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secretary@bacfi.org
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//Professional Standards
Professional matters affecting members are one of the key areas in BACFI’s objectives and the Professional Standards sub-committee plays an active role in issues which affect employed barristers. The Committee has developed and implemented ethics and advocacy exercises for the New Practitioners' programme which are suitable for employed barristers which all the Inns are taking forward. A small group of members from each of the Inns has been set up to take this forward in each of the Inns' NPP programme. The Committee is anxious to involve all members in these professional activities and welcomes comments and suggestions.
Professional guidance
BACFI lobbies the Bar Council and BSB on specific issues that are of importance to the CFI Bar and unregistered barristers. BACFI's policy notes inform legal regulatory decision makers. If you would like to take part in formulating future BACFI policies, please contact Sandra.
In certain cases BACFI members may be able to give guidance on specific matters. Please contact the Secretary in the first instance.
There are many helpful guidance notes on the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board websites. Key guidance notes are reproduced below with permission from the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board.
| Guidance for barristers without a practising certificate (Re-drafted with considerable BACFI input, though we take no credit for Annex 1) |
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The BSB Handbook |
Several sections of the Legal Services Act 2007 are especially important for BACFI members. Review the excerpted information in this paper: Legal Services Act -- what you should know.
The Professional Standards sub-committee, prepares Responses to consultations affecting its members from the Bar Standards Board, the Bar Council and the Ministry of Justice. A selection of Responses submitted over the last few years on key issues may be accessed by clicking on the links below. If there are any other topics in which you are interested please contact us.
If you wish to view any of these documents please click on its title in the Subject column.