Lord Sandhurst QC (who practised from One Crown Office Row under his family name as Guy Mansfield QC) was Chair of the Bar Council in 2005. He was a member of the Council of Justice from 2006 to 2018. Mansfield also sat for many years as a Recorder and latterly as a Deputy High Court Judge.
He writes…
The announcement in respect of the set of barrister’s chambers strikes at the heart of the English legal system and the services offered by English lawyers. It also has serious ramifications for all commercial transactions relating to China.
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