Barristers' work
Issued: Friday, 2 September 2016
The Legal Services Council has made a minor but important amendment to
Rule 11 (d) of the Barristers Conduct Rules to explicitly provide that
barristers' work includes conducting mediation or arbitration or other methods
of alternative dispute resolution as well as representing a client in these
processes. The Council is pleased to make clear that, in addition to
representing clients, conducting mediations, arbitrations and other forms of
alternative dispute resolution is also the type of work that barristers
perform. The amendment came into effect on Friday 2 September 2016. This rule
change does not affect the ability of other professionals to undertake ADR work.