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Family pride

21 July 2017
Issue: 7755 / Categories: Legal News
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Family law barristers have performed well in client research commissioned by the Bar Standards Board (BSB). A BSB study of 1,200 clients involved in a family law matter in the two years up to January 2017 showed 59% would consider using a barrister for family legal advice in future. Of those who used a barrister rather than a solicitor, 79% were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the overall quality of service. Philip Marshall QC, chairman of the Family Law Bar Association, described the report as ‘a boost for family law practitioners.’

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