Information for Applicants
The 2010-11 competition opened for applications on Thursday 11th March 2010 and closed at 5pm Thursday 22nd April 2010.
The award of Queen’s Counsel is for excellence in advocacy in the higher courts. It is made to experienced advocates, both barristers and solicitors, who have higher rights of audience in the higher courts of England and Wales and have demonstrated the competencies in the Competency Framework to a standard of excellence. “Advocacy” includes both oral and written advocacy before the higher courts, arbitrations and tribunals and equivalent bodies. There is no specific requirement as to the amount of in court or written advocacy, so long as there is sufficient evidence for the Panel to reach a conclusion as to excellence in respect to each of the competencies.
It is expected the new appointments will be announced in the early part of 2011.
Guidance For Applicants
This is the Guidance for Applicants, including guidance on completion of the application form. It gives information about all aspects of the process. The guidance for the 2010-11 competition is available via a link on the right of this page under Quick Downloads.
Applicants are advised to read this before starting to complete the form.
With reference to Paragraphs 40.1, 41.1, 42.1 of the Guidance for Applicants please note that for the avoidance of doubt, if in any of the judicial, practitioner, or client categories, you have space for further assessors after you have named the assessors in relation to your 12 important cases (see paragraph 32.2), please give the names of further assessors whom the Panel can approach about your demonstration of the competencies in cases of substance, complexity, or particular difficulty or sensitivity.
The Application Form can by found by following the link on the left of this page.
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