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Devilling
| Purpose: | To address the devilling of work between barristers |
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| Scope of application: | All self-employed practising barristers |
| Issued by: | The Ethics Committee |
| First reviewed: | 01/11/2014 |
| Last reviewed: | 30/03/2022 |
| Status and effect: | Please see the notice at end of this document. This is not "guidance" for the purposes of the BSB Handbook I6.4. |
“Devilling” is the long-established practice among self-employed barristers by which one barrister obtains the assistance of another, usually a more junior, barrister to carry out work to help the first barrister discharge his instructions. So far as the Ethics Committee is aware, however, no advice has previously been given as to when it is appropriate to devil work or obtain the assistance of a devil, or what steps should be taken to ensure compliance by the barristers concerned with their professional obligations.
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