Constitution, Standing Orders and Structure
The Bar Council membership is made up of approximately 115 barristers who are elected or who represent the Inns, Circuits and other interest groups. The Bar Council meets about seven times a year. The Council elects its Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer.
You can also view details of Bar Council meetings, including forthcoming dates and the minutes of past meetings, plus the Constitution and the Standing Orders for Committees of the Bar Council and the Standing Orders for Joint Committees.
Committees
Much of the Bar Council's work is co-ordinated and carried out by individual Committees, made up of both members of the Bar Council and co-opted individuals.
Appointments
The Bar Council nominate Barristers to different appointments. Below is a list of the appointments current for 2022.
Faisel Sadiq – ICLR Bar Council Representative
Melissa Coutino – ICLR Bar Council Representative
Gavin Mansfield QC – Access to Justice Foundation Trustee
Rachel Langdale QC – QCA Selection Panel Barrister Member
Andrew Walker QC – QCA Selection Panel Barrister Member
Benjamin Wood – ICBET Trustee
Nick Vineall QC – ICBET Trustee
William East – ICBET Trustee
Kiril Waite – ICBET Trustee
Robin Allen QC – QCA Complaints Committee Senior Member
Greville Healey – Land Registration Rule Committee Member
Richard Jones QC – IFoA Disciplinary Appointments Chair
Aswini Weereratne QC – IFoA Deputy Chair of the Appeals Tribunal
Nkumbe Ekaney QC – Judicial Appointments Commission Advisory Group
Andrew Skelly – Civil Justice Council Pre-Action Protocol Working Group