Fellow Barbara Mills KC elected Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales
Posted: 9 Jan 2025
Many congratulations to Fellow, Barbara Mills KC, from England and Wales, who has taken over as Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales. The Bar Council is the regulator of the the barrister profession in England and Wales and lead, represent and support the Bar in the public interest, championing the rule of law and access to justice. The Bar Council has nearly 18,000 members who practise in all areas of law. Barbara is the first specialist family practitioner in the role of Chair of the Bar since Sir Robert Johnson in 1988.
You can read Barbara’s address here.
IAFL President, Rachael Kelsey, reflected, “We are incredibly proud to count Barbara as a Fellow and wish her well in her term as Chair of the Bar Council. The priorities she identifies for the Bar in England and Wales resonate well beyond the shores of England and Wales and we look forward to supporting Barbara and her colleagues as they work to raise the profile of family law, tackle violence against women and girls, enhance the wellbeing of the legal profession and make further strides on equality, diversity and inclusion.”
