Bringing together QLRs across England and Wales

We are dedicated to supporting legal professionals appointed under statutory provisions to cross-examine vulnerable witnesses in place of self-representing parties.

Our Mission

AQLR is here to

Upholding Advocacy

Advocate for justice through ethical representation

Supporting QLRs

Support QLRs with training, tools, and peer support

Advancing Justice

Influence legal reform by voicing the QLR perspective in policy

Advance access to justice

Advance access to justice in family and criminal proceedings

Court-Appointed Qualified Legal Representatives (QLRs): Practice & Procedure

By Dr Paul Chu Chiy

Barrister, Solicitor-Advocate, FCIArb, FCILEx
Chair, Association of Qualified Legal Representatives (AQLR)

Foreword by Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC MP
Former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

All net proceeds support the work of the Association of Qualified Legal Representatives (AQLR)

Insights and News

Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC joins the AQLR Accreditation Committee

February 3, 2026

AQLR- Accreditation and Membership Framework Policy 2026

December 31, 2025

AQLR Position Statement on Undertakings

December 18, 2025