The Bar Council has announced its new officers for 2010. The trio, who have been elected by the members of the Bar Council, are:
- Chairman: Nicholas Green QC, who is currently chairman of the Bar’s Policy Advisory Group and a specialist in European law, public and administrative law, and competition law. Nicholas is a tenant at the Brick Court Chambers who took silk in 1998 before being appointed a Crown Court recorder in 2004.
- Vice chairman: Peter Lodder QC, a criminal practitioner who was chairman of the Criminal Bar Association in 2008–09. He has an extensive practice in serious and complex fraud and in money laundering, and particular recent experience in sanctions breaking.
- Treasurer: Andrew Mitchell QC will begin his third term as treasurer following successful terms in 2008 and 2009. His specialist practice areas are serious crime, asset forfeiture, criminal/civil fraud, extradition and regulatory. The trio will take up their posts on 1 January 2010.
