High-flying barrister Nicola Cain struck off for forging judge’s signature in Steele dossier lawsuit February 7, 2022 A high-flying barrister has been struck off for forging a judge’s signature, while defending former MI6 agent Christopher Steele against a libel action filed by Russian tech tycoon Aleksej Gubarev. Veteran barrister Nicola Cain was disbarred for giving her client, Christopher Steele, a fake High Court order, on which she had cut-and-pasted a copy of [...]
White male barristers earn twice as much as female, ethnic minority colleagues February 7, 2022 White male barristers earn more than twice as much as female barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds, figures from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) show. White men working as barristers earned £238,241 in 2020, while women from ethnic minority backgrounds earned just £98,324 over the same period of time. On average, female barristers earned just more [...]
Pupil barrister numbers rebound to pre-pandemic levels February 1, 2022 The number of people training to be barristers has bounced back to pre-lockdown levels, following a lull last year due to the pandemic. New figures from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) show that there are 511 people currently undertaking pupillages, compared the 354 people last year. The 44 per cent increase has seen the number [...]
Diversity at the Bar is ‘gradually improving but more progress is needed’ February 1, 2022 The Bar Standards Board has said that the criminal bar has become more diverse but said that more progress is needed, after new figures showed that the bar is not representative of the wider UK population. Over the past year, the bar has gotten more diverse, according to the BSB figures, which show there are [...]
Minister backs ban on MPs having second jobs after Paterson scandal November 8, 2021 Government minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has come out in support of a ban on MPs taking on consultancy work ahead of today’s emergency debate. The international trade secretary said she would support a rule change being mulled by the Commons standards committee which would bar MPs from paid lobbying on behalf of commercial interests. The comments come [...]
Tom Kelman CA is bringing B-corps to 21st-century business September 28, 2021 For everyone who strived to achieve A grades at school, take heart: B is the new benchmark for 21st-century business. Tom Kelman CA, Consultant Finance Director at B Lab UK, tells Kitty Finstad why the B team is now the one to be on. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Build back better. The [...]
Find help in dealing with a CCJ sent to the wrong address September 13, 2021 Having a county court judgement (CCJ) on your credit record can seriously impact your chances of getting credit in the future. Distressingly, a CCJ can often result from a simple case of a bill being issued to a former address — common examples of this are parking tickets and bills from utility companies, mobile phone [...]
The British Kebab Awards: Westminster’s unlikely mainstay event August 18, 2021 For the uninitiated, the British Kebab Awards probably sound like something attended exclusively by shop owners and those people from YouTube who eat the same food for every meal. While these two categories of people should not be taken for granted, the event is in fact better known in SW1 as a mainstay on the [...]
Pupil barristers down by almost a third in 30 years July 29, 2021 The number of pupils for the bar has declined by almost 30 per cent since 1990, according to new research published by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) this week. The number of graduates starting pupillage in 2020 was 542, representing a fall of 28 per cent from 757 in 1991, according to the regulatory body. [...]
Arcane taxes on junk food is all pain with almost no benefit July 16, 2021 Some people are born lucky. They can eat junk food all day long without putting on any weight. Others develop rolls of fat after a few packets of crisps. The former can live blissfully without these concerns. The latter must struggle every day – either with obesity or self-control and exercise – to stay in [...]