A major review of the vocational training course that all would-be barristers have to undergo before being called to the Bar is being carried out. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) review will look at ...

Aspiring barristers may soon face tougher assessments before they can practise, even as they confront a threat to an area they once monopolised - solicitors with the right to advocate in the higher ...

The Inns of Court qualifying sessions will continue to be a part of training to be a barrister, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has announced. The qualifying sessions at the four Inns (Lincoln’s, Gray’s ...

It has been 16 years since the old Bar exams were swept away by a new vocational course designed to prepare aspiring barristers for the reality of a career as an advocate. The traditional set of ...