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General Council of the Bar

January 01, 1970

The General Council of the Bar, commonly known as the Bar Council, is the representative body for barristers in England and Wales. Established in 1894, the Bar Council is the "approved regulator" of barristers, but discharges its regulatory function to the independent Bar Standards Board. As the lead representative body for barristers in England and Wales, the Bar Council’s work is devoted to ensuring the Bar’s voice is heard, efficiently and effectively, and with the interests of the Bar (and the public interest) as its focus.[2]

General Council of the Bar
Formation1894; 130 years ago (1894)
PurposeRepresentative body for barristers in England and Wales
Chair
Sam Townend KC[1]
Vice Chair
Barbara Mills KC

History edit

The General Council of the Bar was created in 1894 to deal with breaches of a barrister's professional standards, something that had previously been handled by the judiciary.[3] Along with the Inns of Court it formed the Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar in 1974, a union that was broken up on 1 January 1987 following a report by Lord Rawlinson. The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 designated the Bar Council as the professional body for barristers, with the role as a regulatory body being split off in 2006 to form the Bar Standards Board.

Committees edit

As part of the representative remit of the Bar Council, it has a number of representative committees. The most senior of these is the Bar Council, which has 56 members representing organisations such as the Circuits and Specialist Bar Associations, and 60 members elected by the wider Bar.[4]

There are a further fourteen committees, including:

  • Bar Representation Committee
  • Education and Training Committee
  • Employed Barristers Committee
  • Equality, Diversity, and Social Mobility Committee
  • Ethics Committee
  • European Committee
  • General Management Committee
  • International Committee
  • Law Reform Committee
  • Legal Services Committee
  • Pro Bono and Social Responsibility Committee
  • Remuneration Committee[5]

List of chairs edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Officers of the Bar Council". www.barcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  2. ^ "About the Bar Council". General Council of the Bar. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  3. ^ . General Council of the Bar. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  4. ^ "Bar Council Membership, Meetings and Minutes". The Bar Council. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Committees". The Bar Council. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q King, Katie (4 January 2017). "Bar Council appoints crime QC as second non-London chairman in three years". Legal Cheek. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Making his mark – in Jonathan Hirst, barristers have a leader facing up to the demands of competition". The Law Society Gazette. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ "The Rt Hon Lord Justice Bean appointed Chairman of the Law Commission and Professor David Ormerod QC re-appointed". Law Commission. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  9. ^ . judiciary.gov.uk. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Bar Council introduces new leadership". The Lawyer. 12 October 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ Hope, Christopher (4 July 2008). "Sharia will 'inevitably' become part of British law, says barrister". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Michael Todd QC Bar Council". New Law Journal. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Nicholas Lavender QC—Chairman of the Bar Council". New Law Journal. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  14. ^ a b "New Chairman of the Bar takes the helm at the Bar Council". barcouncil.org.uk. The Bar Council. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Andrew Langdon QC becomes Chairman of the Bar". The Bar Council. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Andrew Walker QC becomes Chair of the Bar". The Bar Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Bar Council Membership, Meetings and Minutes". The Bar Council. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

