Chairman's Reports, Letters & Speeches
This database provides access to the Chairman of the Bar's speeches and letters, as well as reports written for Counsel magazine. You can search by date, by type of material, and by the names of the current and past Chairmen of the Bar.
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Chairman's Speech to Chancery Bar Association Conference, 2012
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20 January 2012
Michael Todd QC addresses the Chancery Bar, outlining his vision for the year ahead.
Incoming Bar Chairman: Invest in the Future
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05 December 2011
In his inaugural address this evening to the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, Michael Todd QC, who becomes Chairman of the Bar on 1 January 2012, called on the Government and the Bar to invest in the future.
Letter to Mr Jonathan Dingle
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02 December 2011
A letter has been sent this afternoon from the Chairman to Mr Jonathan Dingle in response to the LinkedIn communication dated 23 November inviting members of the Bar to call for an EGM to debate a motion directing the Bar Council to find “5% cuts annually for the next five years and [to confine] its role to what is necessary rather than luxurious”.
Chairman's address to 26th Annual Bar Conference
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05 November 2011
Chairman of the Bar, Peter Lodder QC, told delegates at the 26th Annual Bar Conference that they need to shape the future or risk being part of the past.
Response from Lord Chancellor to Chairman of the Bar's letter
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07 October 2011
Chairman of the Bar Peter Lodder QC has written to Heads of Chambers, alerting them to the Lord Chancellor's response to his letter of 4 August. This response is the clearest current statement of the Government’s thinking - please read it.
Chairman of the Bar's letter to the Lord Chancellor
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04 August 2011
Chairman of the Bar Peter Lodder QC has written to the Lord Chancellor, the Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP, expressing his concerns about the future of the profession.
