PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 2014 NEW JUDICIAL MEMBER APPOINTED TO THE QC APPOINTMENTS SELECTION PANEL A new judicial member has been appointed to the QC Appointments Selection Panel. Lord Justice Maurice Kay is the new member. He has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2004, and Vice President of the Court of Appeal since 2010. After spending some time in academic posts, he was called to the Bar in 1975. He was appointed QC in 1988 and became a High Court judge in 1995.He chaired the Judicial Studies Board from 2007- 2010 and was Treasurer of Gray’s […]
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PRESS RELEASE 84 NEW QUEEN’S COUNSEL APPOINTED IN 2012-13 COMPETITION 84 new appointments as Queen’s Counsel (also known as Silk) were 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 Selection Panel (the Panel). All those appointed have demonstrated excellence in advocacy in the higher courts. Helen Pitcher, Chairman of the QC Panel, said today: ’I am very pleased at the announcement of the 84 new Silks. I congratulate each one of them. The selection process is an exacting one. We collect confidential […]