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MARC BEAUMONT

For other people named Marc Beaumont, see Mark Beaumont (disambiguation)

Marc Beaumont (born 6th March 1963) is a barrister-at-law and the founder of Windsor Chambers. He was described as the ‘barrister’s barrister” for the work he has done defending barristers accused of professional misconduct.

He told the BBC's Andrew Hosken in 2012 that he does not think it is an exaggeration to say that "the system appears to be in a state of collapse," and he believes it "is a matter of gross embarrassment for barristers that there system... is in such shambolic state." (1).

Beaumont created the Public Access Bar Association (PABA) (2). He was elected its chairman when, under the ground-breaking Bar scheme launched in 2004, members of the public and businesses may now instruct Barristers directly and without the intervention of a solicitor. PABA represents the interests of public access barristers and is an official Bar Council (3) organisation.

References

1.	http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9738000/9738391.stm

2.	 http://www.paba.org.uk/

3. http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/