General Management Committee
The senior representative committee of the Bar Council, providing oversight of policy matters affecting the Bar and to giving direction to other representative committees
General Council of the Bar:
- Officers: Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer
- Chief Executive
Representative Committees:
- The Chairs of the:
- Legal Services, Education and Training, Ethics, International, Remuneration, Employed Barristers’, European, Equality, Diversity and Social Mobility, Law Reform, Young Barristers’, Bar Representation and Pro Bono and Social Responsibility Committee
Circuits:
- The Circuit Leaders of the:
- Midland Circuit, Northern Circuit, Northern Eastern Circuit, South Eastern Circuit, Wales & Chester Circuit, Western Circuit, European Circuit
Specialist Bar Associations:
- The Chairs of the:
- Criminal Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association, Family Bar Association, BACFI, London Bar Association.
General Council of the Bar
Chair
Vice Chair
Treasurer
Chief Executive
Representative Committees
Tony Singla KC - Co Chair, Bar Representation Committee
William Dean - Co Chair, Bar Representation Committee
Matthew Butt KC - Co Chair, Education & Training Committee
Fallon Alexis - Co Chair, Education & Training Committee
Simon Regis, CBE - Chair, Employed Barristers' Committee
Rachel Crasnow KC - Chair, Equality, Diversity & Social Mobility Committee
Fenner Moeran KC - Co Chair, Ethics Committee
James Hines KC - Co Chair, Ethics Committee
Anneli Howard KC - Co Chair, European Committee
Kieron Beal KC - Co Chair, European Committee
Marion Smith KC - Chair, International Committee
Eleena Misra KC - Chair, Law Reform Committee
Susan Grocott KC - Co Chair, Legal Services Committee
Philip Stott - Co Chair, Legal Services Committee
Marina Faggionato - Co Chair, Pro Bono & Social Responsibility Committee
Samantha Singer - Co Chair, Pro Bono & Social Responsibility Committee
Richard Wright KC - Co Chair, Remuneration Committee
Mike Horne KC - Co Chair, Remuneration Committee
Amelia Clegg - Chair, Young Barristers' Committee
Circuits
Christopher Rees KC - Leader, Wales and Chester Circuit
Claire Davies KC - Leader, South Eastern Circuit
Harpreet Sandhu KC - Leader, Midlands Circuit
Samantha Hillas KC - Leader, Northern Circuit
Caroline Goodwin KC - Leader, North Eastern Circuit
Sarah Jones KC - Leader, Western Circuit
Michael Bowsher KC - Leader, European Circuit
Specialist Bar Associations
Sanjay Patel KC - Chair, London Bar Association
Henry King KC - Chair, Commercial Bar Association
Sara George - Chair, BACFI
Ian Clarke KC - Chair, Chancery Bar Association
Leslie Samuels KC - Chair, Family Law Bar Association
Riel Karmy-Jones KC - Chair, Criminal Bar Association
On invitation by the Chair (Non-Voting)
Alison Crosland - Co Chair, Legal Practice Management Association
Emily Formby KC - Chair, Personal Injury Bar Association
Geoff Carr - Chair, Institute of Barristers' Clerks
James Whiting - Co Chair, Legal Practice Management Association
Laurie-Anne Power KC - Co Chair, Race Panel
Andrew Thomas KC - Vice Chair Criminal Bar Association
The GMC has no powers or responsibilities in respect of the Bar Standards Board.
The Terms of Reference of the Committee are:
a. To formulate proposals for the Bar Council's strategy and priorities and to keep these under review;
b. To keep under review all matters of policy affecting the Bar with a view to submitting proposals to the Bar Council in relation to major issues and making representations to the BSB where the matter is regulatory in nature;
c. To advise the Finance Committee on budgetary requirements, and determine budgetary priorities within the parameters laid down in the Bar Council Finance Manual;
d. To hold the Executive to account for (i) the delivery of the Bar Council's strategy and priorities and (ii) effective overall management of the Bar Council's affairs;
e. To give direction to the representative committees and their executives on activities in fulfilment of Bar Council objectives and priorities, and hold them to account for effective and efficient delivery of business plans;
f. To keep under review and, where necessary, formulate proposals for the amendment of Standing Orders and the Bar Council's constitutional arrangements and all procedural matters affecting the Bar Council's business. In matters affecting the BSB, the GMC will consult the BSB before submitting proposals to the Council for approval.
g. To review and advise on the organisational risk register.
The following representative committees will report to the GMC:
a. Legal Services Committee;
b. Education and Training Committee;
c. Ethics Committee;
d. International Committee;
e. Employed Barristers' Committee;
f. Remuneration Committee;
g. Equality, Diversity and Social Mobility Committee;
h. Law Reform Committee;
i. Young Barristers' Committee;
j. European Committee;
k. Bar Representation Committee;
l. Pro Bono and Social Responsibility Committee
General Management Committee Panels
Chair Stephen Kenny KC
The Terms of Reference for the Panel:
- Critically analyse regulatory proposals and developments that impact the practice of barristers, paying particular attention to work that is duplicative;
- Act as an advisory body to the Chair and Executive on regulatory matters;
- Keep abreast of regulatory developments elsewhere in the legal sector and in other sectors of interest;
- Influence regulatory developments though drafting consultation responses and engaging with regulators and other bodies (e.g. the CMA, Legal Services Consumer Panel and Legal Ombudsman) as well as government officials;
- Liaise with other Approved Regulators such as the Law Society;
- Formulate policy on a diverse range of issues;
- Assist the Bar Council in meeting its assurance role as Approved Regulator in relation to the Bar Standards Board (see rule 3 of the LSB’s Internal Governance Rules and s. 28 of the Legal Services Act).