Chairman. Deputy Chairs

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1 Chairman Professor John Angel Retired solicitor Acting President of the General Regulatory Chamber Deputy Judge of the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper. Visiting Professor at the Institute of Computer & Communications Law, Centre for Commercial Studies, Queen Mary, University of London Many publications covering such subjects as computer, telecommunications and electronic business law Formerly Head of Online Legal Services at global law firm Clifford Chance and before that practised technology law at Theodore Goddard Previously held a number of senior (non legal) management positions in the IT industry Active in the charity sector: former chair of the London Committee of Help the Aged; currently a trustee of Jeans for Genes Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce Freeman of the City of Coventry Deputy Chairs Andrew Bartlett QC, FCI Arb Barrister in private practice Deputy Head of Crown Office Chambers Chairman of TECBAR Chartered Arbitrator Adjudicator accredited by TeCSA and TECBAR Recorder authorised to sit on civil and TCC business Chairman (part-time) of Financial Services and Markets Chairman (part-time) of Pensions Regulator Bencher of Middle Temple Deputy Judge of the Administration Appeals Chamber of the Upper Robin Callender Smith Previous worked as a journalist Studied Law at Queen Mary, University of London Called to the Bar (Gray s Inn) in 1977 Member of the Bar Council from 2004

2 Vice Chairman of the Bar Councils Disability Committee 2007 Member of the Law Reform Committee Immigration Judge Deputy District Judge (Crime) President in Mental Health Review s Member of the Financial Services Authority s (FSA s) Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC) Media law specialist advising Express Newspapers on libel and contempt for over 30 years Melanie Carter Called to the Bar in 1984 Became a solicitor in 1998 Practised with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw and Bindman solicitors Formerly worked as a lawyer in Government (Home Office, Treasury Solicitors), the General Optical Council and the Commission for Racial Equality. A Chair of the Adjudication Panel for England Currently a public law and judicial review specialist in the Public and Administrative Law Department of Bates, Wells & Braithwaite Anisa Dhanji A solicitor, England & Wales (1992) and a barrister & solicitor, British Columbia, Canada (1984) Previously in private practice with a major City law firm, and General Counsel of two UK Plcs, specialising in commercial and intellectual property law, particularly trade marks and anti-counterfeiting Has written and lectured frequently on the above subjects Currently a Recorder of the Crown Court, and an Immigration Judge Various Board level posts in the non profit sector David Farrer QC Practising Barrister since 1968 Became a QC in 1986 Head of 7 Bedford Row between 1999 and Recorder of the Crown Court Deputy Chairman of the Information since it s creation in Practice covers a wide range of civil and criminal work, particularly financial crime and related civil litigation Currently works regularly in offshore jurisdictions Writes articles and regularly lectures on current issues within his specialist field Deputy Judge of the Administration Appeals Chamber of the Upper

3 Angus Hamilton Admitted as a solicitor in 1983 Sole principal of Hamiltons Solicitors which specialised in representation in criminal offences committed using the medium of the Internet and data protection issues Appointed as a District Judge (Magistrates Court) 2005 Appointed as member Gambling Appeals 2007 Appointed 2008 to the Equal Treatment Advisory Committee to promote Issues of diversity and equal treatment in judicial training Co-author Data Protection: Law & Practice Fiona Henderson A barrister - called to the Bar (Lincoln s Inn) in 1993 Criminal Barrister for 10 years Currently a non-practising door tenant at Furnival Chambers Adjudicator (Congestion Charging) for the Parking and Traffic Appeals Service (since 2004) A President of the Mental Health Review (since 2007) Christopher Hughes OBE Admitted as a solicitor in 1981 Chair, The National DNA Database Ethics Group Member, The DWP Data Access Ethics Committee Chair, The Hearing Aid Council Chair, UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum First-tier Judge in Mental Health First-tier Judge in Local Government Standards Chair, Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Independent Assessor for Student Complaints and Appeals, Student Loans Company Chartered Biologist Formerly a member of health and local authorities Formerly Solicitor to the BMA Formerly Chair, trustee of various charities Publications on various aspects of law and ethics Brian Kennedy QC Called to the bar at Inn Court of Northern Ireland 1978 Called to the bar at Kings Inn, Ireland 1985 Called to the bar of England & Wales at Middle Temple Called to the bar at the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1992

4 Called to the inner bar of Northern Ireland, 2000 Principal Areas of Practice: Medical Negligence, General Litigation and Judicial Review David Marks QC A barrister - called to the Bar in 1974 Specialises in insolvency litigating, banking and commercially related litigation CEDR accredited mediator Deputy Registrar in Bankruptcy sitting in the High Court Member of the Chancery Bar Association, the Insolvency Lawyers Association and COMBAR. Author and editor of many leading banking and insolvency publications and regular speaker at legal seminars on those subjects. Deputy Judge of the Administration Appeals Chamber of the Upper Alison McKenna Called to the Bar in 1988 after obtaining a first class law degree Worked in different roles in the Government Legal Service including the Charity Commission Qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and became a partner in a law firm specialising in charity law First President of the Charity 2008 Now Principal Judge of FTT (Charity) 2009 Judge in the First-tier (Mental Health) 2002 Designate to the Acting Chamber President of the General Regulatory Chamber 2010 Annabel Pilling A barrister - called to the Bar 1995 Since 1996 acted as a legal advisor for the Express Newspaper Group on aspects of media law Appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2006 Professional practice has been predominantly in crime, both for the prosecution and defence Sits as a Road User Charging Adjudicator Deputy Judge of the Administration Appeals Chamber of the Upper

5 Christopher Ryan A solicitor Former partner in the international law firm Norton Rose Now manages Intellectual Property consultancy ( Involved in the development and delivery of postgraduate courses in intellectual property and information technology at Nottingham Trent University Deputy Judge of the Administration Appeals Chamber of the Upper Murray Shanks A barrister specialising in commercial and employment law Recorder sitting in crime and civil Part-time judge of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court hearing civil disputes Long time volunteer advisor and past chairman of Fulham Legal Advice Centre Trustee of Crisis-homeless charity Claire Taylor A solicitor specialised in Tax and International Tax Since January 2007 Policy Adviser at HM Treasury - first in Tax, now Governance Secondments to UNHCR, New York law firm, and the Court of Appeal (Claire Taylor will not sit on any cases related to her work at HM Treasury)