Disclosure of Disciplinary Findings and Service Complaints

Organised by the Bar Standards Board

This informative workshop will debate the pros and cons of disclosure in the context of the theme of access to justice. The workshop will consider current policy on disclosure; specific analysis of disclosure of inadequate professional service; disclosure in relation to public access and direct access, and the impact of technology on disclosure.

Moderator
Lady Justice Smith DBE

Speakers
Dr Ann Barker Independent Complaints Commissioner, Bar Standards Board
Caron Bradshaw The Institute of Chartered Accountants; BSB Consumer Panel
Sue Carr QC Chair, Complaints Committee, Bar Standards Board
Afua Hirsch Legal Affairs Correspondent, The Guardian
Tom Little 9 Gough Square; former Chairman, Young Barristers’ Committee
Adam Sampson Chief Ombudsman, Office for Legal Complaints