Bar Council elections 2022

2022 election results

The following candidates have been elected to the 2022 Bar Council of England and Wales.

Self-employed King's Counsel

Samuel Townend KC

Self-employed Junior Counsel over seven years in practice

Shazia Akhtar
Abigail Bright
Celina Colquhoun
Martyn McLeish
Sunny Virk
Leanne Targett-Parker
Sarah Louise Fearon

Self-employed Junior Counsel under seven years in practice

Ellen Wright
Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
Yasmin Omotosho
Reagan Persaud

Employed Junior Counsel over seven years in practice or King's Counsel

Hannah Smith
Sahar Farooqi
Michael Selwyn Tudor Jones KC

Employed Junior Counsel under seven years in practice

Emma Catia Walker

 

This year, three categories went to ballot:

• Self-employed Juniors over seven years in practice
• Self-employed Juniors under seven years in practice
• Employed KCs or Juniors over seven years in practice

Candidates are listed in order of preference. Remaining places in the other two categories will be filled by casual vacancies.