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Standards for chambers

25 October 2023
Issue: 8046 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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A kitemarking scheme could be set up for barristers’ chambers, under proposals floated in a Bar Standards Board (BSB) ‘consultation on the regulation of barristers in chambers’ this week. The BSB also proposes making its assessments of individual chambers public

The 17-page consultation paper covers standards, pupillage, equality and inclusion, bullying and harassment, sanctions and other regulatory matters.

The consultation, which runs until 29 February 2024, follows a series of roundtables organised with chambers and other Bar representatives. The BSB aims to consolidate its expectations on standards in a single online document. It will hold further roundtables from November onwards. 

Issue: 8046 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

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Ellisons—Carla Jones

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Freeths—Louise Mahon

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NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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