Leading figures at the Bar including former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, Bar council chairman Nicholas Green QC and chair of the Bar Standards Board Baroness Ruth Deech have called for the Bar to take action to improve diversity in anticipation of hikes in university tuition fees.
Former Allen & Overy (A&O) senior partner Guy Beringer QC also spoke at an Inner Temple event last week (18 February), which saw speakers discuss the review of legal education announced last November as well as raise concerns about the impact of higher tuition fees on the already poor diversity statistics at the Bar.
