Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, of Atkin Chambers, has taken the helm at the Bar Council.
Doerries, a leading practitioner in commercial dispute resolution, replaces Alistair MacDonald QC as chairman, and is joined by new vice-chairman Andrew Langdon. Her work focuses on infrastructure projects and the energy sector, and she frequently represents clients in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. She took silk in 2008, is a past chairman of the Technology and Construction Bar Association and became a Bencher of Middle Temple in 2010.
In her inaugural speech in December, Doerries defended the Bar’s current regulator and warned against government proposals to separate legal regulators from representative bodies.
Lorinda Long, a financial services specialist, remains Treasurer of the Bar Council for the second year. At the more junior end of the profession, Louisa Nye, of Landmark Chambers, takes over from Daniel Sternberg as chairman of the Bar Council's Young Barristers' Committee. Duncan McCombe, of Maitland Chambers, becomes vice-chairman.
