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Transferring Lawyer applications
This page includes information on applying to transfer to the Bar for qualified lawyers and other qualified legal professionals, key documents required in support of an application, and prioritisation requests.
Barristers with interim suspensions or interim conditions
In some cases, we can suspend or place conditions on a barrister’s Practising Certificate while they are waiting for their case to be heard by a Disciplinary Tribunal. This is known as an interim suspension.
Board meetings
On this page, you can find information about our Board meetings including the dates and times of future meetings and the Board papers and minutes from past meetings.
3C: Centralised assessments
This section includes information on the vocational component centralised assessments including what subjects are covered by the exams, what to do before the exams and on the day of sitting, marking and results, and the results review process. Contact: [email protected] Overview 1 Vocational component centralised examinations are set on our behalf by the Central Examination Board (CEB). The CEB consists of a group of senior examiners, including experienced legal practitioners and academics. Psychometric and examination experts support the work of the CEB. 2 Centralised examinations were introduced to ensure consistency across course providers, and closer regulatory oversight of standards in knowledge subjects. The following Bar Training subjects are centrally examined: Civil Litigation and Evidence; and Criminal Litigation, Evidence and Sentencing. ...
Mr Jonathan Gabriel French
Barrister training: waivers & exemptions
Find out how to apply for waivers and exemptions from the various components of Bar training.
Pupillage / work-based learning component - Professional Ethics Exam
On this webpage, you can learn more about the Professional Ethics assessment during the pupillage component of Bar training.
Our monthly Regulatory Updates
Read our latest Regulatory Update for the Bar and access previous months' Updates too.
Chair's Report for Professional Ethics assessment during pupillage
On this webpage you can download the chair's report for the Professional Ethics assessment during pupillage
List of licences for instructing barristers
This is where you can find organisations and individuals that can instruct barristers via the Licensed Access scheme.
Authorisations Team Service Update
This page is updated monthly (or more frequently) to reflect changes to our service, including the volume of work being completed by the team.
Pupillage / work-based learning component of Bar training
This page gives an overview of pupillage, which is the work-based learning component of training to become a barrister.
Conducting litigation: Guidance and applications
From this page, you can download a copy of the Conducting Litigation Guidelines and the application form. To find out more about conducting litigation and to access our guidance for barristers authorised to conduct it, visit our Code Guidance page.
7D: The Bar Transfer Test (BTT)
This section includes information for transferring qualified lawyers on the academic and vocational assessments they may be required to complete as BTT candidates as a condition of their admission to the Bar of England and Wales. Overview 1 We have the power to exempt transferring qualified lawyers from any of the individual components of Bar training, either in full or partially. Such exemptions may be granted subject to passing certain sections of a Bar Transfer Test (BTT). 2 Formerly, the BTT comprised a series of 11 assessments split into two sections – Part A and Part B – which were designed to test the knowledge and skills required for completion of the academic and vocational components of Bar training. 3 ...
9B: Amendments
The Bar Qualification Manual was first published on 1 April 2019. An updated and reformatted version of the entire manual was published on 9 November 2020. The table below will include details of amendments made to the Bar Qualification Manual after 9 November 2020 by section number/page title and by date. Date Section Number and Page Title Details of Amendments 17/11/2020 Part 3D - Centralised Assessments Amended link at paragraph 3 to 2020 version of standard setting technique document. 14/12/2020 Part 7A - Types of transferring lawyers Added links to new online application for transferring qualified lawyers via MyBar (para 5). 17/12/2020 Part 7A - Types of transferring lawyers Added links to new online application guidelines and amended 'valid to' dates ...
