Counsel Magazine

A delegation of senior barristers led by Desmond Browne QC, the Chairman of the Bar, visited Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain between 24th and 28th May. It followed a first successful mission to the region in 2008. The senior members of the Bar Council taking part in this year’s delegation included Michael Brindle QC (immediate past Chairman of the Bar Council’s International Committee); Chantal- Aimée Doerries QC (Vice Chairman of the Bar Council’s International Committee and Chair of its International Business Development Working Group); Michael Patchett-Joyce (Vice Chairman of the Bar Council’s International Committee); and Dr Mark Hoyle (Member of the Bar Council’s International Committee with responsibility for the Middle East).

This second delegation included leading representatives from four Specialist Bar Associations in order to ensure that their services can be effectively promoted in the region and that SBAs begin to develop their own programmes and activities. The SBAs involved were COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association, London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association and TECBAR.