The selected charity will be supported by barristers’ fundraising efforts between April 2018 and April 2019.

Applications must be submitted by 31 January 2018.

On the Bar’s website, it said: “We would like to extend our thanks to our current charity, The Welcome Organisation.

“Our members are extremely passionate about supporting good causes and we undertake various fundraising activities throughout the year, including the Annual Ball, coffee mornings and sporting events.”