2432nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus:The Trump administration has used some unusual phrases to defend its
positions in the news media. Here is a closer look at a few of these
remarks.
Focus of the Day:
The controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) has
been formally consigned to the history books for barristers - though
oversight regulator the Legal Services Board (LSB) has pledged to keep a
watchful eye on advocacy standards. In a notice published at the end of last week the LSB said it had ‘approved in full’ an application by the Bar Standards Board (BSB)
to remove QASA rules from the BSB handbook. However, noting the BSB’s
admission that regulatory intervention was still required to address
poor advocacy, the LSB warned that it would hold the regulator to
account to ensure that it provides a ’robust and proportionate’ response
to quality risks in advocacy.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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