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2 Mar 2012

Regulators at loggerheads over QASA

The Bar Standards Board has hit out at “last-minute” proposals from the SRA, which “may allow judicial evaluation to be bypassed” in the new quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates (QASA).

20 Feb 2012

Baroness Deech hits back after Moses LJ savages QASA

Too expensive to recruit 'an army of assessors'

14 Feb 2012

Moses LJ attacks 'marking and measuring' of advocates under QASA

Lord Justice Moses has launched a stinging attack on the assessment of criminal advocates by judges proposed under the QASA scheme.

6 Feb 2012

Two should become one

Fusing solicitors and counsel into a single profession will lead to a more promising future for all, argues Julian Young

23 Jan 2012

Legal profession must take fresh approach to service, entrepreneur says

The legal profession needs to take a fresh approach to the delivery of legal services if it is to survive the challenges of the Legal Services Act, entrepreneur Ajaz Ahmed has said.

23 Jan 2012

Further drop in pupillages

The number of pupillages being offered to young barristers has declined for the third year running, a report for the Bar Council has revealed.

23 Jan 2012

Educate and inspire

The town of St Gallen, just off Lake Constance in the east of Switzerland, is best known for its picturesque old streets and world heritage abbey. It also has one of the best management schools in Europe, rivalling the likes of the London Business School and Insead, and its university is home to a successful international annual student-run business symposium. Last weekend it was also host to an unusual initiative: the so-called KickOff session of this year's Law Without Walls.

18 Jan 2012

Further decline in number of pupillages, report reveals

The number of pupillages being offered to young barristers has declined for the third year running, a report for the Bar Council has revealed.