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7 Mar 2016

Bar Council to tackle sexual harassment in chambers

Chambers must be compliant with relevant rules and better equipped to handle complaints

4 Mar 2016

Dominic Grieve QC: 'It may be time to consider a written constitution'

The government must justify how its proposed Bill of Rights will be different from the ECHR, says former attorney general

1 Mar 2016

Six lucky lawyers and the legal awards show

Win an #SJGoldenTicket to attend the Solicitors Journal Awards for free

1 Mar 2016

How much should a lawyer charge?

Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC on how billable hours worth thousands of pounds are far removed from the Bar, where direct access and new fee models are changing the client landscape

29 Feb 2016

Bar Council: US surveillance powers threaten UK legal privilege

Patriot and Freedom Acts place barrister confidentiality at risk

25 Feb 2016

Bar Council: McKenzie friends should not be allowed to charge for legal services

Ban on fee-charging McKenzie friends to protect 'vulnerable litigants' from unregulated individuals proposed

25 Feb 2016

Barrister gender and ethnicity under regulator's spotlight

BSB complaints-handling process not discriminatory but might favour women, report finds

25 Feb 2016

Attorney general: Human rights and the Human Rights Act are not the same thing

Jeremy Wright QC comes out swinging on the British Bill of Rights and EU referendum