PRESS RELEASE 100 NEW QUEEN’S COUNSEL APPOINTED IN 2013-14 COMPETITION 100 new appointments as Queen’s Counsel (also known as silk) are announced today. These appointments are made by Her Majesty The Queen on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, Chris Grayling MP, following consideration by the independent Queen’s Counsel Selection Panel. Helen Pitcher, Chairman of the Selection Panel, said today: ’I am delighted at the announcement of the new silks. I congratulate each one of them. The selection process is a rigorous and demanding one. We collect confidential assessments from judges, fellow advocates and professional clients, who give freely of […]
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 […]