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Quality Mark for the Bar
- About this standard
- What's happening with the Quality Mark?
- How to apply
- Directory of Quality Marked Chambers
- For more information
About this standard
The Quality Mark for the Bar was specifically developed for Chambers providing advocacy services in legal aid. It draws on existing quality standards especially:
- the Bar Council’s Code of Conduct
- the Bar Council Quality Standard BARMARK
- the Specialist Quality Mark.
We list standard holders in the Directory of Chambers under Documents.
What's happening with the Quality Mark?
We are reviewing our application and assessment process. Please contact your local regional office to check the local position before beginning an application.
How to apply
Chambers already accredited with BARMARK are passported into the Quality Mark for the Bar Standard. Please refer to ‘Quality Mark for the Bar and Bar Mark’ under Documents for additional requirements.
The application pack contains:
- Quality Mark for the Bar Standard Book: lists requirements
- QM3 Application Form
- Equal Opportunities Form
- Quality Mark for the Bar and Bar Mark: lists additional requirements for existing BARMARK holders
- Sole Practitioners Form: Self-Assessment Checklist - to assist the initial auditing process.
Complete and send the forms together with any supporting evidence to your local regional office.
Application materials
All materials are under the Documents panel. You will need the full version of Adobe Acrobat (not just Acrobat reader) to save any changes made to the forms.
You can request hard copies from your local regional office. We also cater for applicants with any special needs/disabilities.
Directory of Quality Marked Chambers
See Documents for the Directory of Chambers - those organisations who have been awarded Quality Mark for the Bar.
Members of Chambers are only able to give specific legal advice if instructed by a solicitor or a member of one of the professional bodies approved by the Bar Council under the Direct Professional Access rules or the BarDIRECT scheme.
For more information
See Documents for guidance and application materials.
Read more about how we're reviewing the application and assessment process.
Speak to your local regional office with any questions.
Last updated: 16 May 2008