Legal Affairs
Barrister profession seen as ‘out of touch’ with general public, report says
Large solicitor firms ‘encroaching’ on areas of traditional expertise, according to a strategic review conducted by EY for the Bar Council
The barrister profession is seen as being out of touch with the general public and faces threats from large solicitor firms “encroaching” on areas of tradition expertise, a report has found.
A strategic review, conducted by EY for the Bar Council, also recommended that the Bar Council should adopt a system which allowed barristers to form “meitheal”, or teams similar to the Chambers system used by the profession in England. This was rejected by the ...