Bar Council Work Reviewed

Securing the Future: August 2006
Bar Council Chairman Article
This issue of COUNSEL provides me with a useful staging post at
which to  review progress on a number of issues, writes Stephen
Hockman QC  

At the beginning of the year I identified the key themes upon
which the Bar Council would be working.  First and foremost was
the need to ensure that the interests of the profession would be
appropriately protected as the process of legal services reform
gets underway following the Clementi Review.  Second was the need
to ensure that, in particular for the publicly funded Bar,
adequately resourced systems of remuneration would be put in
place.  Third was the need to preserve and enhance the profile of
the profession and the public’s understanding of its role.  

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	Don't Over-React To Minor Mistakes
	Illegality Leads To Unenforceability
	New York, New York But No Security
	Police Powers Extended Too Far?
	Arbitrator's Error Not His Fault
	House of Lords Allows Bribery Arbitration
	House of Lords Stamps On Police on Juries
	Countries Can Impose Compulsory Retirement Ages
	Defendant Changed Late After Mistake
	Papparazzi Win Photo Opportunity
	Service Out Of Jurisdiction Allowed Against Impecunious Defendant
	Demonstrator Wins Case?
	Decisive Hearsay Not Make Trial Unfair
	Police in NI Allowed Anonymity Because of Death Threats
	In Camera Evidence Speculation Is Contemtuous
	Trade Description Prosecution About Odometers Winds Down
	LLoyds Is Not As Public As You Might Think
	Dam Bursts On Netherlands Libel Action
	Government's Duty To Investigate Death of Person In Its Care