External links edit

Official website

January 01, 1970
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The General Council of the Bar commonly known as the Bar Council is the representative body for barristers in England and Wales Established in 1894 the Bar Council is the approved regulator of barristers but discharges its regulatory function to the independent Bar Standards Board As the lead representative body for barristers in England and Wales the Bar Council s work is devoted to ensuring the Bar s voice is heard efficiently and effectively and with the interests of the Bar and the public interest as its focus 2 General Council of the BarFormation1894 130 years ago 1894 PurposeRepresentative body for barristers in England and WalesChairSam Townend KC 1 Vice ChairBarbara Mills KC Contents 1 History 2 Committees 3 List of chairs 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe General Council of the Bar was created in 1894 to deal with breaches of a barrister s professional standards something that had previously been handled by the judiciary 3 Along with the Inns of Court it formed the Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar in 1974 a union that was broken up on 1 January 1987 following a report by Lord Rawlinson The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 designated the Bar Council as the professional body for barristers with the role as a regulatory body being split off in 2006 to form the Bar Standards Board Committees editAs part of the representative remit of the Bar Council it has a number of representative committees The most senior of these is the Bar Council which has 56 members representing organisations such as the Circuits and Specialist Bar Associations and 60 members elected by the wider Bar 4 There are a further fourteen committees including Bar Representation Committee Education and Training Committee Employed Barristers Committee Equality Diversity and Social Mobility Committee Ethics Committee European Committee General Management Committee International Committee Law Reform Committee Legal Services Committee Pro Bono and Social Responsibility Committee Remuneration Committee 5 List of chairs editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2016 1899 Herbert Cozens Hardy 1899 Joseph Walton 1913 18 Sir Paul Ogden Lawrence 1918 20 John Alderson Foote 1920 31 Sir Thomas Hughes 1931 32 E A Mitchell Innes 1932 46 Sir Herbert Cunliffe 1946 Sir Charles Doughty 1946 48 G O Slade 1948 52 Sir Godfrey Russell Vick 1952 57 Sir Hartley Shawcross 1957 58 Milner Holland 1958 60 Gerald Gardiner 1960 62 Geoffrey Lawrence 1962 63 Sir Milner Holland 1963 66 Joseph Molony 1966 68 The Hon H A P Fisher 1968 70 Desmond Ackner 1970 72 John Arnold 1973 74 James Comyn 1974 75 Patrick Neill 1975 76 Sir Peter Rawlinson 1985 86 Robert Alexander 1987 Peter Scott 1988 Robert Johnson 1989 Desmond Fennell 1990 Peter Cresswell 1991 Anthony Scrivener QC 1992 The Lord Williams of Mostyn 1993 John Rowe 1994 Robert Seabrook 1995 Peter Goldsmith 6 1996 David Penry Davey 1997 Robert Owen 1998 Heather Hallett 6 1999 Daniel Brennan 6 2000 Jonathan Hirst 7 2001 Roy Amlot 6 2002 David Bean 8 2003 Matthias Kelly 6 2004 Stephen Irwin 9 6 2005 Guy Mansfield 10 2006 Stephen Hockman 11 6 2007 Geoffrey Vos 6 2008 Timothy Dutton 6 2009 Desmond Browne 6 2010 Nicholas Green 6 2011 Peter Lodder 12 2012 Michael Todd 6 2013 Maura McGowan 6 2014 Nicholas Lavender 13 6 2015 Alistair MacDonald 14 6 2016 Chantal Aimee Doerries 14 6 2017 Andrew Langdon 15 6 2018 Andrew Walker 16 2019 Richard Atkins QC 2020 Amanda Pinto QC 17 2021 Derek Sweeting QC 2022 Mark Fenhalls QC 2023 Nick Vineall KCReferences edit Officers of the Bar Council www barcouncil org uk Retrieved 2022 04 12 About the Bar Council General Council of the Bar Retrieved 2015 05 01 History General Council of the Bar Archived from the original on 2009 08 14 Retrieved 2009 10 03 Bar Council Membership Meetings and Minutes The Bar Council Retrieved 27 April 2023 Committees The Bar Council Retrieved 27 April 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q King Katie 4 January 2017 Bar Council appoints crime QC as second non London chairman in three years Legal Cheek Retrieved 13 August 2017 Making his mark in Jonathan Hirst barristers have a leader facing up to the demands of competition The Law Society Gazette 13 January 2000 Retrieved 14 August 2017 The Rt Hon Lord Justice Bean appointed Chairman of the Law Commission and Professor David Ormerod QC re appointed Law Commission 27 March 2015 Retrieved 13 August 2017 Mr Justice Irwin judiciary gov uk Courts and Tribunals Judiciary 31 July 2015 Archived from the original on 29 October 2016 Retrieved 28 October 2016 Bar Council introduces new leadership The Lawyer 12 October 2004 Retrieved 13 August 2017 Hope Christopher 4 July 2008 Sharia will inevitably become part of British law says barrister The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 13 July 2017 Michael Todd QC Bar Council New Law Journal 29 October 2010 Retrieved 13 August 2017 Nicholas Lavender QC Chairman of the Bar Council New Law Journal 10 January 2014 Retrieved 13 July 2017 a b New Chairman of the Bar takes the helm at the Bar Council barcouncil org uk The Bar Council 7 January 2016 Retrieved 28 October 2016 Andrew Langdon QC becomes Chairman of the Bar The Bar Council 3 January 2017 Retrieved 13 July 2017 Andrew Walker QC becomes Chair of the Bar The Bar Council Retrieved 3 January 2018 Bar Council Membership Meetings and Minutes The Bar Council Retrieved 12 September 2020 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title General Council of the Bar amp oldid 1208384498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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