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Walker takes the helm

04 January 2018
Issue: 7775 / Categories: Legal News
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Andrew Walker QC has become Chair of the Bar, taking over from outgoing Chair, Andrew Langdon QC, to lead the Bar Council. Walker, of Maitland Chambers, was called to the Bar in 1991 and took silk in 2011. His professional practice is focused on property, company and commercial disputes and professional negligence claims in a wide range of business sectors.He was a directly-elected member of the Bar Council for 12 years, and before his election as Vice-Chair he was Chair of the Ethics Committee and Vice-Chair of the Law Reform Committee. He is a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, and was awarded the Bar Pro Bono Award in 2009 for some of his work with the homelessness charity, Shelter.

Issue: 7775 / Categories: Legal News
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