Thriving in your first years of practice: handling ethical dilemmas

Martyn Barmby, Founder of MSB Executive

Martyn Barmby is the founder of MSB Executive, a specialist communication skills consultancy established in 2009. He is passionate about helping people communicate with confidence and impact, so they can achieve the success they deserve.

Before launching MSB Executive, Martyn led complex change programmes across Europe and the US - roles that demanded exceptional communication and diplomacy. He later followed his passion for acting, training at the renowned East 15 Acting School, and built a successful career in theatre, film, and television.

Martyn began sharing the powerful techniques he learned as an actor with professionals in business. He had seen too many talented individuals and companies lose out to less capable competitors simply because their communication let them down. MSB Executive bridges this gap by making performance-based communication techniques practical and relevant for the business world.

Today, Martyn leads a talented team of 10 consultants working globally, with deep expertise in financial services, legal and technology sectors. He leads the Legal Services practice, where he excels at making complex, technical topics engaging and accessible for all audiences.

Tadhgh Barwell O’Connor, Barrister at 1KBW

Tadhgh is a specialist family practitioner with a focus on complex and international children and financial proceedings, including child abduction. Tadhgh was named Young Barrister of the Year at the Family Law Awards in 2024. He has been awarded multiple scholarships, including a Pegasus Scholarship to the American Inns of Court (2022) a Florida Advocacy Scholarship by the South Eastern Circuit (2024) and has completed the Keble Dutton Advanced International Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford (2025). 

Tadhgh a member of the Young Barristers’ Committee and speaks regularly on both English and international family law issues. He has acted as a delegate of the Bar Council of England and Wales in conferences in Dubai and India. He is also a mediator for both children and finance disputes and an advocacy trainer at Lincoln’s Inn. 

Charlotte Elves, Junior barrister at Outer Temple Chambers

Charlotte Elves is a junior barrister at Outer Temple Chambers, having joined as a tenant in 2023 after completing pupillage. She practises across pensions and trusts, employment and discrimination, contempt of court, and related commercial and regulatory matters. Charlotte joined the Bar Council Ethics Committee in October 2025.

Jonathan Lawrence, Partner at Place Campbell

Jonathan has been a qualified FCCA for over two decades, and a partner at Place Campbell for 19 years. His expertise and experience in tax, particularly in matters related to Barristers, ensures he is able to provide invaluable insights and advice to his clients. Jonathan has played a pivotal role in the integration of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT, showcasing his commitment to staying at the forefront of industry advancements.

Place Campbell

Place Campbell’s relationship with the Bar goes back 60 years and we now act for over 2,000 barristers and 50 chambers. Our depth of experience makes us the preeminent barrister-specialist firm of Chartered Certified Accountants.

From the newly qualified barrister undertaking pupillage to the KC taking judicial appointment, we understand the pressures facing members of the Bar so our aim is simple, to make dealing with your financial affairs straightforward and efficient so that you can concentrate on your practice.

Fenner Moeran KC, Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee

Fenner Moeran KC was called in 1996 and took silk in 2014. He is one of the two co-chairs of the Bar Council’s Ethics Committee since 2023, having joined the committee over 20 years ago. Within the Ethics Committee, he has specialisations in civil issues relating to disclosure, confidentiality and conflicts of duty. At the bar he has a wide-ranging commercial Chancery practice, with specialisms in trusts, civil fraud, pensions and financial services. 

Matthew Morrison KC, Serle Court Chambers

Matthew Morrison KC has a broad commercial/Chancery practice with a particular emphasis on company, partnership, insolvency and civil fraud litigation. He has been a member of the Bar Council's Ethics Committee and Money Laundering Working Group since 2021, and became Chair of the Money Laundering Working Group in June 2025.

Anna Yarde, 

Anna specialises in the law relating to children. Her cases involve physical abuse and non-accidental injuries – including fractures, poisoning and stab wounds – as well as chronic neglect, sexual abuse, incest, psychological abuse and parental alienation. Anna’s practice also includes specialist deprivation of liberty and forced marriage applications.

Anna is a well-known family law commentator and is recognised by TBD Marketing as a top “Legal LinkedInfluencer”. In 2025, she published articles in 'the barrister' magazine (January 2025) and Counsel magazine (April and July 2025). Anna was interviewed by LexisNexis for International Women’s Day 2025 on the topics of “The Future of the Bar” and “Women in Family Law”. Anna is a regular guest on podcasts. In 2025, Anna was interviewed for “The Conscious Pod”, “Commerce Meets Law”, “Is it really Legal?” and “Family Law Week”.

In 2025, Anna was a finalist in the Leadership, Influence and Inclusivity Awards (Outstanding Women in Law – Law Firm), the Next 100 Years Inspirational Women in Law Awards (Barrister of the Year), and the LexisNexis Family Law Awards (Family Law Commentator of the Year).