The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published its annual report for 2015 on the diversity of the profession. It notes that women are even with men at the point of pupillage but under-represented at the practising Bar. It also cites evidence that black and minority ethnic barristers are also under-represented at the Bar, and not progressing to QC status at the same rate as white barristers. BSB director of regulatory policy Ewen MacLeod says: “We are complementing [this report] with further projects such as the recent women at the Bar survey which has been designed to provide evidence about the challenges and experiences of different segments of the Bar.”
04 February 2016
Make-up of the Bar
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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