The candidates who are standing in the election for the 2019 Bar Council have been announced. Ballot papers are being issued by the Bar Council and must be returned to arrive at the Bar Council Offices on Friday 19 October 2018. Candidate statements can be read here.
The election will be conducted by single transferable vote and the results of the elections will be announced by listing successful candidates in the order of voter preference.
For the first time, you may vote in any category regardless of whether you are a self-employed barrister, employed barrister or dual practitioner.
Self-employed Queen's Counsel (2 x full-term vacancies)
This category will be put to a vote.
Robin Allen QC
Jason Ashley Sugarman QC
Steven Thompson QC
Nick Vineall QC.
Self-employed Junior Counsel over seven years in practice (7 x full-term vacancies)
This category will be put to a vote.
Neil Baki
Chris Bryden
James Dean
Tim Devlin
Shobana Iyer
James Francis Keeley
Henry Mainwaring
Eleanor Mawrey
Martyn McLeish
Deshpal Singh Panesar
Jacqueline Thomas
Matthew Weaver.
Self-employed Junior Counsel under seven years in practice (4 x full-term vacancies)
This category will be put to a vote.
Beyzade Mevlit Beyzade
Diana Constantinide
Hazel Hobbs
Elizabeth Houghton
Athena Markides
Francesca R O'Neill
Reagan Lalta Persaud
Rehana Popal.
Employed Junior Counsel over seven years in practice or Queen's Counsel (3 x full-term vacancies and 1 x two-year vacancy)
There were two candidates in this category who are duly elected. The third position will be advertised as a casual vacancy, in accordance with the Bar Council Constitution (Part II, 7(d)), after the election process has concluded.
Tom Leech QC
Lorinda Long.
Employed Junior Counsel under seven years in practice (2 x full-term vacancies)
This category will be put to a vote.
Layla Ferguson
Timothy Manley
Emma Walker.