Social Mobility Sub-Committee

The Bar Representation Committee (BRC) recognised that there was an opportunity to improve social mobility at the Inn. As a result, the Social Mobility Sub-Committee was created in early 2017.

The Sub-Committee identify ways in which the Inn can make a greater contribution to social mobility at the Bar and consider the Inn’s existing and proposed activities and provision within this area. The group work closely with the Member Engagement team, Equality Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee, Scholarships Committee and Outreach Coordinator to see how the Inn can assist and encourage social mobility.

Membership

Brynmor Adams smiles at the camera. He is a white man with tortoiseshell glasses and stubble. He wears a black suit and a grey tie with small details of birds on it.

Bryn Adams

Self-employed barrister at Exchange Chambers. Bryn specialises in property and public law.

Bryn is a member of the Social Mobility Sub-committee.

His Honour Judge Fayyaz smiles at the camera. He wears a dark suit with white pinstripes, a dark tie patterned with gold crosses, and wears a small red badge on the lapel of his blazer.

His Honour Judge Afzal CBE

Judge Afzal is a Circuit judge in the Midland Circuit, based at Derby Combined Court Centre. He was formerly a self-employed Barrister at No 5 Chambers.

Judge Afzal is Co-chair of the Social Mobility Sub-committee.

Edmund Burge KC

Self-employed barrister at Five St Andrew’s Hill.

BRC member since 2022 (elected 2022-2025).

Edmund is a member of the Social Mobility sub-committee.

Chris Loweth

Commercial, Rights & Business Affairs Director at BBC News.

BRC member since 2021 (elected 2021-2024).

Chris is chair of the Social Mobility sub-committee.

Chris also represents Hall on the Advisory (Benchers) Committee and the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.

Dr Tariq Mahmood

Self-employed barrister at 33 Bedford Row.

Tariq has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice covering a wide range of contractual, property and public law disputes. BRC member since 2021 (elected 2021 – 2024).

Tariq represents Hall on the Advisory (Benchers) Committee. He is also a member of the Social Mobility Sub-committee.

Eleanor Marsh

Self-employed family barrister at 3PB (3 Paper Buildings).

Co-opted BRC member since 2024 and the Representative for the Midland Circuit.

Eleanor represents Hall on the Post-Call Education Committee and is also a member of the Social Mobility sub-committee.

Susanna McGibbon

Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal Department.

Susanna is a member of the Social Mobility Sub-Committee.

Jack Meek

Employed barrister at the Government Legal Department.

BRC member since 2023 (elected 2023-2026).

Bar Council Social Mobility Advocate since 2021, Jack also sits on the Inn’s Social Mobility Sub-Committee.

Jack represents Hall on the Scholarships Committee.

Rifat Rahman

Senior Associate at Mahbub & Company, Bangladesh, specialising in corporate and commercial litigation, white collar crime, arbitration, M&A, FinReg, and corporate restructuring.

BRC member since 2021 (elected 2021-2024).

Rifat represents Hall on the Pre-Call Education Committee. He is also a member of the Junior Members’ Committee and Social Mobility sub-committee.