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PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE INNS OF COURT
On behalf of the President of the Council of the Inns of Court (COIC), the Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service (BTAS) is responsible for appointing and administering:
- Disciplinary Tribunals for barristers facing charges of professional misconduct under the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5B Enforcement Regulations; The Disciplinary Tribunal Regulations)
- Panels appointed under the Interim Suspension Rules of the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5D Enforcement Regulations; The Interim Suspension and Disqualification Regulations)
- Panels appointed under the Fitness to Practice Rules of the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5E Enforcement Regulations; The Fitness to Practise Regulations).
- Panels appointed under the Inns’ Conduct Committee (ICC) Rules appointed to consider admission and disciplinary cases brought by the Inns of Court against student members or applicants for admission to an Inn of Court.
SAB Chair vacancy
Vacancy
Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board
The Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service (BTAS) is seeking to recruit a new Chair for its Strategic Advisory Board (the ‘SAB’). BTAS is the body responsible for administering Disciplinary Tribunals and other hearings for current and prospective barristers.
The SAB’s role is to ensure BTAS is operating efficiently, expeditiously and in accordance with its strategic aims. The Chair provides leadership and direction to the SAB and its work, ensuring that the expertise and insight of its membership is harnessed effectively.
Applications should be received by noon on Monday 15th June 2026
Forthcoming Hearings
Disciplinary hearings take place in public unless there has been a specific order that a particular hearing be held in private. Members of the public, press and the profession are welcome to attend those hearings held in public.
Inns’ Conduct Committee
The Inns’ Conduct Committee (ICC) is responsible for dealing with the misconduct of student members of all four Inns of Court. The committee is also responsible for considering applications for admission to an Inn, where details are disclosed which might affect an applicant or student being considered a fit and proper person to become a practising barrister.