Bar Council elections 2025

2025 Elections 

The following candidates have been elected to the 2025 Bar Council of England and Wales. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. 

Successful candidates

Self-employed junior counsel over 7 years in practice (7 full-term vacancies)

• Abigail Bright
• Cleon Catsambis
• Sarah Gaunt
• Shazia Mariam Akhtar
• Katrina Mather
• Martyn McLeish
• Leanne Targett-Parker

Employed junior counsel over 7 years in practice or KC (3 full-term vacancies)

• Michael Jones KC
• Lorinda Long
• Sarah Williams

Employed junior counsel under 7 years in practice (2 full-term vacancies)

• Aimee Stokes
• Alexandra Sutton

Self-employed junior counsel under 7 years in practice (4 full-term vacancies)

The following candidates are elected unopposed:

• Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
• Emma Hughes
• Matthew Keliris-Thomas
• Harry Stratton

Many congratulations to those who were elected onto Bar Council, 2025.

Self-employed King's Counsel (2 full-term vacancies)

There were no nominations in this category. These two vacancies will be listed as casual roles seeking applicants from 1 November.

Please email any queries to Isi Onwukwe-Anyadike, Governance and Committees Manager.