BSB appointment

Mandie Lavin, who is director of fitness to practise and legal affairs at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, has been appointed as the new director of the Bar Standards Board (BSB). Lavin, a barrister, who has previously held senior roles at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, will take up the post on 23 June. Ruth Evans, BSB chairman, says: “Mandie led a strong field of candidates and will bring to the role a broad background in regulation and a strong management focus. Her experience and enthusiasm will be critical in driving forward our challenging programme of work to deliver high-quality regulation of the Bar in the public interest.”