Bar Council elections 2023

2023 election results

This year, four categories went to ballot:

• Self-employed King's Counsel
• Self-employed Juniors over seven years in practice
• Self-employed Juniors under seven years in practice
• Employed Juniors under seven years in practice

The following candidates have been elected to the 2023 Bar Council of England and Wales. Candidates are listed in order of being elected through the single transferable vote system. 

Self-employed King's Counsel 

• Barbara Mills KC
• Jo Sidhu KC
• Stephen Kenny KC 

Self-employed Juniors over seven years in practice 

• Anna Soubry
• Natasha Shotunde
• Sara Ibrahim
• David Christopher Taylor
• Paul Powlesland
• James Paterson
• Michael James Polak

Self-employed Juniors under seven years in practice 

• Sean Summerfield
• Anneka Jenns
• Emma Walker
• Shoshana Mitchell

Employed Juniors under seven years in practice

• Sarah Gerrard
• Cait McDonagh
• Michael Harwood

Employed KC or Juniors over seven years in practice

There were three full-term vacancies and three nominated candidates in this category. Therefore, the following candidates were duly elected.

• Heidi Stonecliffe KC
• Nick Cherryman
• Simon Regis

Many congratulations to those who were elected onto Bar Council, 2023.

 

Please email any queries to Isi Onwukwe-Anyadike, Governance and Committees Manager