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The Code of Conduct is located on the Bar Standards Board website.
 

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Cab Rank Rule

Part Heard Case in which Lay Client has previously represented himself: FAQs 48   
VHCC Guidance  
VHCCs - Obligations Under the Code of Conduct

Calling yourself a Barrister
Guidance On Holding Out for BVC Students and those Recently Called to the Bar
Holding out as a barrister (on BSB website) 

Candidate

Electoral and other Publicity Material 

Capacity

Client Incapacity 

Capital Allowances

Taxation And Retirement Benefits Handbook 

Care Proceedings

Representation of Children in Care Proceedings 

Cases
Conducting Two Cases in Court Simultaneously  

Case Management Hearings

Failure to draft Defence Statements and Skeleton Arguments 
Interim Guidance in Connection with Criminal Cases and Pleas and Case  Management Hearings 
Preparation of Defence Case Statements (on BSB website) 
Preparation for PCMH Hearings 

CBA 

Criminal Bar Association Papers (on CBA website)   
Guidance to Members of the Criminal Bar in Relation to Refusing Work 
Interim Guidance in Connection with Criminal Cases and Pleas and Case Management Hearings 
VHCC Best Value Panel Guidance

CDS 14

Means Testing in Magistrates Court 
Permissibility of Barristers signing CDS 14 

CFAs

Accepting Contingency Fee: FAQs 46 
Conditional Fee Guidance 
Conditional Fee Agreement Work on Public Access 
Fee Sharing and CFAs 

Chambers
Acting on Opposite Sides within Chambers
Administration: Practice Management Guidelines 
Advertising Chambers: FAQs 24  
Becoming a Sole Practitioner (on BSB website)
Business Continuity Management For Barristers’ Chambers’ Debt: FAQs 12  
Chambers’ Complaints Handling Procedures (on BSB website)  
Chambers’ Debt: FAQs 12 
Chambers giving Gift to Solicitors: FAQs 51 
Door tenants and associate members of chambers. (on BSB website)  
Entertainment of Solicitors by Barristers (on BSB website) 
Equality and Diversity Code for the Bar  (on BSB website)
Fraudulent Emails involving Chambers or Members of Chambers
Guidance for Chambers on Responding to Potentially Discriminatory Instructions 
Holding back cheques for barristers who have left Chambers: FAQs 62  
Leaving chambers – Obligations on Chambers and the Departing Barrister (on BSB website) 
Members’ Receipts: FAQs 38 
Notice Period for Leaving: FAQs 28 
Outstanding Fees collected by New Chambers: FAQs 29 
Paying Sums in Respect of Notice: FAQs 30 
Personal Relationship between Clerk and Member: FAQs 26 
Practice Management Guidelines 
Setting up Chambers abroad: FAQs 23 
Setting up Chambers with Colleagues: FAQs 22 
Website: FAQs 8 

Chambers’ Debt

FAQs 12 
Leaving chambers – Obligations on Chambers and the Departing Barrister (on BSB website) 

Chambers’ Expenditure

Taxation And Retirement Benefits Handbook 

Chambers
Making Chambers Accessible   

Chambers’ Website

Email Security, Websites and the Use of the Internet 
FAQs 8 

Change in Story
FAQs 25

Cheques
Holding back cheques for barristers who have left Chambers: FAQs 62     

Children

Representation of Children in Care Proceedings 

Civil Cases

Illegally Obtained Evidence in Civil and Family Proceedings 
Witness Preparation (on BSB website) 

Civil Fees

Civil Fees: Guide to the Summary Assessment of Costs 

Civil Proceedings

Illegally Obtained Evidence in Civil and Family Proceedings 
Witness Preparation (on BSB website) 

CJIT

Secure Email 

Clash of Cases

Conducting Two Cases in Court Simultaneously 
FAQs 16 
FAQs 17 

Clerks
Discussion of Fees by Clerks and The Enterprise Act 
Guidance for Clerks regarding Public Access Rules 
Leaving chambers – Obligations on Chambers and the Departing Barrister (on BSB website) 

Client Care

Practice Management Guidelines 

Client Incapacity

Client Incapacity 

Clients

Breaching Privilege: FAQs 13 
Change in Story: FAQs 25 
Client Absconds: FAQs 11 
Client Absconds without Instructions: FAQs 54 
Client Incapacity 
Conference with: FAQs 4 
Conference with Lay Client wishing to Tape Record Conference: FAQs 41  
Entertainment of Solicitors by Barristers (on BSB website) 
Issuing Fee Notes to Lay Clients 
Questions from: FAQs 5 
Receiving a Gift from Client: FAQs 52
Request for Notes taken during Hearing: FAQs 33
Solicitors liens: FAQs 58

Commenting in the Media

Commenting to the Media on Cases (on BSB website)  
FAQs 18 

Commercial Communication

E-Commerce Regulations and the Bar 

Commission and Payment for Work

Commission and payment by barristers for work (on BSB website) 

