The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced the appointment of Tim Grey as the new Chair of the Independent Decision-making Body (IDB).
The Independent Decision-making Body was established in October 2019, replacing the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC). The IDB is responsible for deciding whether cases of potential professional misconduct are referred to a Disciplinary Tribunal, dealt with under the Determination by Consent procedure, or, if the IDB believes that there is not enough evidence that the Handbook has been breached, to dismiss the allegations. The IDB is made up of a pool of barristers and lay members. Its panels always have a lay majority.
Tim Grey was previously a member of the IDB and is a self-employed barrister, practising in contempt of court, fraud, regulatory and disciplinary law. Having spent his first ten years of practice working in general crime, Tim then moved to the employed Bar for five years where he specialised in financial and healthcare regulation before resuming self-employed practice at 23 Essex Street Chambers in 2013. Tim also sits as a legal advisor to a number of professional regulators.
Commenting on his appointment, Tim Grey said “I am looking forward to taking up the role of Chair of the IDB and to continuing to ensure that its decisions are taken efficiently and fairly in the interests of the public and the profession alike”. Mark Neale, BSB Director General, said: “I am delighted to welcome Tim Grey as the new Chair of the IDB and am confident that under his leadership the IDB will continue to take independent decisions on regulatory issues efficiently and effectively. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to outgoing Chair, Iain Christie, for his leadership of the IDB over the past few years”.
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