Silk System Sucks? Or Perhaps Not?
REFORMED QC SYSTEM 'A SIGN OF EXCELLENCE' - BAR CHAIRMAN:
Bar Council Press Release
19 MARCH 2007
The new system for appointing Queen's Counsel is growing stronger, Bar Chairman Geoffrey Vos QC has said.
Speaking after a meeting of the Bar Council on Saturday, he confirmed that the total of 333 applicants applying for Silk in 2007 alone was comfortably up with the last competition, which attracted 443 applicants for the 3-year period from 2002 to 2005.
Chairman of the Bar, Geoffrey Vos QC said:
‘The continued interest in silk is to be welcomed. Last year’s figures included an element of pent-up demand over three years, and for applications to have maintained themselves at the level they have is a testament to the robust and attractive nature of the reformed system.
Solicitors shun silk round
15 March 2007
Law Society Gazette
Just six solicitors have applied to become Queen’s Counsel (QC) in the second competition under the revamped system, while the overall number of applications for silk is down by a quarter on last year, it has been revealed.