About Us - Committees & Membership

Members, Committees and Representatives of the Bar Council 2010-2012

Bar Council Members

  • The Attorney-General
  • The Solicitor-General
  • The Chairperson: Mr Adrian Colton QC
  • The Vice-Chairman: Mr Mark Mulholland BL
  • The Bursar: Mr Mark Horner QC
  • Mr Dermot Fee QC
  • Mr Frank O'Donoghue QC
  • Mr Terry MacDonald QC
  • Mr Stephen Fowler QC
  • Mr Stephen Quinn QC
  • Ms Gerarda Campbell
  • Mr Peter Coll
  • Mr Michael Duffy
  • Mr Donal Lunny
  • Mr Tony Lunny
  • Mr Ian Turkington
  • Mr Paul McLaughlin
  • Mr Gary Potter
  • Mr Declin Quinn
  • Mr Kevin Rooney
  • Ms Denise McBride
  • Ms Grainne Murphy

Committees and Representatives

Professional Conduct Committee

  • Chair: Mr Mark Mulholland
  • Mr David Hunter QC
  • Mr Kevin Conlon QC Plus 2 Lay Representatives
  • Ms Anyadike-Danes QC
  • Mr Stephen Fowler QC
  • Mrs Siobhan Keegan QC
  • Mr Peter Coll
  • Ms Fiona Doherty
  • Mr Sean Doran
  • Ms Paula O'Kane
  • Mr Gary Potter
  • Mr John (AJS) Maxwell
  • Mr Alan Stewart

Fees Committee

  • Chair: Mr Brian Fee QC
  • Mr James McNulty QC
  • Mr Ken McMahon QC
  • Mr Mark Mulholland
  • Mrs Siobhan Keegan QC
  • Ms Gerarda Campbell
  • Ms Fionnuala Connolly
  • Ms Orlagh McGahan
  • Mr Declan Quinn
  • Ms Noreen Sweeney

Queen's Bench Liaison Committee

  • Chair: Mr Dermot Fee QC
  • Mr James McNulty QC
  • Mr David Ringland QC
  • Mr Stephen Quinn QC
  • Mr Peter Cush
  • Mr Philip Dornan
  • Mr Paul McLaughlin
  • Mr Kevin Rooney

Chancery Liaison Committee

  • Chair: Mark Orr QC
  • Ms Heather Gibson QC
  • Mr Stephen Shaw QC
  • Ms Heather Gibson QC
  • Mr Adrian Colmer
  • Mr Alistair Devlin
  • Ms Sheena Grattan
  • Mr Donal Lunny

The Industrial Tribunals and The Fair Employment Tribunal Liaison Committee

  • Mr Peter Coll
  • Mr Gerry Grainger
  • Mr Mark McEvoy

Law Society Liaison Committee

  • Chairperson
  • Vice-Chairman

Court Service Liaison Committee

  • Chairperson
  • Vice-Chairman
  • Bursar
  • Mr Brendan Garland

CCBE Committee

  • Ms Fionnuala Connolly

IBA Representative

  • Ms Noelle McGrenera QC

Joint Consultative Committee of the Bars of U.K. and Ireland

  • Chairman
  • Vice-Chairman

Victim Support Committee

  • Mr John P B Maxwell

Court of the University of Ulster

  • Mr David Hunter QC

Belfast, Bangor, Newtownards and Downpatrick Magistrates' Courts User Committee

  • Mr John P B Maxwell
  • Ms Orlagh McGahan
  • Ms Alison McDowell

Personnel Committee

  • Chair: Mr Mark Horner QC
  • Mr Henry Toner QC
  • Ms Lee Brown
  • Ms Fiona Doherty
  • Mr Tony Lunny
  • Mr Donal Lunny
  • Mr Peter Coll
  • Mr Paul McLaughlin
  • Mr Martin Wolfe
  • Ms Jackie Simpson

Training, Education and Development

  • Chair: Mr Adrian Colton QC
  • Mr Stewart Beattie QC
  • Mr Alva Brangam QC
  • Mrs Monye Anyadike-Danes QC
  • Mr Arthur Harvey QC
  • Mr Brian Kennedy QC
  • Mr Henry Toner QC
  • Ms Jill Comerton
  • Mr Michael Duffy
  • Mr Michael Chambers
  • Ms Denise McBride
  • Mr Paul McLaughlin
  • Mrs Gillian McGaughey
  • Mr Tony McGleenan
  • Mr Mark Mulholland
  • Mr Martin O’Brien
  • Mr Martin O’Rourke

