Press Release on Profile of Applicants

APPOINTMENT AS QUEEN’S COUNSEL: PROFILE OF APPLICANTS Queen’s Counsel Appointments announced today the make up of the applicants who have applied to be considered for appointment as Queen’s Counsel.  They show a significant increase in the proportion of female applicants. The totals (with figures provided by the Department for Constitutional Affairs for 2002-2003, the previous occasion on which applications for Silk were considered) are as follows:   TOTALreceived Barrister Solicitor Male  Female White Non-white undeclared 2005 443 431 (97%) 12(3%) 376 (85%) 66 (15%) 422 (95%) 21 (5%) 1                   2002-3DCA figs 394 384(97.5%) 10(2.5%) 355(90%) 39(10%) 371(94%) 23(6%) incl […]

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