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Bar Council to tackle profession's 'elitism'

Bar Council chairman Geoffrey Vos QC will unveil a series of measures promoting access to the Bar in a speech this afternoon (26 February). In anticipation of a report on the subject, Vos will announce a number of initiatives to help widen access to the Bar in his speech to the think tank Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) at London's Canary Wharf. Measures include a placement programme for gifted students from state schools, set up in conjunction with the SMF, as well as a new package of bank loans for aspiring barristers from poorer backgrounds to finance their BVC year.
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Legal Week

Farrers hires family silk from 1 Hare Court

Farrer & Co has boosted its family law team with the hire of a silk from 1 Hare Court. Jeremy Posnansky QC joins Farrers from the specialist family law set in May. He will work alongside the City firm's family law head, Richard Parry.
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International Edition

Farrers hires family silk from 1 Hare Court

Farrer & Co has boosted its family law team with the hire of a silk from 1 Hare Court. Jeremy Posnansky QC joins Farrers from the specialist family law set in May. He will work alongside the City firm's family law head, Richard Parry.
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International Edition

Human rights cases drop for third year running

The number of cases brought in UK courts under the terms of the Human Rights Act has dropped by almost a fifth in the last year, according to new figures released today (16 February). A report published by Sweet & Maxwell Online shows that cases brought under the terms of the Act, which became law in 1998, dropped by 18% over the last 12 months from 497 in 2004-05 to 394 for the most recent 12-month period.
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International Edition

Ralph Lewis QC named new head at No5

Ralph Lewis QC has been named as the new head of No5 Chambers, taking the helm of the UK's largest barristers' set. Lewis - a personal injury and clinical negligence specialist - replaced Gareth Evans QC in the role at the end of last month (29 January) after an unopposed election.
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International Edition

BSB names education and strategic heads

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has appointed officials to two newly-created roles - head of education standards and head of strategy and communications - the body announced today (13 February.) Valerie Shrimplin - the former head of quality assurance at the Royal College of Surgeons - has been named in the head of education role, while Julie Myers, who was responsible for setting up the independent consumer panel of broadcasting regulator Ofcom - has been appointed head of strategy and communications.
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International Edition

2 Harcourt Buildings to rebrand

Planning, licensing and public law set 2 Harcourt Buildings is set to rebrand as Francis Taylor Building (FTB), after a £1m-plus investment in new premises. The 37-member set, based in Temple, will take on its new name on 12 February. The chambers has taken on twice the space of its current premises and will finally see all tenants working under one roof. FTB will have modern conference facilities that will be available for hire by other sets of chambers.
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International Edition

Fee-sharing consultation draws to conclusion

The Bar Council's consultation on the handling of fee-sharing under the new legal aid proposals closes on 9 February. Barristers' opinions were sought for just two weeks from 27 January, on topics ranging from the agreement of standard terms with instructing solicitors to the resolution of disputes.
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International Edition

Bar welcomes end of fees 'anachronism'

Barristers are celebrating the news that payday is set to become a more regular fixture. After almost a decade of negotiation and stalled talks, the Law Society and Bar Council have struck an historic deal to make arrangements for paying barristers contractually binding by this October.
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International Edition

LawSoc, Bar Council end deadlock with fees deal

The Law Society and Bar Council have struck a deal to make fee arrangements between barristers and solicitors contractually binding by October.The changes, which come as the Bar moves to reposition itself ahead of impending Clementi legal service reforms, will enable barristers to suesolicitors for non-payment off the back of a legally-binding invoice.
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