Derek Sweeting
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Derek Sweeting | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Bar Council | |
| Assumed office January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Amanda Pinto |
| Vice Chair of the Bar Council | |
| In office January 2020 – December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Amanda Pinto |
| Succeeded by | Mark Fenhalls |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Derek Sweeting QC is a British lawyer, and the Chair of the Bar Council for 2021.[1]
Early life[]
Sweeting was educated at Clare College, Cambridge and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[2]
Career[]
Bar Council[]
In April 2021, Sweeting questioned whether the term 'BAME' (Black, Asian, and Minority ethnic) could "disguise the fact that there's massive under-representation of black members of our community at the bar".[3]
Personal life[]
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References[]
- ^ "Officers of the Bar Council". Bar Council. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Popal, Rehana (13 December 2020). "Derek Sweeting QC: Chair of the Bar 2021". Counsel Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Slingo, Jemma (4 April 2021). "Bar council chair criticises 'BAME' label". The Law Society Gazette. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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- Living people
- Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst