14 August 2019
Bar Council elections will go electronic only in October.
Paper ballots have been ditched. Instead, the 16,500 barristers of England and Wales will be able to log in to their MyBar account to vote.
To highlight the move, the Bar Council will run an awareness campaign #BarGoesDigital. The ballot opens on 4 October and closes on 21 October.
Malcolm Cree, chief executive of the Bar Council, said: ‘Given the importance of the elected Bar Council, we are determined to make participation in elections and the work of the Bar Council as efficient as possible for those we represent.’
The Bar Council meets eight times a year, providing a platform for debate on issues affecting the profession, the rule of law and justice; its meetings are regularly attended by the Attorney General and Solicitor General.
