10 October 2014
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today issued a call for
evidence as part of a new review of the standard contractual terms
and the cab rank rule. This is to establish the contractual basis
on which barristers are being instructed, and to gather evidence
about the frequency with which the cab rank rule is being
invoked.
In early 2013, the BSB introduced a change to the Code of Conduct
that altered the cab rank rule to the effect that barristers were
only obliged to accept instructions under the rule where the
instructions were offered on the basis of new standard contractual
terms or the barrister's own terms.
The aim of this review is to challenge any prior assumptions and
investigate whether alternative approaches might be feasible
without undermining either the principle and effectiveness of the
cab rank rule or the regulatory objectives.
Please help us gather the necessary evidence so that we can
accurately reflect current working arrangements in our
review.
For further
information please click here.
The call for evidence has been extended until 12 January
2015. If you would like to respond, please contact us via [email protected].
ENDS
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