RemCom co-chair Sean O'Sullivan KC updates #BarCouncil on a judiciary-led initiative on developing guideline hourly rates for barristers (as exists for solicitors). 3 main msgs: 1. judiciary & civil justice cttee says this is going to happen so any pushback is futile - important data is accurate... - ThreadSky

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thebarcouncil.bsky.social • 23 days ago

RemCom co-chair Sean O'Sullivan KC updates #BarCouncil on a judiciary-led initiative on developing guideline hourly rates for barristers (as exists for solicitors). 3 main msgs: 1. judiciary & civil justice cttee says this is going to happen so any pushback is futile - important data is accurate...

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thebarcouncil.bsky.social•23 days ago

2. SO'SKC says we see no desire to control the market & an important aspect will be the guidance that goes with the rates eg brief fees are more complicated... #BarCouncil

thebarcouncil.bsky.social•23 days ago

3. SO'SKC says data will be key - to make sure the right data is in front of people designing the scheme. #BarCouncil wants to gather genuine rates to feed in figures that are reflective of the market - we will gather info via Barristers' Working Lives survey later this year

thebarcouncil.bsky.social•23 days ago

In response to Q, Sean O'Sullivan KC says any data #BarCouncil provides to the judiciary will be anonymised, aggregated and likely in bands. RemCom is alive to questions and concerns from chambers around anti-competitiveness

thebarcouncil.bsky.social•23 days ago

#BarCouncil member @faiselsadiq.bsky.social (Property Bar Assoc) asks how the detail of (for example) property will be reflected. Sean O'Sullivan KC says we expect broad bands will be used with careful exceptions - there will always be cases that fall outside the broad band.

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