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Will Waldron QC elected as a Master of the Bench

Will Waldron QC has been elected as a Master of the Bench at Gray’s Inn.

Each of the four Inns of Court has three ordinary grades of membership: students, barristers, and Masters of the Bench or benchers.  The benchers constitute the governing body for each Inn and appoint new members from among existing barrister members. As a rule, any barrister member of the Inn is eligible for appointment. In practice, appointments are made of senior members of the Bar, usually QCs, or High Court judges or those who carry out work on behalf of the Inn, be it on committees or through the training of students and other junior members.   

Will, who sits on the Advocacy Training Council, has helped with training initiatives for young barristers for a number of years.  

In the case of Gray’s Inn there are about 200 Benchers, who are responsible for admission to the Inn, student discipline and Call to the Bar.  

Honorary benchers at Gray’s Inn include HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Duke of Gloucester and Hilary Clinton.