The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointments of Ben Roe and Ian Curtis-Nye as members of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Ben Roe as a Legal Member of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) for 3 years from 9 June 2025, and Ian Curtis-Nye as a lay member of the CPRC for 3 years from 24 October 2025.
Ben Roe
Ben Roe is a solicitor who is the Lead Knowledge Lawyer for Baker McKenzie's Global Disputes and Compliance Group, responsible for knowledge management and training for litigation, arbitration and compliance lawyers. He is a member of the Association of Litigation Professional Support Lawyers and the Ministry of Justice Governance and Standards Board, overseeing the Witness Intermediary Scheme.
Ian Curtis-Nye
Ian Curtis-Nye is a Partner/Divisional Manager at Lyons Davidson solicitors, with overall responsibility for the civil litigation division and legal costs teams, also being a solicitor and costs lawyer. In addition, he is a trustee and chair at Citizens Advice Reading; providing support and advice to the local community on a wide range of issues. He has extensive experience in consumer affairs across both the legal and lay advice sector.
The CPRC is the statutory body that governs the practice and procedure to be followed in the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court, and the County Court.
The appointment of members, of the CPRC, are made by the Lord Chancellor after consulting the Master of the Rolls and - in respect of legal members - the relevant professional body.
Appointments are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments and recruitment processes comply with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
