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SRA consults on SQE regulations

We have published our consultation on the regulations which would see the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) come into effect.

Following a two-year period of extensive engagement, our Board has already agreed to the introduction of an independent assessment, the …

Compensation Fund grants more than £10m to public and business

Financial statements we published today show that last year (November 2015 to October 2016), it granted around £10.3m from the Compensation Fund.

The amount granted this year is lower than the £17.9m in 2015 (November 2014 to October 2015), which …

Research looks at criminal advocacy

The judiciary will be asked its opinions on the quality of criminal advocacy in research commissioned jointly by us and the Bar Standards Board (BSB).

The study will provide insight into the nature and extent of any particular concerns among …

BSB proposes change to its rules to require chambers to allow all self-employed barristers access to parental leave

At its meeting last night, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) agreed to change the equality rules to enable all self-employed barristers in chambers to take parental leave, regardless of whether their spouse or partner takes parental leave.

The proposed rule …

BSB to appoint new Chair from 2018

The Bar Standards Board is to seek a new Chair to take office after the term of the current Chair, Sir Andrew Burns KCMG, expires in December 2017.

Paying tribute to the outgoing Chair, the Director General of the BSB, …