Plan to Force All Barristers to ‘Advance Diversity and Inclusion’ Dropped After Backlash
Latest in the ‘drip drip’ death of woke nonsense today as the Bar Standards Board cancels its proposal to force a core duty on barristers to “act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion.” Plans for which were announced last September…
The BSB’s handbook already says the profession “must not discriminate unlawfully.” The diversity duty has been scrapped after feedback allowed it to “reflect on our objectives and how best to achieve them in the most proportionate manner.” Sounds like actual barristers had their say…