Ethics Committee
Executive: Sarah Richardson
Executive: Jasmine Conway
Co-Chair: James Hines KC– 3 Raymond Buildings
Co-Chair: Fenner Moeran KC– Wilberforce Chambers
Vice-Chair: Francis FitzGibbon KC– 23 Essex Street
Vice-Chair: Andrew Granville Stafford – 4 Kings Bench Walk
Vice-Chair: Susan Grocott KC– Deans Court Chambers
Members:
John Battle KC – ITN
Caroline Carberry KC– Furnival Chambers
Steven Gasztowicz KC– Cornerstone Barristers
Nicholas Goodwin KC– Harcourt Chambers
Ruth Kirby KC- 4PB
Nicholas Medcroft KC - Fountain Court Chambers
Cathryn McGahey KC– Temple Garden Chambers
Paul Mendelle KC– 25 Bedford Row
Richard Miller KC– Three New Square
Matthew Morrison KC – Serle Court
Deepak Nagpal KC– 1 Kings Bench Walk
Deshpal Panesar KC– Old Square Chambers
Danny Robinson KC– 5 Kings Bench Walk
Edmund Vickers KC– Red Lion Chambers
Robert Weekes KC- Blackstone Chambers
Nicholas Yeo KC - 3RB
Steven Bailey – Crown Prosecution Service
Zeena Begum- Pensions Regulator
Abigail Bright – Doughty Street Chambers
Brian Cahill – Barrister
Christopher Convey – 33 Chancery Lane
Charlotte Elves - Outer Temple Chambers
Martha Gray – Harcourt Chambers
Tony McDaid- no. 5 Chambers
Charlotte Reynolds – 12 Kings Bench Walk
Hannah Smith- The General Pharmaceutical council
The Terms of Reference of the Committee are:
a. To keep under review the rules and guidance governing practice as a barrister and to develop proposals for submission to the BSB;
b. To respond to proposals from the BSB and other bodies in respect of the professional conduct and ethics of lawyers;
c. To guide and assist the Bar and other representative committees on issues of professional conduct and ethics, including through the ethical enquiries service;
d. To oversee the work of the ethical enquiries service;
e. To assist in responding to requests to the Bar Council (including from overseas) concerning the professional conduct and ethics of lawyers;
f. To support the strategic aims of the Bar Council, as published.
Anti-Money Laundering Working Group
Chair: Matthew Morrison KC
Terms of reference
The purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Working Group are:
- To provide analysis and commentary on current money laundering issues to the Bar Council,
- Accordingly to monitor the work of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and other relevant bodies such as the Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) Money Laundering Committee,
- To take the lead on responding to consultations relating to money laundering, and
- To review and update the Ethics Committee’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing guidance for the profession
Sanctions Working Group
Chair: Maya Lester KC
Terms of reference
The purposes of the Sanctions Working Group are:
- To provide analysis and commentary on current sanctions issues to the Bar Council that might be of relevance to barristers,
- Accordingly to monitor the work of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) insofar as is relevant to barristers and other bodies such as the Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) and any other body that might be relevant,
- To respond to consultations relating to sanctions where relevant to the Bar, whether in a leading or contributing capacity, and
- To review and update the Bar Council’s guidance for the profession on sanctions.