Barristers are perceived as professionals who are honest, intellectual and have a strong degree of integrity, a new survey has found.
Conducted by Ipsos Mori for the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the study discovered that 96 per cent of solicitors and instructors agreed with this view.
However, 89 per cent of barristers said they spent enough time with their clients, but only 57 per cent of members of the general public agreed.
Chair of the BSB Ruth Evans commented that although the report findings were very positive, improvements can be made.
"Whilst this research demonstrates that there is considerable public and professional confidence in barristers, it also provides us with important evidence about a number of areas of critical importance for the future of the Bar and the services it provides," she said.
Ms Evans added that the Bar's approach to client care needs to be developed.
The BSB was founded almost a year ago following a result of the separation of duties of the Bar Council.
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