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Becoming a barrister remains highly competitive, new report shows

The BSB has today published the third annual edition of its statistical information on student performance on the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).

The new, updated analysis includes information about students who enrolled in the 2015/16 academic year, as well …

BSB publishes consultation on new declaration rules for barristers

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published a consultation on a new set of proposals to require barristers to declare a range of information about their practice to the regulator every year
when applying for their practising certificate. This …

Innovation happening, but no strong need to change the traditional chambers model, say respondents to BSB survey

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its report into the provision of legal services by barristers. The report contains the results of an online survey conducted in September and October 2016 with barristers about the future delivery of …

BSB proposes change to its rules to require chambers to allow all self-employed barristers access to parental leave

At its meeting last night, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) agreed to change the equality rules to enable all self-employed barristers in chambers to take parental leave, regardless of whether their spouse or partner takes parental leave.

The proposed rule …

BSB to appoint new Chair from 2018

The Bar Standards Board is to seek a new Chair to take office after the term of the current Chair, Sir Andrew Burns KCMG, expires in December 2017.

Paying tribute to the outgoing Chair, the Director General of the BSB, …