About us
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE INNS OF COURT
On behalf of the President of the Council of the Inns of Court (COIC), the Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service (BTAS) is responsible for appointing and administering:
- Disciplinary Tribunals for barristers facing charges of professional misconduct under the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5B Enforcement Regulations; The Disciplinary Tribunal Regulations)
- Panels appointed under the Interim Suspension Rules of the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5D Enforcement Regulations; The Interim Suspension and Disqualification Regulations)
- Panels appointed under the Fitness to Practice Rules of the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5E Enforcement Regulations; The Fitness to Practise Regulations).
- Panels appointed under the Inns’ Conduct Committee (ICC) Rules appointed to consider admission and disciplinary cases brought by the Inns of Court against student members or applicants for admission to an Inn of Court.
We are a small team of an Administrator and a Registrar
We draw upon the services of appointed panellists who sit on our hearings to make decisions on the matters presented to them either in a tribunal or conduct committee.
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE INNS OF COURT
On behalf of the President of the Council of the Inns of Court (COIC), the Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service (BTAS) is responsible for appointing and administering:
- Disciplinary Tribunals for barristers facing charges of professional misconduct under the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5B Enforcement Regulations; The Disciplinary Tribunal Regulations)
- Panels appointed under the Interim Suspension Rules of the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5D Enforcement Regulations; The Interim Suspension and Disqualification Regulations)
- Panels appointed under the Fitness to Practice Rules of the Bar Standards Board Handbook (Part 5E Enforcement Regulations; The Fitness to Practise Regulations).
- Panels appointed under the Inns’ Conduct Committee (ICC) Rules appointed to consider admission and disciplinary cases brought by the Inns of Court against student members or applicants for admission to an Inn of Court.