Richard Taylor (appointed in 2005) was a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, where he worked for 30 years and specialized in competition law. During this time, he also both founded and chaired CMS, an alliance of European law firms. He is a member of the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and is co- chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility committee of the International Bar Association. He is also a trustee of the charities Beating Bowel Cancer and the Eating Disorders Association and a governor of Ickburgh School, a special school in Hackney.