Bar Council response to Law Commission’s third consultative document on the Sentencing Code

The General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, the Bar Council, has responded to the Law Commission’s third consultative document on the Sentencing Code, and accompanying draft legislation.

Abigail Bright was part of the Bar Council’s Law Reform Committee that settled the response of the Bar Council. 

Abigail took the lead in drafting the Bar Council’s response to chapter 6 of the Law Commission’s consultation (‘Financial orders and orders relating to property’), questions 27 to 33, inclusive.

A copy of the Bar Council’s response is here.  

Abigail is the elected representative of barristers under seven years’ Call on the executive committee of the Criminal Bar Association of England & Wales.