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First Tier Complaints Handling

This pdf document contains guidance for barristers and chambers on handing complaints.

BSB implements amendments to widen its powers to protect the public

BSB publishes new guidance on barristers’ conduct in non-professional life and on social media

BSB social media guidance September 2023.pdf

BSB Social Media Guidance

The Bar Standards Board issues a consultation on proposed amendments to widen its powers to protect the public

BSB launches a consultation on the regulation of non-professional conduct and on proposed new Social Media Guidance and publishes interim Social Media Guidance

Statement on deliberately failing to attend court

Authorisations guidance (LED26)

This pdf document contains our internal guidance to staff about authorisations decisions.

Non QLD provider exemption: criteria and guidelines

Guidance about student applications for exemption from the foundation subjects, where they have passed corresponding sub...

Referral and Marketing Arrangements

This pdf document contains guidance for barristers on referral and marketing arrangements.

Supervising Immigration Advisers

This pdf document contains guidance for barristers supervising immigration advisers.

Confidentiality

Guidance for barristers on maintaining confidentiality.

Public Access Guidance for Barristers

This pdf document contains guidance for barristers on the Public Access scheme.

Reactivation of stale qualifications: criteria and guidelines

This document contains guidance about application by students seeking to commence the BPTC more than five years after co...

Guidance about permission to commence the Vocational Component of training for the Bar before completion of the Academic Component

This document contains guidelines about applications by students for permission to commence the Vocational Component of ...

Certificate of academic standing criteria and guidelines

This document contains guidance for students who do not hold a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD), and who wish to undertake th...

Unregistered Barristers

This pdf document contains guidance for unregistered barristers.

Criteria and guidelines for the exercise of discretion regarding students' degree class

This document contains guidelines about applications by students who have obtained a degree below the required minimum s...

Investigating and Collecting Evidence and Taking Witness Statements

This pdf document contains guidance for barristers on investigating and collecting evidence and taking witness statement...

Fee waiver policy for authorisations

This document contains our policy for Waiver of Fees for Authorisations Team applications