Human Rights Advisory Committee

  • Chair: Ms Heather Gibson QC
  • Mr Paul Maguire QC
  • Mr John Orr QC
  • Ms Fionnuala Connolly
  • Ms Fiona Doherty
  • Mr Stephen Ritchie
  • Mr Martin Wolfe

Social Committee

  • Chair: Ms Ruth McGregor
  • Mr Jim Lavery QC
  • Mr Bernard Fitzpatrick
  • Ms A J Matthews
  • Mr Fintan Quinn
  • Mr David J Reid

Equal Opportunities Committee

  • Chair: Ms Monye Anyadike-Danes QC
  • Mr Stewart Beattie QC
  • Ms Heather Gibson QC
  • Mr Stephen Quinn QC
  • Ms Suzanne Bradley
  • Ms Lee Brown
  • Mr Chris Holmes
  • Mrs Mary Lewis
  • Ms Denise McBride
  • Ms Adele O'Grady

Bar Immigration Group

  • Chair: Mr Stuart McTaggart
  • Secretary: Ms Fionnuala Connolly
  • Mr Terry McDonald QC

Pro Bono Committee

  • Chair: Mr Liam McCollum QC
  • Mr Brian Kennedy QC
  • Ms Una McGurk
  • Ms Leona Askin
  • Mr Stephen Ritchie

Trustees

  • Mr Brian Fee QC
  • Ms Lee Brown
  • Mr Brian Kennedy QC
  • Mr Tony Lunny
  • Mr John P B Maxwell
  • Mr Stephen Ritchie
  • Mr Donal Lunny

Bar Benevolent Society

  • Chair: Mr Dermot Fee QC
    Mr Peter Coll
    Mr John P B Maxwell
    Mr Fintan Quinn
    Ms Paula Ranaghan
    Ms Noreen Sweeney

Trustees

  • Mr Fraiser Elliott QC
  • Mr Stephen Quinn QC

Direct Professional Access


  • Mr David Hunter QC
  • Mr Donal Lunny
  • Mr Declan Quinn

Artwork Committee

  • Chair: Mr Turlough Montague QC
  • Mr David Hunter QC
  • Mr John McCrudden QC
  • Mr Stephen Quinn QC
  • Ms Suzanne Bradley
  • Mr Michael Copeland
  • Mr Brian MacCartney
  • Ms Adele O'Grady
  • Ms Sarah Ramsey
  • Mr John Stewart

Advertising Standards

  • Mr Stewart Beattie
  • Mr Tony Lunny
  • Ms Adele O'Grady

Representatives on Statutory Committees

Magistrates Court Rules Committee

  • Mr John P B Maxwell
  • Mr Robin Steer

Legal Aid Statutory Committee

  • Mrs Nuala Quinn
  • Ms Fiona Lamont

Family Proceedings Rules Committee

  • The Right Honourable Sir Declan Morgan
    (Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland)
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Gillen
  • The Honourable Mr Justice McLaughlin
  • His Honour Judge Smyth QC
  • His Honour Judge Rodgers
  • Master Redpath
  • Master Wells
  • District Judge Keegan
  • Ms Kate Finlay
  • Mrs Catherine Dixon
  • Ms Anne Marie Kelly

Crown Court Rules Committee

  • The Right Honourable Sir Declan Morgan
    (Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland - Chair)
  • The Right Honourable Lord Justice Nicholson
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Gillen
  • His Honour Judge Burgess
  • Her Honour Judge Philpott QC
  • Paul Copeland District Judge
  • Master Wilson QC
  • Ms Eilis McDermott QC
  • Mr Gordon Kerr QC
  • Mr Bara McGrory
  • Mr Frances Keenan

Supreme Court Rules Committee

  • The Right Honourable Sir Declan Morgan
    (Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland - Chair)
  • The Right Honourable Lord Justice Campbell
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Coghlin
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Girvan
  • The Honourable Mr Bernard McCloskey QC
  • Mr Mark Horner QC
  • Mr Anthony Caher
  • Ms Caroline Ann McGonagle

Charities Committee

  • Chair: Mr Liam McCollum QC
  • Mrs Siobhan Keegan QC
  • Mr Frank O'Donoghue QC
  • Mr Henry Toner QC
  • Mr Conor Campbell
  • Mr Malachy Bernard
  • Ms Jill Comerton
  • Mr Thomas Fitzpatrick
  • Ms Ashleigh Jones
  • Mr Donal Lunny
  • Mr Paul McAlinden
  • Mr Martin McCann
  • Mr Mark McEvoy
  • Ms A J Matthews
  • Mr Declan Quinn
  • Ms Laura Quinn
  • Mr Kevin Rooney
  • Ms Victoria Ross
  • Mr Michael Sheil
  • Ms Louise Murphy

