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Red Bar Law: 'We pay barristers £40 per hour'

Pioneer ABS strikes deal putting barristers on secondment with corporate client

First barrister-only chambers gains ABS licence

Richmond Chambers also to become 'the first barrister-run, barrister-led entity'

Bar Standards Board must improve before it regulates firms, LSB says

Board painted 'overly optimistic picture' of move to OFR

Bar Focus | Putting differences aside

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

Bar Focus | Public facing: is direct access a threat?

The new rules allowing direct public access to barristers, without instructing a solicitor, does not threaten solicitors position in the market, argues Hannah Kinch

Bar Focus | Taking stock

Unperturbed by the changes sweeping the PI sector, Amanda Yip QC believes those that adopt a pragmatic approach will continue to thrive

Bar Focus | Room at the top?

Gregory Jones QC and Ned Westaway discuss the HS2 case and other recent developments in the strategic environmental assessment of plans and programmes

Bar Focus | Preserving justice

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