 2019 will be £18,436 per annum in London and £15,728 per annum outside London.
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Happy PRIDE month! We are of course very disappointed not to be able to march in London PRIDE this year as planned. We continue to stand by the LGBT+ community and we look forward to taking part in next year’s parade.
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Read our announcement regarding urgent immigration advice at:
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We’re delighted to announce the appointment of two new barrister Board members, Elizabeth Prochaska and Leslie Thomas QC:
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Our Director General has today published a further statement about this year’s BPTC exams :
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Join our Head of Equality and Diversity Amit Popat at the
@ndin_law
event 'The Neurodiversity Agenda' webinar today between 7pm and 8pm:
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Please come and visit our virtual booth at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair on 17 October. Find out more on
@thebarcouncil
website:
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The new minimum
#pupillage
awards for all pupillages starting on or after 1 September will be £18,436 per annum in London and £15,728 per annum outside London
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Taking an online proctored exam with Pearson VUE later this month? We strongly advise running a simulated test more than once to check your set-up. See section 1.2.3 of our Student Guide:
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Barrister Henry Hendron ordered to be disbarred. Read more on our website:
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Our Board Member Leslie Thomas QC has delivered his first lecture as Gresham Professor of Law; please watch:
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Unregistered barrister Ian Millard disbarred, following seriously offensive tweets
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Come to our Disability Taskforce event on 7 December hosted by
@7BRchambers
. Speakers include:
@haleemahsadiaa
@jjgburke
@daniel_p_holt
@ChrisWBarrister
and
@MHendersonDSC
:
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Barrister Kevin Farquharson ordered to be disbarred. Read more at:
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BSB extends Future Bar Training consultation to include a new proposal from COIC and the Bar Council - read more
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BSB publishes new guidance on barristers’ conduct in non-professional life and on social media. Read more on our website:
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2020 Bar Course students – watch your inbox for an invitation to give us your views on your provider’s Equality and Diversity policies and support initiatives. If you take part you’ll get a £30 Love to Shop voucher to thank you.
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Kathryn Stone OBE appointed as the new Chair of the Bar Standards Board. Read more on our website.
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BSB publishes report on the impact of Covid-19 on pupillage:
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We have today launched a public consultation on new rules to promote equality, diversity and inclusion at the Bar. Please visit our website to read more:
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BSB statement on threats against the legal profession. Read more on our website:
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Watch our Director General Mark Neale speak with
@blackbeltbarrister
about the role of the BSB and how we regulate barristers: .
#blackbeltbarrister
#lawvlogs
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Our Board Member
@_lesliethomas
gives a Mid Term report on race in the November issue of Counsel Magazine:
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We have issued an update following delays with the On VUE platform during today’s BPTC exams:
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“
#Barristers
may be educated and sophisticated but they are still people and they still feel pressure. We need to understand them. As a regulator you have to take your people with you.” Read the
@CounselMagazine
interview with our Chair Kathryn Stone OBE: .
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Professor Rebecca Huxley-Binns appointed as independent reviewer of the BSB’s centralised BPTC exams in August:
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Bar regulator announces important developments in the 2016 Bar Professional Training Course
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Unregistered barrister Godwin Okri disbarred for dishonest conduct when practising as a solicitor.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Bar Standards Board does not treat enquiries from journalists as reports of potential misconduct, although we may take action of our own in response to information drawn to our attention by journalists or by others. (2/2)
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Bar regulator seeks women’s experiences at the Bar, launches survey. Read more here
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Welcome to all those Called to the Bar yesterday. Please read our Booklet for some useful information:
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In light of the COVID-19 situation, we’ve published some FAQs for current BPTC students, Bar Transfer Test candidates, and those intending to start Bar vocational training in September. Read them at:
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If you are representing yourself in court, find out what to expect from the
#barristers
who might appear on the other side. Learn about
#McKenzieFriends
and where to find more help as a
#LitigantinPerson
: .
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Raggi Kotak, barrister at
@OnePumpCourt
, has written about her experience of delivering anti-oppression training in chambers:
#RaceEqualityCaseStudies
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Now available for students and providers. Read the 2017-18 BPTC Handbook setting out the latest course requirements
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We are delighted to celebrate
#PrideMonth
. We look forward to hearing more about
@FreeBarLGBT
's forthcoming event.
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Congratulations to those of you being called to the Bar today; our Call to the Bar Booklet is essential reading:
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New research published to help inform Future Bar Training decisions
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We are seeking responses to our consultation on the Professional Statement threshold standard. Over to you!
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BSB seeks views on shared parental leave for self-employed barristers - read about our new consultation
#SPLBar
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We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at London Pride.
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Diversity at the Bar is gradually improving but more progress is needed, says BSB report:
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We welcome all the new barristers who have been Called to the Bar. Please read our welcome booklet:
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BSB authorises new Northumbria University Bar training provision. Read more at:
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Barristers predict an increase in public access work - Bar Standards Board and
@LSB_EngandWal
joint statement
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We were pleased to help to fund and contribute content to
@LfL_Advicenow
’s guidance for litigants in person (those who have to represent themselves in court): .
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Our Director General Dr Vanessa Davies was pleased to participate in
@Stephaniechayw1
’s film about 100 years of women at the Bar:
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What do you know about lawyers? We have information about
#barristers
on our website: . Find out more about the different types of lawyer and their regulators from
@thelawyerportal
,
@legal_choices
and on
@LSB_EngandWal
’s website: .
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BSB to introduce a single recruitment timetable and written agreements for all pupillages. Read more at:
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Anyone sitting a BPTC/BTT exam this month should visit , run the demo test software and learn how to navigate through computer-based examinations. Applies to those sitting online and test centre exams.
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Our Director General Mark Neale today had the pleasure of meeting Mr Sulaiman Banja Tejan-Sie and Mr Victor Lansana, Chairman and Secretary of the General Legal Council of the Republic of Sierra Leone, to discuss knowledge sharing on legal regulation
@SierraLeoneHCUK
@lansana_i
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We were delighted to sign the
#TimeToChange
pledge last week with
@thebarcouncil
and to change the way we think and act about mental health at work.
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Professor Lisa Webley from the University of Westminster is presenting some interesting stats on the demographics of law students.
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BSB appoints Capsticks to provide external legal support for its regulatory decision-making
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Pearson VUE tell us that emails have now been sent to students with agreed adjustments for August exams. If you haven’t received yours, please check junk first and then email apacaccommodations
@pearson
.com We’re sorry for the delay.
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We have updated our FAQs for pupillage organisations in light of the current COVID-19 situation. You can read the latest FAQs here:
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Statement on the BSB’s centralised examinations in December 2020:
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We've created a practice test to help students familiarise themselves with the BCAT. For more info see:
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We've published our Strategic Plan for 2019-2022.
⏺️Delivering risk-based, targeted and effective regulation
⏺️Encouraging an independent, strong, diverse and effective legal profession
⏺️Advancing access to justice in a changing market
➡️
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Congratulations to all of those being Called to the Bar today and tomorrow. Please read our booklet, which we designed especially for you:
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BSB publishes independent review of the August 2020 BPTC Exams. Read more at:
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In case you missed it:
#pupils
and
#barristers
, the requirement to complete a Forensic Accountancy Course in the first three years of practice has now ceased:
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New qualitative study explores how to address bullying, discrimination and harassment at the Bar. Read more at:
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#Barristers
, in case you missed its launch last week, sign up here for our Race Equality Taskforce’s reverse mentoring scheme:
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#HeadsofChambers
, please respond before the end of Friday 1 May to our survey about what the effect of Covid-19 has been on pupillages.
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