Commercial & Intellectual Property Law Specialist; Public Access Barristers
Licensed Access
The term ‘Licensed Access’ replaces the terms ‘BarDIRECT’ and ‘Direct Professional Access’.
Licensed Access is a licensing system whereby Organisations or Individuals who are suitable to instruct barristers because they have expertise in particular areas of the law can apply to the Bar Council to be licensed to instruct barristers directly in those areas. The license can cover advice or representation or both and permit licensees to instruct barristers either on their own affairs or on behalf of their clients.
General Information about licensed access together with Guidance on how to instruct a barrister is available from The Bar Council’s website under Licensed Access Guidance.
- The Licensed Access Rules governing instructions under licensed access are available from the above, under Licensed Access Guidance.
- The Licensed Access Recognition Regulations governing instructions under licensed access are available from the above.
- The standard Terms of Work for licensed access clients is available from the above.
- If you would like to apply for a license see the Bar Council’s website, or for further information about licensed access contact JanBye@Barcouncil.org.uk
See also What a Public Access Barrister can do for you under Public Access by clicking Public Access
Commercial & Intellectual Property Law Specialist; Public Access Barristers:
Patents, Copyright, Trade & Service Marks, Registered Designs, Passing
Off, Confidential Information, Design Rights, Domain Names, E-Commerce,
IT & Internet Law, Trade Secrets, Competition Law, IP Litigation, Data
Protection, Database Rights, Performers’ Rights, Sports Law, Science & Technology,
Employment, Entertainment & Music Law, Chancery Law, Public Law, Administrative,
Chancery (General), Chancery (Land Law), Commercial Litigation,
Commercial and Residential Property, Construction, Professional Negligence,
EU & Competition Law: Public Access Barristers.