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Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 108 new Queen's Counsel.
Seeking nominations for honorary QC – description of the rank , how to make a nomination, and a downloadable nomination form.
More female and black and minority ethnic candidates have been appointed Queen’s Counsel than ever before.
Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 119 new Queen's Counsel.
Silk is the centre focus of the Silk River project, part of the Reimagine India series supported by the Arts Council and British Council.
More than 90 new Queen’s Counsel (QC) have 'taken silk' in a ceremony presided over by Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
You're invited to nominate people for appointment as Queen’s Counsel ‘honoris causa’ (honorary silk).
The Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling presided over the swearing in of this year's 100 Queen's Counsel (QC) and six Honorary Queen's Counsel.
The Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke presided over the swearing in of this year's 120 Queen's Counsel (QC) and six Honorary Queen's Counsel.
Ed Vaizey places export bar placed on Jewish artworks
Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan has today met with members of the Commission on Devolution in Wales to hear first hand about the…
The UK government has today published its evidence to the Commission on Devolution in Wales, the ‘Silk’ Commission.
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