BSB UPS PAY-OUTS

Consumers can now get up to £15,000 in compensation if their barrister lets them down. The increase in the compensation limit for “inadequate professional services”—up from £5,000—was approved by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) this week. The decision follows a review by a Complaints Redress Working Group, which reported to the BSB in May this year. Ruth Evans, BSB chairman, says: “There are a small number of complainants who have suffered significant financial loss as a result of poor service, and as a result it was appropriate for the compensation limit to be increased.”