Former Chairs of Combar
| 1989 – 1991 | Sir David Steel (now retired from the Commercial Court) Honorary Member of Combar |
| 1991 – 1992 | Sir Anthony Colman (former Commercial Court Judge, d. 2017) Honorary Member of Combar |
| 1992 – 1993 | Sir Bernard Rix (now retired from the Court of Appeal) Honorary Member of Combar |
| 1993 – 1995 | Sir Christopher Clarke (now retired from the Court of Appeal) Honorary Member of Combar |
| 1995 – 1997 | John Jarvis QC |
| 1997 – 1999 | Ian Glick QC |
| 1999 – 2001 | Barbara Dohmann QC |
| 2001 – 2003 | Michael Brindle QC |
| 2003 – 2005 | Sir William Blair (now retired from the Commercial Court) Honorary Member of Combar |
| 2005 – 2007 | Robin Knowles CBE QC (now the Hon. Mr Justice Knowles CBE, QC) |
| 2007 – 2009 | Ali Malek QC |
| 2009 – 2011 | Christopher Hancock QC |
| 2011 – 2013 | Stephen Moriarty QC |
| 2013 – 2015 | Joe Smouha QC |
| 2015 – 2017 | Laurence Rabinowitz QC |
| 2017 – 2019 | Andrew Spink QC |
| 2019 – 2021 | Sonia Tolaney QC |