Issue 141 | 3 September 2020
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How barristers can make the most of social media
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CEO of MD Communications, Melissa Davis, who prompted one-time novice turned titan of Twitter, Gerard McDermott QC to join social media, looks at how the way barristers use social media has changed and provides tips on what those aspiring to build a brand on social media can learn from those already using it.
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Bar Council condemns misleading government communications
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The Bar Council has strongly condemned the language used in a Home Office video which referred to lawyers who provide legal advice to migrants as ‘activist lawyers’. The video has since been removed.
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Bar Council warns against scrapping jury trials
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Chair of the Bar, Amanda Pinto QC, has warned against rushing into ditching jury trials as a way to tackle the backlog in the criminal courts. In a letter published by The Times, Amanda Pinto QC, said that moves to remove jury trials would be a blow to public confidence.
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Standing up for lawyers at home and overseas
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In her latest update to the profession, Chair of the Bar, Amanda Pinto QC, highlights the Bar Council’s decision to stand up for lawyers against the Home Office, as well as those facing threats overseas. She also covers the latest on the Criminal Legal Aid Review, Crown Court recovery progress, changes to custody time limits and news of a very different Annual Bar & Young Bar Conference.
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Elections for the 2021 Bar Council
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Candidates are sought for the annual elections to the Bar Council, which will take place this autumn.
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Criminal legal aid boost: “Desperately needed and long overdue”
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Chair of the Bar, Amanda Pinto QC, has said the Government’s announcement of additional funding for criminal legal aid, which was announced in August, is “desperately needed and long overdue.” She added that the rates of pay for criminal legal aid barristers must be revisited as part of the wider independent review, to ensure the sustainability of this vital provision.
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Turkey: Bar Council warns over miscarriages of justice
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Commenting on the news of the death of human rights lawyer Ebru Timtik in Turkey, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar, said: “We call on the Turkish courts and authorities to recognise the miscarriages of justice which have led to Ebru’s death and the imprisonment of her colleagues.”
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