Family law barristers have performed well in client research commissioned by the Bar Standards Board (BSB). A BSB study of 1,200 clients involved in a family law matter in the two years up to January 2017 showed 59% would consider using a barrister for family legal advice in future. Of those who used a barrister rather than a solicitor, 79% were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the overall quality of service. Philip Marshall QC, chairman of the Family Law Bar Association, described the report as ‘a boost for family law practitioners.’
21 July 2017
Family pride
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Jonathan Askin
London corporate and commercial team announces partner appointment
Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary
Firm names partner as London office managing partner
Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes
Firm appoints new head of criminal litigation team
NEWS
Hugh James has secured 500 places on King’s College London’s new AI Literacy for Law course as part of a major firm-wide push to strengthen its responsible use of generative artificial intelligence
The criminal courts will sit to their maximum capacity next year, after the Lord Chancellor David Lammy lifted the cap on Crown Court sitting days
The Lord Chancellor David Lammy has set out his plans for ‘Blitz courts’, a national listing framework and other elements of the Leveson reforms
A former Commerzbank analyst has been sentenced to eight months in prison for lying during an employment tribunal hearing
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has joined with 60 data protection authorities from around the world to call for ‘urgent regulatory attention’ to the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI)
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