 Prior to his appointment, two parliamentary committees warned that there was a potential conflict of interest, because his legal firm carries out “significant work for the government”, after he accepted that his annual legal income of over £500,000 would dwarf the £50,000 he would earn from the EHRC.While Christian Concern called for his appointment to be blocked, it was welcomed by the Jewish Chronicle.In May 2019, Suzanne Baxter, another EHRC board member, joined Pinsent Masons.