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'Keep wigs for civil cases,' says Bar study

Wigs and gowns should continue to be worn in civil and family cases, according to the findings of a Bar Council consultation. Almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents to a poll launched by the Bar regulator in October thought the formal court dress currently worn should be retained in full.
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'Keep wigs for civil cases,' says Bar study

Wigs and gowns should continue to be worn in civil and family cases, according to the findings of a Bar Council consultation. Almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents to a poll launched by the Bar regulator in October thought the formal court dress currently worn should be retained in full.
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Neuberger Bar access report proposes BVC Masters option

Students will be able to turn their Bar Vocational Course (BVC) into a Masters degree under new measures to widen access to the Bar, as a result of one of 57 proposals unveiled in Lord Neuberger's report this week (27 November).
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Serle Court loses head but gains two judges

Serle Court has appointed a new head of chambers and taken on two senior members of the judiciary as it emerges that current chambers head Lord Neill of Bladen QC is quitting the leading commercial Chancery set. Former Court of Appeal judge Sir Jonathan Parker and High Court judge Sir Gavin Lightman are set to join Serle Court's alternative dispute resolution panel as arbitrators and mediators.
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BVC 'to become a Masters' - Neuberger report

Students will be able to turn their Bar Vocational Course (BVC) into a Masters degree under new proposals to widen access to the Bar, in one of 57 proposals unveiled in Lord Neuberger's report today (27 November). The proposals, which have been announced a month earlier than expected, would allow students who do not secure a pupillage to turn their BVC into a Masters.
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Bar Council announces latest election results

The Bar Council has announced the results of its 2008 elections, with the results set to highlight concerns over a lack of representation from the employed Bar. BMI Healthcare general counsel Stephen Collier was the only applicant from the employed Bar to put his name forward and automatically becomes the representative for barristers in industry of more than seven years' call.
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Blackstone hit by loss of senior clerk Smith

Blackstone Chambers has been hit with the loss of its high-profile senior clerk, Martin Smith. In a surprise move, Smith resigned from the leading commercial, public and employment law set at the end of last week (23 November). Former assistant senior clerk Gary Oliver is to succeed Smith in the top role.
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Bar over-confident on client service - poll

Barristers rate the quality of service they provide far higher than those who receive it, according to a new poll commissioned by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and released today (22 November). According to the findings of the MORI poll, which surveyed solicitors, prisoners and members of the public as well as barristers between December 2006 and August 2007, 89% of barristers said they were satisfied they spent enough time with their clients.
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Mediation saves industry billions, says survey

Since 1990 mediation has saved UK industry approximately £6.3bn, according to a survey of 351 mediators conducted by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR). In the last 12 months 3,700 mediations occurred - a 33% increase from the CEDR's audit in 2005. The survey also found 13% of experienced mediators, each undertaking 50-100 cases a year, are earning £282,000 or more, up from £177,000 in 2005. The findings represent the first time CEDR has been able to publish data on the overall impact of commercial mediation.
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Civil cases surge 25% to post-Woolf high

The number of civil cases launched in the High Court has jumped by 25% in a year - reaching its highest level since the advent of the Woolf Reforms in 1999. According to research carried out by the Ministry of Justice and exclusively obtained in advance by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC), the number of commercial cases in 2006 reached 61,691 - up from 49,442 the previous year.
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