Tudor JohnAllen & Overy’s (A&O’s) former senior partner Bill Tudor John has been appointed to a new high-level Bank of England law committee alongside former senior law lord, Lord Browne-Wilkinson.

Browne-Wilkinson and Tudor John will be chair and deputy chair respectively of the Financial Markets Law Committee, which became operational this month. Other committee members will include senior lawyers and representatives of financial market participants, authorities, bodies and associations.