A criminal silk has been elected as the next vice chair of the bar. Claire Davies KC, called in 1999, will join an all-woman leadership team in 2027.
Davies, a member of Farringdon Chambers, in London, practises in serious and complex criminal law, specialising in allegations of homicide, organised crime, fraud and sexual offences. A Crown court recorder (part-time judge) since 2016, Davies took silk in 2022.
The Bar Council said Davies had a ‘particular interest in equality, diversity and inclusion’ and has been ‘heavily involved’ in the bar’s justice needs juries campaign where she has given oral evidence to the Public Bill Committee for the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
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