INDEX A–Z Page Number Outcome / Rule / Guidance / Annex / Miscellaneous Reference Number Academic Stage 144 rQ21–rQ26 Accepting instructions 38–40, 39–41 rC21–rC24, gC69–gC82 Access to premises 51 rC70 Administration and conduct of chambers self–employed practice of BSB authorised bodies 60-61, 61-62 59, 59-60 62–64, 64 rC89, gC133–gC136 rC87, gC132 rC91–rC97, Advertising misleading pupillage recruitment referring work 37 65, 150, 61, 64 70 30 gC57 oC29, rQ61, gC133, gC139 gC142b) gC31.3 Appearing in jurisdictions Go to “Foreign work” Approved training organisations 147 rQ39–rQ43 Associations with others 57 rC79–rC85 Authorisation to practise 88–89, 88 rS6–rS15, gS1 Authorised by other Approved Regulators Go to “Scope of practice, authorisation and licensing rules” Barrister as Client 45 rC30.7c Bar Standards Board 9 I1–I4 Bar training rules (purpose of) 141, 141 oQ1, rQ3–rQ6 Behaving ethically 27, 27–31, oC6–oC9, rC8–rC14, gC14–gC34 BMIF 55 rC77–rC78 BSB authorised bodies of practice scope of practice as a manager of a BSB authorised body or as an employed barrister 95–96, 95-96 97 rS27–rS30, gS5–gS8 rS31–rS34 ‘Cab–rank’ rule 44–45, 46 rC29–rC30, gC89–gC91A Call to the Bar Call days and procedure 160 rQ118–rQ119 31
Requirements Review and appeals 160 161 rQ120–rQ124 Ceasing to act Go to “Returning instructions” Ceasing to practise 52 rC72 Chambers complaints handling 60-61 rC89.6 Chambers (rules pertaining to) 65, 65–73, oC26–oC29, rC99–rC118, Change to remuneration 43 gC87 Clashes of hearings (listing dates) 42 rC26.3a Clerking and administrative fees 30 gC31.1 Client duties to not misleading Go to “Duties” 36, 37 rC19, gC53–gC63 Client 53, 53-55 rC73–rC75, gC103–gC112 Code of Conduct Application 19–83 21 rC1–rC2 Complaints Regulations 168–185 rE1–rE100 Complaints against barristers administrative fines and warnings appeals commencement confidentiality determination by consent disciplinary charges dismissal interpretation of regulations possible outcomes reopening or reconsidering 176–177 181 185 183 179–180 177–178 176 184 176–178 182 rE50–rE55 rE84–rE89 rE92–rE97 rE67–rE83 rE43–rE45 rE98–rE99 rE43–rE66 rE90–rE91 Conduct Rules 23, 23–64, oC1–oC5, rC3–rC98, gC3–gC139 Confessions of guilt 23–24, 25 rC3, 4 & 6, gC9–gC10 Continuing Professional Development Go to “CPD”
endorsement of by a Directions extent of powers to order documents to be served on the respondent evidence exclusion from providing representation funded by the Legal Aid for termination finding hearing in public interpretation joinder no from respondent order of proceedings at a hearing provision of documents to the Disciplinary Tribunal publication of finding, sanction and report of the Disciplinary Tribunal recording of proceedings regulations report of finding and sanction of natural justice sanction sanction of suspension from practice or from authorisation or licensing or imposition of conditions 189 186 194-195 209 199 194 209 194 187 198-199 193 207 194 186–210 205 195 199-202 202-203 rE129 rE103–rE105 rE166-rE168 rE254–rE258 rE199-rE202 rE156 rE259 rE158-rE160 rE108-rE109 rE188-rE198 rE151-rE153 rE243–rE243A rE157 rE101–rE261 rE165 rE203–rE219 rE220-rE224
sentencing powers: 1–barristers Annex 2–BSB legal services bodies Annex bodies Annex European lawyers Annex 5–all other BSB regulated persons Annex directions service of charges and/or applications service of documents setting the date, appointing a tribunal and issuing a convening standard of proof suspension/withdrawal of practising rights pending the hearing of any appeal vulnerable witnesses witness evidence at the Disciplinary Tribunal wording the sanction when respondent not present 211-215 211 212 213 214 215 216 186 208 190–191 195 210 197-198 196 205 rE102 rE130–rE135 rE164 rE176-rE182 rE171-rE175 rE234 Disclosure (in court) of confidential information Go to “Court” Discrimination 31, 44 rC12, rC28 Diversity data (collection and publication of) 69, 70, 70, rC110.q–rC110.t, rC111–rC112, gC140–gC141, gC150–gC153 licensed
