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2010-11 Competition
Applications closed on Thursday 22nd April 2010. We have now completed the process of recording and checking applications and have started seeking assessments from assessors named by the applicants.
In all, 251 applications have been received. This compares to 275 in 2009 and 247 in 2008.
The information about the applicants is as follows:
Applicants declared male: 210 (84%) – Last year 225 (82%)
Applicants declared female: 41 (16%) - Last year 46 (17%)
Applicants declared white: 232 (92%) - Last year 239 (87%)
Applicants declared ethnic
background other than white: 19 (8%) – Last year 35 (13%)
Applicants declaring a disability: 5 (2%) - Last year 3 (1%)
Employed barristers: 2 (1%) – Last year 3 (1%)
Solicitors: 5 (2%) – Last year 10 (4%)
Broad fields of practice (NB: some applicants practise in more than one category):
Criminal: 86 Last year 102
Family: 23 13
Civil: 148 166
SIR DAVID KEENE APPOINTED TO THE SELECTION PANEL
It was announced on Tuesday 9th March 2010 that Sir David Keene would take the place of Sir Paul Kennedy on the QC Selection Panel for the 2010-11 competition. Sir David’s biography can be found by following the appropriate links on the Selection Panel page.
> Click here to view the Press Release issued by the General Council of the Bar and the Law Society
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
We offer guidance for applicants on completion of the application form as well as information about all aspects of the process.
>Please click here to find out more
If you would like to comment on the way the competition is currently run, or provide suggestions for the future, please use the feedback form on this site, link to the left, or write to the address under Contact Us.