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First steps

One hundred new Recorders sought: Lord Justice Burnett encourages barristers to apply for the 2017 competition and Eason Rajah QC shares his first year’s Recorder experience  

The Lord Chancellor has decided that there should be another Recorder competition, which is expected to launch on 1 February 2017. 

20 December 2016 / Lord Justice Burnett
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Leading the way on ethics

Is the Bar still a stand-out example of adherence to high ethical standards? Desiree Artesi discusses the practicalities of professional ethics with Andrew Walker QC  

It is a truth universally acknowledged (but never out loud) that an individual barrister, hemmed in by increased competition and, in some areas of law, decreased fees, must be in want of time to observe certain professional ethics. 

20 December 2016 / Desiree Artesi
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Surefooted ambassador

Bar Chairman Andrew Langdon QC is a clear-sighted Western Circuiteer determined to defend the profession, nourish the junior Bar, cautious on court reform, but optimistic for the future, finds Nigel Pascoe QC  

He stands tall, our new Chairman.  

20 December 2016 / Nigel Pascoe KC
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Triumph through diversity

Max Hill QC offers some innovatory examples and pointers on how to diversify and thrive at the criminal Bar in today’s adverse conditions  

As I eye the 30th year of my practice at the Bar, it is inevitable to reflect on the enormous changes to the self-employed profession. And yet, there is so much that remains the same.  

20 December 2016 / Max Hill KC
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New era for CPD

Dr Vanessa Davies explains how and why the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme for established barristers is changing in January  

A constant commitment to update knowledge and skills is a hallmark of being a professional. In the words of Alistair Hodge, advocacy trainer at Inner Temple: 

20 December 2016 / Dr Vanessa Davies
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Annual Bar Conference 2016: Generating a diverse profession

Learning from international experience  

According to the Bar Council, on current trends, 50:50 gender balance at the Bar is unlikely ever to happen.  

21 November 2016 / Aoife Drudy / Aoife Drudy
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Annual Bar Conference 2016: Opening keynote

Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, Chairman of the Bar  

In her speech at the 31st Bar & Young Bar Conference, held at the Westminster Plaza Hotel, on Saturday 15 October 2016, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, Chairman of the Bar, highlighted the profession’s ability, and enthusiasm, for innovation.  

21 November 2016 / Melissa Coutinho
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Annual Bar Conference 2016: Deferred prosecution agreements

A practical guide by defence and prosecution  

Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs), a relatively recent addition to the UK criminal justice toolkit, allow a company which has committed a criminal offence to avoid prosecution if it complies with a range of conditions, including a hefty financial penalty. 

21 November 2016 / Aoife Drudy / Aoife Drudy
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Annual Bar Conference 2016: Pro Bono award 2016

The winner of the 2016 Pro Bono Award, sponsored by the Bar Council, was announced at the conference. John Collins, of Zenith Chambers, has been at the Bar for six decades.   

21 November 2016
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Hope and expectation for the new legal year

The beginning of the legal year offers the opportunity for a renewed commitment to justice and the rule of law both at home and abroad

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