BLACKBURN-born lawyer Adrian Barham has become the youngest chairman of the Young Solicitors Group aged 28.

He is the youngest professional to assume the important role in the Law Society's 45-year history.

The former Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School pupil studied law at the University of Exeter and at the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etude Internationale in Geneva. He is now a senior solicitor working with Burges Salmon in Bristol.

In addition to his role and work in England, Adrian is also an attorney-at-law in New York. He is also joint of author EU Procurement section of Knight's Guide Bets Value and Public Procurement.