Committee vacancies
Services Appointment Panel Vacancy: Practising barrister, specialising in either arbitration or mediation
The Services Appointment Panel (the “Panel”) was introduced to the Bar Council in January 2021 to support the administration of the organisation’s Appointments Service, which replaced the now defunct Arbitration and Mediation Services. The purpose of the Appointments Service is to enable parties to ask the Chair of the Bar to appoint a barrister to act as an arbitrator, mediator, or expert in respect of a dispute between themselves and one or more others.
The Panel meets two times per annum and reports directly to the Bar Council’s Bar Representation Committee. Supported by the Head of Services, its main purposes are to:
- work in rotation to draw up a shortlist of appointees for the Chair of the Bar to select from, having first received an anonymous summary of the relevant dispute from the Services Team.
- assist the Services Team with the creation of annual marketing plans for the promotion of the Participant Databases, which will contain the names and contact details of those barristers who are happy to be appointed, on a pro bono or paid basis, depending on the source of the dispute.
- advise the Services Team on the effectiveness of any third party (including chambers) alternative dispute resolution clauses that seek for an appointment to be made by the Chair of the Bar.
- keep under review the documentation and website content associated with the Bar Council’s Appointment Service.
Following the recent departure of one of the Panel’s members, the Bar Council would be interested to hear from any practising barristers who have demonstrable experience of acting as an arbitrator, mediator and/or expert and with relevant committee experience, to sit on the Bar Council’s Services Appointment Panel.
How to apply
Applicants should send a copy of their CV accompanied by a short written statement of no more than 200 words setting out their suitability for the role and describing their skills and experience to the Bar Council’s Head of Services, Michelle Moxon at [email protected].
The deadline for applications is 10am on Wednesday 4 November 2026.
Bar Council Regulation Panel Vacancy: Practising barrister with experience of or an interest in regulatory issues impacting the Bar
The purpose of the Regulation Panel is to meet the Bar Council’s strategic aims and objectives in particular to represent and support barristers by creating a tailored and proportionate regulatory environment that meets the needs of a specialist Bar and which maintains high ethical and regulatory standards.
The Panel aims to meet about four times a year and reports directly to the Bar Council’s General Management Committee. Chaired by Stephen Kenny KC and supported by the executive’s regulation team, the Panel will:
- Influence regulatory developments through drafting consultation responses and engaging with regulators, government officials and other bodies;
- Critically analyse regulatory proposals and developments that impact the practice of barristers, and;
- Act as an advisory body to the Chair and Executive on wide ranging issues impacting the Bar.
The Bar Council would be particularly interested to hear from any practising barristers with expertise or an interest in the areas of professional regulation, competition and consumer issues. A desire to assist the Bar Council to represent its members and maintain cost effective and proportionate regulation is also helpful.
How to apply
Applicants should send a copy of their CV accompanied by a short written statement of no more than 200 words setting out their suitability for the role and describing their skills and experience to DPower@BarCouncil.org.uk. If you have expertise in the areas of professional regulation, the Legal Services Act 2007 or competition law, please detail this in your statement.
If you have any questions about the role or work of the working group please contact Daniel Power.
The deadline for applications is 28 November 2026