Criminal barristers vote to end strike over pay

Criminal barristers vote to end strike over pay

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to end their long-running strike action after the government offered a new pay deal. A total of 57% of barristers voted in a ballot to accept a 15% pay rise, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said. The decision...
Managing Stress in Chambers

Managing Stress in Chambers

Why is stress so bad? Stress is the body’s natural response to threat: real or perceived; physical or mental.  In responding to threat our bodies produce large quantities of cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline.  These hormones and chemicals increase our heart rate...
Lateral hires for the Bar

Lateral hires for the Bar

As the Bar continues to position itself in the ever-increasing search for new business and work streams; so, the lateral movement of barristers between chambers has seen a marked increase. Of course, moving from one set to another is not without its problems, not...
Digital Marketing Jargon Buster for the Bar

Digital Marketing Jargon Buster for the Bar

The legal industry is changing at a rapid pace. Not many people know this, but it’s possible to an instruct a Barrister directly, cutting out the solicitor and associated costs. Digital can be a huge lead generator for Barristers and here’s Move Digital telling...
Changing roles in Chambers

Changing roles in Chambers

Chambers have increasingly started to change their management structures to better align themselves with their clients’ way of doing business and more generally, to modernise a structure which, historically can be quite antiquated and doesn’t equate to a modern...