Barristers

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Bar Focus | Public facing: is direct access a threat?
Feature
2 May 2013
The new rules allowing direct public access to barristers, without instructing a solicitor, does not threaten solicitors position in the market, argues Hannah Kinch
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Bar Focus | Putting differences aside
Comment
2 May 2013
There is a mutual need for lawyers from each of the professions to work together in these times of unprecedented change, says Maura McGowan QC
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Bar Focus | Preserving justice
Feature
1 May 2013
With the Midlands Circuit one of the first to operate under QASA Mark Wall QC urges all legal professionals to question whether the system is fit for purpose
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Bar Focus | Room at the top?
Feature
1 May 2013
Gregory Jones QC and Ned Westaway discuss the HS2 case and other recent developments in the strategic environmental assessment of plans and programmes
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Bar Focus | Taking stock
Feature
1 May 2013
Unperturbed by the changes sweeping the PI sector, Amanda Yip QC believes those that adopt a pragmatic approach will continue to thrive
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Judges insist on business as usual as Northern Circuit barristers begin protest
News
19 April 2013
Barristers to meet all day on Monday to discuss legal aid cuts
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QASA rebels raise flag in north of England
News
4 April 2013
Northern Circuit barristers vote to reject scheme
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Bar vents fury over LSB’s cab rank report
News
27 March 2013
Report shows 'hostility to the Bar and sneers at its ethical pretensions'
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Abolish witness statements in commercial cases, Bar Council says
News
25 March 2013
Despite high cost, many contain only 'spin and self-serving material'
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Bar fury over leaked CPS email
News
25 February 2013
CPS 'deliberately acting against public interest'
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QC convicted of £600,000 VAT fraud
News
11 February 2013
Silk claimed to be 'extremely poor' at paperwork
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Cab rank principle ‘could extend to ABSs’
News
23 January 2013
LSB report says traditional rule for barristers no longer justified
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Let parliament decide on privilege, Lord Neuberger says
News
23 January 2013
Supreme Court warns of 'uncertainty' if legal privilege extended to non-lawyers
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BARCO approved by FSA
News
10 January 2013
Ten chambers to pilot service before full launch in spring
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Lord Phillips returns to chambers as arbitrator
News
23 November 2012
He rejoins Brick Court, where he practiced as a commercial barrister
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Bar Focus | An advocacy scheme to benefit who?
Feature
31 October 2012
 With QASA due for gradual implementation in the new year, Abigail Bright questions whether seeing the scheme in practice will stem the tide of scepticism
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Bar Focus | Changing the game
Feature
31 October 2012
Faced with alternative business structures, downward pressure on fees and rising tensions in chambers, the rules of engagement have changed at the Bar and the time to embrace competition has arrived. Hannah Gannagé-Stewart reports
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Bar Focus | Communication and investment are key for 
the Bar’s future
Comment
31 October 2012
The Unlocking Disputes campaign has made inroads but conversation and investment must continue, says Michael Todd QC
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