PRESS RELEASE (for immediate release) 107 NEW QUEEN’S COUNSEL APPOINTED IN 2015-16 COMPETITION The appointments of 107 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, Michael Gove 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, […]
QUEEN’S COUNSEL APPOINTMENTS 2015–16 Recommendations for appointment as Queen’s Counsel are made by a Selection Panel which is independent of the Government and the professional bodies. The Panel invites applications from advocates with rights of audience in England and Wales who believe they meet the competency requirements to a standard of excellence. Solicitors who hold rights of audience in the higher courts and employed barristers are eligible, as well as barristers in independent practice. All applications will be considered against a defined set of competencies related to: • Understanding and using the law • Written and oral advocacy • Working […]