PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY 4 MARCH 2013 THREE NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE QC APPOINTMENTS SELECTION PANEL Two new lay members and one new barrister member have been appointed to the QC Appointments Selection Panel. Martin Mann QC is the new barrister member. He has been in Silk at the Chancery Bar since 1983 and sits as a deputy High Court Judge in the Chancery Division. He is joint Head of Chambers at XXIV Old Buildings. The new lay members are Sir Alex Allan, who is currently the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests and has had a distinguished […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY 5 MARCH 2012 HELEN PITCHER APPOINTED CHAIR OF QUEEN’S COUNSEL SELECTION PANEL AND TWO NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE PANEL Helen Pitcher has been appointed as the new lay Chair of the Queen’s Counsel Selection Panel, replacing Professor Dame Joan Higgins DBE. The Panel considers applicants for the award of Queen’s Counsel, which is given to those who demonstrate excellence in advocacy in the higher courts following an objective assessment. The Selection Panel is independent of the legal professional bodies and of Government, and includes lay members, as well as barristers and solicitors. In […]