Lord Willy Bach - Patron Expand Currently Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire, Lord Bach was created a life peer in 1998. He has held various front bench and government posts, including Shadow Attorney General and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice. He recently chaired the Bach Commission on Access to Justice. He is also a great-nephew of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
Harinder Bahra - Chair Expand Harinder is Professor Emeritus in management and diversity. He has worked in a number of senior academic roles including dean of a faculty of business and law. An advocate of social inclusion, equity and social cohesion, Harinder has advised and led transformative change projects around leadership and diversity management with many private, public and voluntary sector organisations.
Professor Jean McHale Expand Jean is Professor of Healthcare Law and Director of the Centre for Health Law Science and Policy at the University of Birmingham. Her recent books include Principles of Medical Law (4th ed) (Oxford University Press 2017, edited with Judy Laing) and European Health Law: Themes and Implications (Cambridge University Press 2015, co-authored with Tamara Hervey).
Celia Christie Expand Celia qualified as a solicitor in August 2000 and specialises in Family Law. Celia is also a trained Collaborative Lawyer and Resolution Family Mediator. Celia has worked in the Coventry and Warwickshire area for the majority of her career and specialises in trying to help her clients find amicable solutions to family disputes without the necessity of involving the courts wherever possible. Celia also runs a small business offering bespoke floristry services for weddings and events.
June Jeffrey Expand June was a Civil Servant until her retirement, specialising in the interpretation and application of legislation and advising on compliance, particularly in relation to trusts and settlements. She is a Director of Coventry Community Empowerment Network.
Graham Moffat Expand Graham is a retired Associate Professor from the University of Warwick Law School and a Member of the Socio-Legal Studies Association. He is an expert in charity law.
Keith Wilding Expand Keith qualified as a social worker in 1974. He worked in area teams and hospitals before leaving in 1988 to read for the Bar. He was a barrister between 1990 and 2012. He completed his LLM in Social Welfare Law in 2008 For 20 years he was a fee paid judge in what is now the Social Entitlement Chamber of the Tribunals Service and he has been a fee paid judge in the Health and Social Care Chamber (mental health tribunals) for 10 years, sitting in the Midlands.