Bar Handbook

7 December 2011

The Bar Handbook

Published in Association with the Bar Council and the Bar Standards Board

Use this practical guidance source to ensure you abide by the Code of Conduct, understand current guidance in best practice and run a profitable business as a barrister. Acquiring the new 2010-11 edition is critical as there are more changes than ever and it is important to you to make the most of the new regulatory framework.

Contractual terms of work
New business arrangements following the Legal Services Act 2007
Other novel business models
Other areas of liberalised practice
Extended public access scheme
Update on VAT position
Pupillage File
What does the book cover?
The Bar's Code of Conduct
Advice and guidance in practice
Understanding fee arrangements
Getting paid and getting redress when not paid
Tax and VAT liabilities
Insurance
Understanding the regulatory framework.
Relevant statutory and regulatory references
Signposts to other specialist information sources

Who are the authors?

Nicholas Bacon QC

Barrister, 4 New Square. Member of the Bar Council Remuneration Committee, Bar Council Joint Tribunal, Bar Council CFA Committee, Appointed High Court Costs Assessor, Advocacy Trainer (Inner Temple). Nicholas specialises in costs and professional negligence within a general common law practice.

Simon Garrod

Deputy Director, Representation & Policy at the Bar Council and former Head of Professional Practice at the Bar Standards Board. Simon is heavily involved in addressing how the changing regulatory framework for the Bar affects the realities of practice for barristers, as well as developing advice and guidance in the context of the evolving nature of the provision of legal services.

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