Diversity Data Officer appointment of responsibilities of 69, 70, 71-72 69, 70, 71-72 rC110.n–rC110o, gC140–gC141, gC150–gC153 rC110.p, gC140–gC141, Document management Go to “record keeping” Dual capacity (protocol) 91, 110 rS18, rS70 Dual qualification 102 rS43 Duties to: Bar Standards Board clients court of authorised (non–BSB) individuals, of BSB authorised bodies and BSB regulated managers 47, 47–52, 23, 33–36, 23–24 62–64, 64 oC21–oC23, rC64–rC72, rC4, rC15–rC19, gC36–gC63 rC3–rC6 rC91–rC95, gC138–gC139 Enforcement regulations 169–246, 220 rE1–rE357, gE1–2 Entertaining clients 27, 28 rC8–rC9, gC20 Entities Application decision process Application for a litigation extension Application process Application to be authorised or as a BSB authorised body Applications for authorisation or the grant of a licence Applications for review Approval applications 120 118, 118 119, 119 118, 118 121, 121 132–133 122 rS95–rS98 rS88–rS90, gS15–gS16 rS91–rS94, gS17–gS19 rS88, gS15 rS99–rS101, gS20 rS118–rS127 rS103
Fair and objective criteria Flexible working Harassment Parental leave Reasonable adjustments policy 68, 70, 71-72 68, 70, 71-72 68, 70, 71-72 69, 70, 71-72 gC140–gC141, gC151–gC153 rC110.j, gC140–gC141, rC110.k, gC140–gC141, gC148, gC150–gC152 rC110.m, gC140–gC141, Exemptions from training requirements Applications Full exemption Partial exemption Registered European Lawyers Temporary call to the Bar of Qualified Foreign Lawyers 154 155 156 155–156 156–157 rQ83–rQ85 rQ86–rQ89 rQ96–rQ97 rQ90–rQ95 rQ98–rQ100 Expenses 30, 30 rC10, gC31.3 Experience (necessary) 39 rC21.8 Fees basis of records of referral staged payments 27, 30, 40, 45, 46, 54 54 60, 63 Go to “Referral fees” 54 rC9.7, rC10, rC22, rC30.8, gC90, gC107 gC107 rC88, rC94.8 Fee sharing with non–lawyers 83 rC149–rC150 Fitness to Practise Regulations appeals before an Appeal Panel commencement and application 232-242 238 232 rE299–rE300
constitution of panels decisions of a Fitness to Practise decisions of an Appeal Panel definitions directions full hearings before a Fitness to Practise Panel interim restrictions medical examinations notice and publication of decisions postponement, adjournment and cancellation preliminary hearings procedure before a panel referral to a Fitness to Practise Panel review of decisions made by a Fitness to Practise Panel Schedule 1: constitution of Fitness to Practise and Appeal Panels service of documents 233 236-237 239 232 234-235 236 235-236 235 241 241 234 240-241 234 238 243-244 241-242 rE302 rE331–rE334 rE301 rE310 rE318 rE313-rE317 rE311-rE312 rE342–rE346 rE335-rE341 rE303-rE308 rE349-rE351 Foreign lawyers 89 rS13 Foreign work rC13–rC14 Fraud–pleading 27 rC9.2c Gifts 28 gC18–gC19 Handbook amendments application of 13 15–16 rI1–rl4 rI7–rl11
reference to Lord Chancellor or appropriate body reference where BSB regulated individual acting in judicial or quasi–judicial capacity reference to any other person reference to the supervision team 172 171-172 172 172 rE26 rE23–rE25 rE28 rE27 Personal responsibility 38 rC20 Police station work 34, 46 gC39, gC89 Practising certificates amendment and revocation application for application for review of decision eligibility for fees issue of 110–111 105 112 103–104, 104 106 107–109 rS69–rS74 rS48–rS53 rS75–rS77 rS44–rS47, gS12 rS54–rS56 rS57–rS68 Previous convictions 25 gC12 Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Go to “Money laundering” ProcureCo 37, 53, 57, 71 gC55, gC119, gC147 Professional client as lay client 45 rC30.7c Professional Conduct Committee Go to “PCC” Professional Stage (pupillage) 146–152 rQ30–rQ74 Provision of information to Bar Standards Board 47, 47–48 rC64, gC93 Public Access rules collecting evidence 74–76 76 rC119–rC131 rC131.4 Pupil supervisor acting as application procedure to become registration as 147 148 147 rQ44 rQ50 rQ39–rQ43
complaints about duties of removal from the register of training of 149 149 148–149 148 rQ56–rQ59 rQ54–rQ59 rQ52–rQ53 rQ51 Pupillage advertising external training funding funding application holding out (prohibition of) registration of 146–152 150, 37 149–150 72-73 73 37 150–151 rQ33–rQ74 rQ61, gC57 rQ60 rC113–rC116 gC62 rQ62–rQ67 Qualification certificates 151–152 rQ68–rQ74 Qualification Rules Application of Bar training rules CPD Rules 141, 140–165, 163 140 141, 141–162 163–165, 163 oQ1, gQ1 rQ1–rQ2 oQ1, rQ130–rQ137, gQ1 Qualified persons supply of legal services to the public the exercise of a right of audience the exercise of a right to conduct litigation 74, 91–93, 104 92 92–93 93 rC121, rS20–rS22, rS47 rS22.1 rS22.2 rS22.3 Qualifying sessions 153 rQ75–rQ78 Queen’s Counsel 45 rC30.4 Record keeping 59, 66, 59-60 rC87.2, rC106–rC109, gC132 Referral fees 30, 57, 57, 30 rC10, rC81.2, rC82.3, gC29–gC32 Registered European lawyers registration 79 113–114 rC142–rC143 rS78–rS81 Regulated persons (rules applying to particular groups of) 65–82, 65–83, 70–82 oC26–oC35, rC99–rC158, Regulator Go to “The Bar Standards Board” or “Duties”