Our barristers all trade as sole practitioners and are registered with and are regulated by the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales.
- The Bar Standards Board Handbook (which includes the Code of Conduct) can be accessed here.
- You can read more about the Bar Standards Board, here.
- You can search the Barristers’ Register on the Bar Standards Board’s website, here.
Contractual Terms
Effective from 23rd July 2026, the contractual terms on which our barristers offer their services are set out in the Bar Council’s Standard Terms and Conditions For the Supply of Legal Services by Barristers to Authorised Persons 2026 (the “Standard Terms.”)
The Standard Terms apply only to cases where the barrister is paid by or through the Authorised Person. Most such cases will be privately funded matters but this can include publicly funded matters where the Authorised Person (usually a solicitor) is paid by the Legal Aid Agency and is then liable to pay counsel from those funds.
The Standard Terms do not apply where the barrister is paid directly by the Legal Aid Agency or by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Please note that all copyright and other intellectual property rights of whatever nature in, or attaching, to the Barrister’s work product, including all documents, reports, written advice or other materials provided by the Barrister to the Authorised Person or the Lay Client belong to and remain with the Barrister.
If the Authorised Person or the Lay Client wishes to use copies of the Barrister’s work product for purposes other than those for which it is prepared, this will require the express written permission of the Barrister. The moral rights of the Barrister in respect of his work product are asserted. For the avoidance of doubt neither the Authorised Person nor the Lay Client are entitled to use the Barrister’s work product for the purpose of training an AI system of any form.
Professional Liability Insurance
Our barristers have professional liability insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Fund Limited. The minimum cover barristers must have is £500,000. Territorial coverage is world-wide subject to the terms of cover of the Bar Mutual.