Notice of the IBC Annual General Meeting 2025

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks will take place on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at 6pm at 3 Verulam Buildings, London, WC1R 5NT
 
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AGENDA
 
1.            Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 11th March 2024: approved by Treasurer and Seconded by Chair
 
2.            Annual Report of the Institute presented by the Chair
 
3.            Treasurer’s Report
               i)         Statement of Accounts
               ii)        Forthcoming expenditure

               iii)       Election of Auditors

               iv)     Annual Subscriptions -To confirm there will be no increase in current subscription rates
 
4.            Election of Officers of the Institute
 
               (1)          Chair                                                               (2)          Vice-Chair
               (3)          Treasurer                                                       (4)          Common Law Secretary              
               (5)          Chancery Secretary*                                    (6)          Vice Treasurer
               (7)          Education*                                                     (8)         Crime Secretary
 
* Indicates Officers who will be standing for re-election to their current office.
 
Proposed officers are;

  •     Chair – Dave Scothern
  •     Vice-Chair – Joe Wilson
  •     Treasurer – Rowan Caffull
  •     Common Law Secretary – Will Theaker
  • Chancery Secretary – Lucy Burrows (re-standing)
  • Vice Treasurer – Mark Rushton
  • Education – Sarah Earl (re-standing)
  • Crime Secretary – Jayne Drake


NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FOR OFFICES AVAILABLE

6.            Election of Management Committee – Vacancy for: 

  1. 1 Regional Senior Clerk
  2. 1 Criminal Senior Clerk

7.            Any other business, subject to special notice ‘at least 14 days’ notice in writing’ having been given to the Chancery Secretary in accordance with Rule 14(v)

(Committee Nomination Forms may be obtained on request from admin@ibc.org.uk and completed forms must be received back by no later than 21st February 2025)

Lucy Burrows (Chancery Secretary) 17th February 2025

ANY OTHER BUSINESS (Added 14th March 2025)

8. To sign off the updated IBC Rules, which incorporate the changes signed off at the 2024 AGM.

Amendments were proposed to the IBC Rules at the 2024 AGM and unanimously approved and adopted. These have now been written into the main IBC Rules document and presented for approval by the Institute at the AGM on 19 March 2025.