Nominations are invited for the Bar Benchers’ Panel (5 Vacancies) and for the Practising Barristers’ Panel (5 Vacancies) of the Council of the King’s Inns. Persons elected will serve for two years from 1 January 2026.
Nominations shall be sent in writing (including by email) to the Returning Officer, signed by the proposer and seconder (each of whom must be eligible to vote for such candidate in the 2025 Election) and countersigned by the candidate accepting such nomination no later than 4PM on 14 November 2025. Any nomination received after that time will not be accepted. Nominations for both Panels can be sent to the Office of the Under Treasurer or emailed undertreasurer@kingsinns.ie
Any person nominated shall have the right to withdraw their name until 4pm on 21 November 2025.
In the event of the number of members nominated for a panel exceeding the number of seats available, a poll shall be conducted to fill such seats. Voting will be by electronic vote. The electronic vote shall be conducted over the course of 1 week, commencing at 10AM on 5 December 2025 concluding at 2pm on 11 December 2025.