Guidance
How to use this Guidance.
The Bar Council and Bar Standards Board have published in excess of 150 pieces of Guidance on ethical and practice related queries, including the material contained in the Frequently Asked Questions. All of this Guidance is accessible through the key words index on this website, including Guidance on the Bar Standards Board’s website.
If you wish to find, for example, Guidance on Disclosing Previous Convictions, you can access the relevant document by searching under Disclosure, or under Convictions, or under Previous Convictions. Each will provide a link to the relevant document.
Please note, all Guidance is over and above the provisions of the Code of Conduct of the Bar Council of England and Wales.
If you wish to find, for example, Guidance on Disclosing Previous Convictions, you can access the relevant document by searching under Disclosure, or under Convictions, or under Previous Convictions. Each will provide a link to the relevant document.
Please note, all Guidance is over and above the provisions of the Code of Conduct of the Bar Council of England and Wales.
We recommend using the Key Words Index for accessing individual pieces of Guidance. However, you can also use our Guidance for Barristers Listed Alphabetically.
All IT Panel Articles can be found under IT Issues.
Rights of Audience and Rights to Conduct Litigation
If you are in doubt about whether you are able to exercise Rights of Audience, please use the Rights of Audience Tool. If you are in doubt about whether you have Rights to Conduct Litigation, please use the Rights to Conduct Litigation Tool.
