Western Circuit
The Western Circuit is geographically the largest circuit in England. Stretching as it does from Truro to just west of Guildford, the circuit has 1120 members. The membership list consists of High Court Judges, Circuit Judges, District Judges, practitioners in all fields of law and a number of academic lawyers whose base is in the south and west of the country.
The Leader, who represents the views of circuiteers to official bodies, is currently a London practitioner. The Junior is in charge of the day-to-day business of the circuit and is situated in Bristol. The Wine Treasurer, a traditional title for the person in charge of social arrangements, is currently situated in Bristol. The circuit office is run by the circuit secretary based in Winchester. The committee is drawn from members from all over the circuit ensuring that all views are considered. A newsletter reborn after many years of being defunct and edited by a practitioner in Exeter is to published every two months and will contain items of interest and historical research. The Circuit has published three books, "Pie Powder", "Circuit Ghosts" and "Recollections of the Western Circuit".
Leader: Nigel Lickley QC
3 Paper Buildings
Temple
London
EC4Y 7EU
Tel: 020 7583 8055
Fax: 020 7353 6271
DX: LDE 1024
and
Southernhay Chambers
DX 8353 Exeter
Tel: 01392 255777
Junior: Paul Cook
Albion Chambers
Broad Street
Bristol BS1 1DR
DX: 7822 Bristol
Tel: 0117 927 2144
Fax: 0117 926 2569
Wine Treasurer: David Regan
St. John’s Chambers
Bristol
BS1 1DW
DX 78138 Bristol
Tel: 01179 213456
Fax: 01179 294821
Circuit Secretary: Gill Richards
31 Southgate Street
Winchester SO23 9B
DX: 2514 Winchester
Tel: 01962 851639
Fax: 01962 820212