Commercial Court Committee

  • Mr Peter Cush
  • Mr AJS Maxwell
  • Mr Brett Lockhart QC
  • Mr Gareth Jones (J & H Jefferson Solicitors)
  • Mr Michael Lynch (Elliott Duffy Garrett Solicitors)

County Court Rules Committee

  • Mr Nigel McCombe
  • Mr Barry Valentine

Land Registry Rules

  • Mr Francis O'Reilly

Legal Services Commission Advisory Committee

  • Mr Peter Irvine
  • Mr Charles Adair QC
  • Ms Jackie Orr QC
  • Mr John Orr QC
  • Mr Arthur Harvey QC
  • Mr Charles MacCreanor
  • Mr Ciaran Murphy QC
  • Mr Francis Rafferty

Legal Aid Appeals Panels

  • Ms Nuala Quinn
  • Mr Charles McCreanor
  • Mr Tony Lunny
  • Ms Sarah Ramsey
  • Ms Fiona Lamont
  • Ms Michael Copeland
  • Mr Robin Steer

Appropriate Authority

  • Ms Jackie Orr QC
  • Mr Arthur Harvey QC
  • Mr John Orr QC
  • Mr Peter Irvine
  • Mr Jim Gallagher QC
  • Mr Eugene Grant QC
  • Mr Alain Gogarty

Londonderry Court User Committee

  • Mr Seamus McNeill
  • Mr JPB Maxwell

Newry Court User Committee

  • Mr Tony Lunny
  • Mr Kevin Magill

Craigavon Court User Committee

  • Ms Paula O'Kane

Supreme Court User Forum

  • Mr AJS Maxwell

Bar's Planning Committee

  • Mr Stephen Shaw QC
  • Mr John O'Hara QC
  • Mrs Margaret Ann Dinsmore QC
  • Mr Stewart Beattie QC
  • Ms Heather Gibson QC
  • Mr William Orbinson QC

Insolvency Rules Committee

  • Mr Craig Dunford

Review of Legal Services Negotiating Committee

  • Mr Adrian Colton QC
  • Mr Mark Mulholland
  • Mr Kevin Conlon QC
  • Ms Monye Anyadike-Danes QC
  • Mr Nicolas Hanna QC
  • Mr Liam McCollum QC
  • Mr Mark Horner QC
  • Mr James McNulty QC
  • Mr Peter Cush
  • Mr Michael Duffy
  • Ms Gillian McGaughey
  • Mr Ian Turkington

Family Division Liaison Committee

  • Ms Jackie Pauley
  • Ms Grainne Murphy
  • Ms Denise McBride
  • Mrs Siobhan Keegan QC

Civil Legal Services Stakeholder Group

  • Mr Dermott Fee QC
  • Mrs Gillian McGaughey

County Court Liaison Committee

  • Mr Bernard Fitzpatrick
  • Mr Aidan Harkin
  • Mr John O'Hare
  • Mr John Morrissey
  • Mr Nigel McCombe

Family Bar Association Committee

  • Chair: Mr Henry Toner QC
  • Vice Chair: Ms Jill Lindsay
  • Joint Secretary: Ms Louise Murphy
  • Joint Secretary: Ms Rosie Ryan
  • Joint Secretary: Ms Melanie Rice
  • Mr Andrew Magee: Treasurer
  • Ms Niamh Devlin
  • Mr Gareth Donaghy
  • Mr Peter Girvan
  • Mr Cathy Hughes
  • Mr Nigel Martin
  • Ms Jessica McCaffrey
  • Ms Claire MacKenzie
  • Mr Tim Ritchie
  • Ms Laura Vance

Family Bar Association Sub Committees

Family Care Centre Fees

  • Ms Cathy Hughes
  • Mr Andrew Magee
  • Ms Claire MacKenzie
  • Ms Louise Murphy
  • Mr Melanie Rice

CPD and Education

  • Mrs Margaret Ann Dinsmore QC
  • Ms G Murphy
  • T Ritchie
  • Ms E Sloane

Communications

  • H Toner QC
  • B Kennedy QC
  • S Simpson
  • R Ryan

IT

  • B Kennedy QC
  • Ms L Murphy
  • Ms R Ryan

4 Jurisdictions Conference & Social

  • Ms J Pauley
  • Ms L Murphy
  • Ms R Ryan
  • Ms E Sloane

Ancillary Relief

  • N Martin
  • Ms H Gregan
  • Ms J Pauley
  • T Ritchie

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