Commissioner For Oaths

Commissioner for Oaths 
FAQs 1 

Committals for Sentence

Committals for Sentence 

Communications

Practice Management Guidelines 

Complaints

Chambers’ Complaints Handling Procedures (on BSB website) 

Competence

Instructions outside Competence or Experience: FAQs 50 

Complex Cases Unit

Payment for Written Advice on Appeal 

Computation Of Profits

Computation of Profits for Income Tax Purposes: Application of UITF 40 to Barristers’ Earnings 

Conditional Fee Agreements

Accepting Contingency Fee: FAQs 46 
Conditional Fee Guidance 
Conditional Fee Agreement Work on Public Access 
Fee Sharing and CFAs

Conduct of Litigation

Issuing Documents: FAQs 37  
Public Access Guidance for Barristers 
Rights to Conduct Litigation in the Employed Bar 

Conferences

With Lay Client: FAQs 4  
With Lay Client wishing to bring influential Friend: FAQs 40 
With Lay Client wishing to Tape Record Conference: FAQs 41 

Confidentiality
Acting on Opposite Sides within Chambers  
Barrister Witness: FAQs 59

Conflicts

Acting against known Solicitors: FAQs 19 
Acting against Acquaintance: FAQs 20 
Sexual Relationship with Opposing Solicitor: FAQs 27 

Confiscation
Confiscation in Graduated Fee Cases: Protocol for Counsel

Contingency Fee

Accepting Contingency Fee: FAQs 46 

Convictions

Disclosing Previous Convictions – updated guidance will be provided shortly (on BSB website) 

Copyright

Copyright Guidelines 
Knowledge Management – the Future use of Counsel’s Opinion by Solicitors and other Intermediaries (on BSB website) 

Costs

Civil Fees: Guide to the Summary Assessment of Costs 
Recovery of Costs in Non-Solicitor Cases 
Wasted Costs Orders 

Costs Office

Civil Fees: Guide to the Summary Assessment of Costs 

Counsel

Criticism of Former Counsel in Criminal Cases 
Holding out as a barrister (on BSB website) 

Counsel to Counsel Confidentiality  

FAQs 10 
Opposing Counsel Reveals Matters to Other Side: FAQs 31 
Public Interest Immunity (PII) Hearings 

Counsel’s Fee Notes

Counsel’s Fee notes 

Counsels Opinions

Knowledge Management – the Future use of Counsel’s Opinion by Solicitors and other Intermediaries (on BSB website) 

Court Appointed Legal Representatives

Court Appointed Legal Representatives 

Court Bundles

Issuing of documents in Court by a barrister (on BSB website) 
Practice Note: Harvey Shopfitters Limited v Adi Limited 

Court Documents

Issuing of documents in Court by a barrister (on BSB website) 

Court of Appeal

Procedure in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division 

Courts
A Best Practice Guide to Listing

Cover

Disciplinary Cover  
Limiting indemnity insurance liability (on BSB website) 

CPR Part 52

Practice Note: Harvey Shopfitters Limited v Adi Limited 

CPS
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement FAQs  
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement for the Bar  
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement : Template for First Progress Reports 
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement : Template for Second and Subsequent Progress Reports  
Farquharson Guidelines  
Framework of Principles for Prosecution Advocates in the Crown Court 
Service Standard On Returned Briefs Agreed With The CPS 

Criminal Appeal Office

Procedure in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division 

Criminal Bar

Criminal Bar Association Papers (on CBA website)   
Guidance to Members of the Criminal Bar in Relation to Refusing Work 
Interim Guidance in Connection with Criminal Cases and Pleas and Case Management Hearings 
Refusing Work in Criminal Cases and in Respect of Plea and Case Management Hearings (on BSB website)  
Undeeming of Criminal Graduated Fees (on BSB website) 
VHCC Best Value Panel Guidance

Criminal Cases

Acceptance of Instructions in Criminal Cases  
Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007 
Failure to draft Defence Statements and Skeleton Arguments 
Guidance to Members of the Criminal Bar in Relation to Refusing Work 
Preparation for PCMH Hearings 
Refusing Work in Criminal Cases and in Respect of Plea and Case Management Hearings (on BSB website)  
Special Measures Guidance from the Professional Practice Committee 
Witness Preparation (on BSB website) 

Criminal Procedure Rules

Special Measures Guidance from the Professional Practice Committee

Criticism of Former Counsel

Criticism of Former Counsel in Criminal Cases 

Crown Prosecution Service

CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement FAQs  
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement for the Bar  
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement : Template for First Progress Reports 
CPS: Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement : Template for Second and Subsequent Progress Reports  
Farquharson Guidelines   
Framework of Principles for Prosecution Advocates in the Crown Court 
Service Standard On Returned Briefs Agreed With The CPS  

Current Proceedings

Commenting to the Media on Cases (on BSB website) 


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