The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has come down against introducing explicit restrictions on barristers offering hospitality to solicitors, citing a 'blush test' as a useful guide to preventing improper conduct. The decision - which follows a consultation on hospitality by an 18-member BSB committee led by Brick Court Chambers' Charles Hollander QC - found no evidence that hospitality had influenced instruction decisions.
June 25, 2007 at 07:51 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has come down against introducing explicit restrictions on barristers offering hospitality to solicitors, citing a ‘blush test’ as a useful guide to preventing improper conduct.
The decision – which follows a consultation on hospitality by an 18-member BSB committee led by Brick Court Chambers’ Charles Hollander QC – found no evidence that hospitality had influenced instruction decisions.
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