Lord Goldsmith snubs return to the Bar for private practice role with US firm; Bar Standards Board gets tough on complaints-handling; and the Bar Council makes headway on the Legal Services Bill. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest news from the Bar
Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith QC’s decision to return to private practice certainly sparked some City-wide gossip last week, raising questions among barristers about why he had decided to re-qualify as a solicitor instead of going back to chambers.
