Press releases - Bar Standards Board

BSB invites tenders for authorised body to provide legal support

18 June 2018

The BSB has today invited tenders from bodies authorised to provide reserved legal activities to provide legal advice and representation for the next three year period from September 2018 until September 2021.

BSB website due to be down for maintenance: 5pm-5.30pm 15 June 2018

14 June 2018

BSB website due to be down for maintenance: 5pm -5.30pm 15 June 2018

Can you help the BSB to improve the quality of its research?

11 June 2018

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) does important research in a number of areas and its results are widely respected and reported in both the trade and national Press. To improve further the quality of our research we are now seeking to build on our current peer review arrangements by establishing an Independent Research Peer Review Panel in accordance with our published Research Strategy.

Barrister Lisa Freeman ordered to be suspended for three months

07 June 2018

Barrister Lisa Freeman has been ordered to be suspended from practice for three months by an independent disciplinary tribunal after admitting a charge of professional misconduct brought by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).

BSB agrees further key elements for the future of Bar training

30 May 2018

Following its recent consultation, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has agreed in principle how it should move forward with several further aspects of its review into the training and qualification of barristers.

BSB agrees actions to tackle unfair treatment of women at the Bar

17 May 2018

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced how it intends to work with the profession to make further progress in eliminating the discrimination, harassment and other unfair treatment of female barristers.

New report shows that becoming a barrister remains highly competitive

10 May 2018

The BSB has today published the fourth annual edition of its statistical information on student performance on the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).

BSB publishes a new guide for barristers working with vulnerable immigration clients

18 April 2018

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published an online guide to assist immigration barristers when they work closely with vulnerable clients. The new resource will help immigration barristers to identify, assess and manage vulnerability as well as help them to meet their regulatory and other legal duties.

BSB seeks views on removing the restriction on reporting sexual orientation and religion and belief data

11 April 2018

At the request of the Bar Council, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) is seeking views on whether to remove certain restrictions on the reporting by the profession of sexual orientation and religion and belief data.

BSB sets priorities for the next 12 months

26 March 2018

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its annual Business Plan for 2018-19 in which it sets its main priorities for the year.

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