Bar Council chair Dutton takes Fountain Court helm

Bar Council chairman Timothy Dutton QC is to replace Michael Brindle QC as head of Fountain Court Chambers.Dutton will take the helm at Fountain Court on 1 October with Brindle stepping down at the end of this month when his five-year term comes to a close. Brindle, who will remain a tenant with Fountain Court, was joint head of chambers alongside Michael Lerego QC until 2007.Dutton will continue to serve as Bar Council chairman until the end of December, before being succeeded by 5 Raymond Buildings' joint head of chambers, Desmond Browne QC on 1 January, 2009.Dutton was called to the Bar in 1979, taking silk in 1998, and has a practice covering commercial, public law and professional negligence work. He was leader of the South Eastern Circuit between 2004 and 2006, during which time he was heavily involved in legal aid issues.Dutton, who will serve a five year term as head of chambers, said: "It is a privilege to be the head of such a distinguished set which is stabled with a great deal of talent in it." In April, Fountain Court appointed Old Square Chambers' senior clerk John Taylor to the newly-created position of director of clerking.

September 25, 2008 at 01:54 AM

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