The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) research findings show a profession segmented by gender, race and class. Below is a summary of the key points: * White graduates from higher socio-economic groups are over represented at large City firms and the Bar, while BME women from lower socio-economic groups are concentrated in small high-street practices * 75% of [...]
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has adopted the Pupillage Review Report prepared by Derek Wood CBE, QC. The Report contains 95 conclusions and recommendations covering all aspects of pupillage. Training by pupillage is still seen as the best as fairest way of preparation for the profession and there are no plans to change its fundamental [...]
Kenneth Clark QC, MP was appointed as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on 12th May 2010. Dressed in full ceremonial robes and a wig, he today took his oath at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. A former barrister-at-law, Kenneth Clark was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1963 [...]
Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 129 new Queen’s Counsel for 2010. The Lord Chancellor, The Rt.Hon Jack Straw MP, will preside over the appointment ceremony, where the rank of Q.C. will formally be bestowed upon the successful applicants at Westminster Hall on 22nd March 2010. Key statistics include: * 275 applicants applied for the [...]
