Nicholas Khan QC was one of two employed advocates appointedto silk in the 2017 competition, and the first lawyer to be appointedwhile working in a European Union institution. Nicholas was calledto the Bar in 1983 and has practised almost exclusively in the fieldof European law, both in private practice at the Bar in London andfor many years now as a member of the legal service of theEuropean Commission. He has worked on a wide range of subjectsbut in recent years his work has principally been in the field ofcompetition law, advising on and defending decisions involving household names (e.g.Microsoft, Intel […]
Caroline Rees QC becomes the second of only two female criminallaw silks in Wales following her success in the 2017 QC competition.She was one of 32 women (from the total of 119) appointed silkfollowing the QC ceremony in Westminster Hall in February 2018. Caroline had had no previous connections with the legal professionwhen the deputy headmaster of her Welsh language comprehensiveschool in Llanelli encouraged her to attend court with his barristerson. That experience fired Caroline’s interest in pursuing a career in advocacy. She tookher law degree at Birmingham University and then attended Bar school in London. Whilst atuniversity, Caroline worked […]