Completed Competitions
This section contains information about recent competitions. There is a summary of the competition including the number of applicants and competition dates.
There are also links to a list of successful applicants, a report from the Selection Panel, and an outline of How the Panel Approaches its Task.
The 2012-13 Competition
84 new appointments as Queen’s Counsel, from 183 applicants, were announced on Wednesday 27 February 2013.
The full list of appointments, a press release relating to the announcement, the Selection Panel’s Report on the 2012-13 competition (including monitoring information and statistics) and a document setting out how the QC Selection Panel went about its task can be found below.
- List of appointments (in seniority order)
- List of appointments (in alphabetical order)
- QCA Press Release
- Report of the QC Selection Panel for England and Wales 2012-13
- How the Panel approached its task
- Queen’s Counsel Statistics from 2003 to present
Also, here is the link to the MoJ website where they also provide a press release including the list of appointments and the list of Honorary silks.The Silk Ceremony is to be held on Wednesday 27 March 2013.
The last date for applicants to submit a complaint about the 2012-13 competition is Monday 29 April 2013.
If you require further information please contact the Operations Manager, Bob Gillies or other QCA Secretariat staff on 0207 831 0020 or email enquiries@qcapplications.org.uk
Applications for the award of Queen’s Counsel in 2012-13
Applications closed on Wednesday 18 April 2012.
In all 183 applications have been received. This compares to 214 applications in 2011, 251 applications in 2010, and 275 applications in 2009.
Statistical information about the current applications is as follows:
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||
| Applicants declared male | 155 | 84.7% | 173 | 81% | 210 | 84% | ||
| Applicants declared female | 26 | 14.2% | 39 | 18% | 41 | 16% | ||
| Applicants declared white | 159 | 86.9% | 197 | 92% | 232 | 92% | ||
| Applicants declared ethnic background other than white | 21 | 11.5% | 15 | 7% | 19 | 8% | ||
| Applicants declaring a disability | 1 | 0.5% | 7 | 3% | 5 | 2% | ||
| Employed barristers | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1% | 2 | 1% | ||
| Solicitors | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 1% | 5 | 2% |
Please note: not all applicants completed all the monitoring information. Where no information is provided the applicant has been omitted. Therefore figures may not add to 183 or equivalent figures in past years.
Broad fields of practice (NB: some applicants practise in more than one category):
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Criminal | 54 | 62 | 86 |
| Family | 9 | 12 | 23 |
| Civil | 131 | 150 | 148 |
The 2011-12 Competition
88 new appointments as Queen’s Counsel, from 214 applicants, were announced on Wednesday 29 February 2012.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ)’s announcement of the list of appointees is on the (MoJ)’s website. The full list of appointments, a press release relating to the announcement, the Selection Panel’s Report on the 2011-12 competition (including monitoring information and statistics) and a document setting out how the Panel went about its task can be found below.
- List of appointments (in seniority order)
- List of appointments (in alphabetical order)
- QC press release
- Report of the QC Selection Panel for England and Wales 2011-12
- How the Panel Approached its Task
Please note that there is an error in the QCA press release. As stated in the Panel’s report, 2 solicitor advocates were appointed in 2010-11 out of 5 solicitor applicants, not 1 as mentioned in the press release.
The Silk Ceremony was held on Friday 30 March 2012.
The last date for applicants to submit a complaint about the 2011-12 competition is Monday 30 April 2012.
In all 214 applications have been accepted by the Panel. This compares to 251 applications in 2010, 275 applications in 2009 and 247 in 2008.
Interviews for the 2011-12 competition concluded in November 2011. The Selection Panel interviewed about 70% of applicants.
Statistical information about the 2011-12 applications is as follows:
Applicants declared male: 172 (80%) – Last year 210 (84%)
Applicants declared female: 40 (18%) – Last year 41 (16%)
Undeclared: 2 (0.9%)
Applicants declared white: 197 (92%) – Last year 231 (92%)
Applicants declared ethnic
background other than white: 15 (7%) – Last year 20 (8%)
Undeclared: 2 (0.9%)
Applicants declaring a disability: 7 (3%) – Last year 5 (2%)
Employed barristers: 3 (1%) – Last year 2 (1%) Solicitors: 2 (1%) – Last year 5 (2%)
Broad fields of practice (NB: some applicants practise in more than one category):
Criminal: 62 Last year 86
Family: 12 23
Civil: 150 148
Undeclared: 1
The 2010-11 Competition
The names of the new Queen’s Counsel, who were successful in the 2010-11 competition, were announced on Tuesday 1st March 2011.
120 Queen’s Counsel were appointed from 251 applicants. The full list of appointments, a press release relating to the announcement, the Selection Panel’s Report on the 2010-11 competition (including monitoring information and statistics) and a document setting out how the Panel went about its task can be found below.
List-of-Appointments-2010-11.doc
01 March 2011: Announcement of 2010-11 Competition
Report of the QC Selection Panel for England and Wales 2010-11