User talk:Steven Marc Smith

Cab-rank rule
Thanks for your recent addition to the Cab-rank rule. Whilst I think Nick Vineall's prelude to his recent speech, nominally on "Why independence is important", is remarkable; I rather suspect this was a reaction to the recent "Declaration of conscience", rather than the historical question from the Law Society.

I think a more authoritative balance to the quoted Law Societies' question would be the independant report on this that was requested by and submitted to the BSB back in 2013:

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/11671267/bsb-cab-rank-rule-paper-28-2-13-v6-final-

and the subsequent statement from the BSB, also back in 2013:

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/resources/resource-library/removal-of-the--cab-rank--rule-a-major-threat-to-justice.html

If this was all put in a "Controversy" or "History" section then you could also mention the recent "Declaration of conscience" threat to the rule, and the subsequent statement by the BSB. (I suggest The BSB is more authoritative than Vineall on this matter - although his recent statement on this is certainly remarkable).

https://www.lar.earth/sign

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/resources/press-releases/statement-by-mark-neale-the-director-general-of-the-bar-standards-board-concerning-the-cab-rank-rule.html

185.100.190.210 (talk) 09:34, 11 April 2023 (UTC)