A Ghanaian, Silas Boateng, has been elected Vice President of the Middle Temple Young Barristers’ Association of England and Wales. In this prestigious role, he will represent the interests of all young barristers who have been called to the Bar at Middle Temple.
The elections were held on 26th March 2025, where Silas contested the Vice Presidency against three British candidates and emerged victorious. His win is a testament to his dedication, leadership, and unwavering commitment to advocacy within the legal profession.
Born in Ghana, Silas Boateng earned his LLB from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2020. He then pursued further legal studies in the United Kingdom, completing the Bar course at the University of Law and being called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2022.
Silas joined the Honourable Society of Middle Temple in 2021. Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court in the UK with the exclusive authority to call students to the Bar of England and Wales. In 2022, he made history as the first person of colour elected as Debate Officer of the Middle Temple Students’ Association.
ABOUT THE MIDDLE TEMPLE YOUNG BARRISTERS’ ASSOCIATION
MTYBA is an organisation of young barristers whose role is to help ease the transition from Middle Temple student into the first seven years of practice at the Bar.
It has three aims: to assist those who have been called but who have yet to obtain pupilage; to encourage and support members undergoing pupillage; and to support young (though not necessarily in age) barristers in their first seven years of practice.
MTYBA endeavours to represent the interests of Middle Temple’s young barristers at every stage, with a particularly keen focus on acting as a voice for young barristers on issues touching the profession as a whole.
MTYBA regularly puts on a range of events, opportunities, and awards schemes for a variety of MTYBA constituents. We do all of this in the hope that we can help Middle Templars as they set out on the path to becoming successful barristers.
written by Richard Osei Boateng
