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Unfunded pupillages are back

By Ali Mountain on

For ten years now, it has been compulsory for chambers to pay their pupils. But it’s still possible to get round the rule if a Bar Standards Board (BSB) waiver is obtained — as Regent Chambers has just proved…
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From Pupillage Gateway, here is Stoke-based Regent Chambers’ ad for a 12 month unfunded pupillage commencing October 2013.

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The BSB refused to shed any light on the waiver, with a spokesperson telling Legal Cheek: “We cannot comment on the specifics of individual applications, but we can confirm that, in this instance, a waiver has been granted.”

Regent Chambers has not responded to our request for comment.

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