One of the country’s top legal brains has been asked to advise on the proposed merger of the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council.
Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC, who was knighted three years ago, is an expert on democracy and constitutional matters.
The South African-born lawyer, who is the son-in-law of the late anti-apartheid politician Helen Suzman, is a member of Blackstone Chambers in London and emeritus professor of public law at University College London.
His experience includes 11 years as the UK’s representative on the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy through Law.