QUEEN'S COUNSEL honoris causa
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
David Eryl Corbet Yale FBA
Professor Roger Grahame Hood CBE FBA
Professor Paul Philip Craig FBA
QUEEN'S COUNSEL
(read down in order of seniority)
Nigel John Seed (I)
Andrew John Bright (M)
Frank Peter Hinks (L)
Toby Julien Anderson Hooper (I)
Robert Martin James Meeke (G)
Stephen John Hopkins (G)
John Mark Tallon (M)
Andrew Allen Radcliffe (M)
Vera Baird (G)
David Eric Griffith-Jones (M)
John Martin Male (L)
Richard Michael de Lacy (M)
Philip Laurence Parker (M)
James Kenneth Pickup (G)
Nigel Hamilton Sweeney (M)
Philip Alec Jackson Katz (M)
Roger Martin Thomas (I)
David George Patrick Turner (G)
Richard John Carey-Hughes (G)
Edward Nicholas Jenkins (M)
Jeremy Mark Nicholson (N)
David Michael Pittaway (I)
Stephen Charles Rubin (M)
Edward Thomas Henry Teague (I)
Michael Francis Antony Borrelli (M)
Laurence James West-Knights (G)
Christopher John Vosper (M)
Gerard James Martin (M)
Kevin Charles de Haan (I)
Nicholas Charles Wilson Campbell (I)
David Anthony Farrell (I)
Peter Arthur Brian Jackson (I)
Thomas Andrew Kelly (L)
John Kelsey-Fry (G)
Andrew John Gregory Moylan (I)
Beverley Ann Macnaughton Lang (I)
David John Mark Green (I)
Ann Louise Cotcher (M)
Laurens Francois Fransman (M)
James Vernon Watson (M)
Jane Elizabeth Mackay Miller (I)
Martin Howard Bowdery (I)
Jan Michael Andrew Luba (M)
Alistair Neil MacDonald (G)
John Graham Hobson (I)
David Wallis Mildon (M)
Andrew Bruce Stafford (M)
Simon Axel Robin Taube (M)
Neil Gerald Alexander King (I)
Jeremy William Richardson (I)
Paul Stuart Rees (G)
John Ryder (I)
Rachel Rennie Virginia Ann Brand (G)
Gavin James Millar (L)
Marcus Louis Taverner (G)
Patrick John Field (G)
Sasha Wass (G)
Michael James Furness (L)
Stephen Murray Hofmeyr (G)
Simon Piers Nicholas Rainey (L)
Selwyn Irving Bloch (M)
Manjit Singh Gill (G)
Yvonne Anne Coen (L)
Adrian Charles Edmund Lynch (G)
Stephen Rees Davies (G)
Christopher Patrick Hancock (M)
Jerome Lynch (L)
Tim Owen (M)
Susan Rachel Prevezer (I)
John Stephen Smith (M)
David John Elvin (M)
Catharine Anne Otton-Goulder (L)
Paul Anthony Goulding (M)
Elizabeth Sian Jones (M)
Richard David Arnold (M)
Winston Ronald O'Sullivan Hunter (L)
Robin Mark Dicker (M)
Michael Benedict Emmerson (M)
The Inn of call is indicated after each candidate's name:
The following table gives statistical information about this and previous years' competitions:
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| Number of Applicants | ||||||||
| Total Applicants | 472 | 539 | 492 | 488 | 500 | 511 | 553 | 506 |
| Total Awards (excl. Honorary Silk) | 70 | 77 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 69 | 78 |
| Male Applicants | ||||||||
| Applicants | 435 | 496 | 450 | 448 | 459 | 465 | 504 | 453 |
| Awards | 64 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 50 | 60 | 68 |
| Female Applicants | ||||||||
| Applicants | 37 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 53 |
| Awards | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Applicants from an ethnic minority background | ||||||||
| Applicants | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 24 |
| Awards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Solicitor Applicants | ||||||||
| Applicants | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |||
| Awards | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| % of applicants granted silk | ||||||||
| Total | 14.83 | 14.29 | 14.43 | 13.52 | 13.60 | 11.74 | 12.48 | 15.42 |
| Male | 14.71 | 13.71 | 14.00 | 13.84 | 13.73 | 10.75 | 11.90 | 15.01 |
| Female | 16.21 | 20.93 | 19.05 | 10.00 | 12.20 | 21.74 | 18.36 | 18.87 |
| Ethnic Minority | 7.14 | 9.09 | 8.33 | 7.14 | 8.33 | 22.22 | 16.67 | 12.50 |
| Non-Ethnic Minority | 15.07 | 14.39 | 14.58 | 13.71 | 13.73 | 11.36 | 12.24 | 15.56 |
| Honorary Silk awards | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Earnings
In his Scrutiny of the Appointment Processes of Judges and Queen's Counsel, Sir Leonard Peach recommended that: 'a table of fees for successful candidates ... be published annually.' The table below is published in fulfilment of this recommendation.
Applicants are asked to declare their earnings for each of the previous three completed financial years. The average of these three figures was calculated for each applicant, and these averages analysed to generate the figures given in the table.
| All applicants | Unsucessful applicants | Successful applicants | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum | £634,000 | £634,000 | £570,667 |
| 3rd quartile | £211,000 | £197,000 | £253,250 |
| 2nd quartile | £149,942 | £145,990 | £190,000 |
| 1st quartile | £114,667 | £108,083 | £136,083 |
| Minimum | £40,667 | £40,667 | £77,667 |
| Average | £172,971 | £165,587 | £213,110 |