2014-15 Competition Announcement

PRESS RELEASE 93 NEW QUEEN’S COUNSEL APPOINTED IN 2015-15 COMPETITION The appointments of 93 new 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 […]

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2014-15 Competition Opening

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION – Tuesday 4 March 2014 APPOINTMENT AS QUEEN’S COUNSEL: 2014-15 COMPETITION ANNOUNCED The Queen’s Counsel Selection Panel has announced today that it is inviting applications for appointment as Queen’s Counsel from barristers and solicitors with rights of audience in the higher courts from Tuesday 4 March 2014. The application form and guidance for applicants will be available on the Panel’s website at  ww.qcapplications.org.uk from Tuesday 4 March 2014. The deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm on Tuesday 15 April 2014. On current expectations the outcome of the competition will be announced in the early part of […]

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