BSB increases efficiency in handling complaints

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its Enforcement Annual Report for 2016-17.

The report provides an overview of the regulator’s enforcement work during the year and includes statistics about the volume, trends and outcomes of complaints about barristers, …

Unregistered barrister disbarred for dishonest conduct when practising as a solicitor and for failing to declare this when being called to the Bar

Unregistered barrister Mr C. Emele was ordered to be disbarred from the Bar of England and Wales at an independent disciplinary tribunal hearing held on Friday 14 July, following charges brought by the Bar Standards Board.

The decision follows false …

Barristers are serving family law clients well, says new BSB research

The BSB has today published the findings of its research with people who have used barristers’ services during family legal proceedings. The findings show that most of those who took part in
the research were positive about the service they …

BSB opens recruitment for lay Chair and lay Board members

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has begun the process to recruit a new Chair to succeed Sir Andrew Burns KCMG whose term of office ends on 31 December 2017. It is also seeking three new lay Board members to take …