The Claimant, a practising barrister, commenced proceedings in October 2005 against the First Defendant as Chairman of the Bar in his representative capacity, and against the Second Defendant, the Chairman of the Professional Conduct and Complaints Committee of the General Council of the Bar from January 2003 until December 2004, the Third Defendant, the Chairman of the Conduct Committee of the Bar Council, formerly the Professional Conduct and Complaints Committee from January 2005 and the Fourth Defendant an investigating officer of the General Council of the Bar, in their personal capacities. On 19th January 2006 the Defendants issued an application seeking to strike out the claim under CPR 3.4(2)(a) or (b) on the grounds that the particulars of claim disclosed no reasonable grounds for bringing the claim or that it was an abuse of process, alternatively that summary judgment be entered against the Claimant under CPR Part 24 on the basis that the claim had no real prospect of success and there was no other compelling reason why the case should be disposed at trial. On 6 March 2006 the Claimant issued an application for a pre-emptive/protective costs order against the Defendants and sought an order that the First Defendant disclose the terms of the Bar Council insurance policy. Written and oral submissions were made to me in respect of both of these applications.

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