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Ninety-three lawyers appointed Queen's Counsel in 2014/15

Ninety-three lawyers have been appointed as Queen’s Counsel following the 2014/15 competition, it has been announced.

Some of the appointments of note include:

  • Hereward Phillpot, Francis Taylor Building (planning and environment);
  • Andrew Fraser-Urquhart, Francis Taylor Building (planning and environment);
  • Dan Kolinsky, Landmark Chambers (planning and environmental);
  • Vikram Sachdeva, 39 Essex Street (administrative and public law);
  • George Peretz, Monckton (EU and public law);
  • Akhlaq Choudhury, 11KBW (employment and public law);
  • Nageena Khalique, No 5 (public law and Court of Protection);
  • Nicholas Stonor, Trinity Chambers (children law);
  • Francesca Wiley, 1 Garden Court (children law);
  • Andrew Bagchi, 1 Garden Court (children law);
  • Deirdre Fottrell, 1 Garden Court (children law);
  • Darren Howe, 1 Garden Court (children law);
  • Alison Grief, 4 Paper Buildings (children law);
  • John Tughan, 4 Paper Buildings (children law);
  • Julia Cheetham, Deans Court Chambers (children law);
  • James Ageros, Crown Office Chambers (health & safety and environmental law);
  • Jonathan Lee, Keating Chambers (commercial and contractual disputes);
  • Lisa Roberts, Lincoln House Chambers (regulatory law);
  • Rachel Crasnow, Cloisters (employment law).

Helen Pitcher, chairman of the selection panel, said: “I am delighted at the announcement of the new silks. I congratulate each one of them. The selection process is a rigorous and demanding one.”

However, she said the panel remained concerned that the number of female applicants for QC status remained “stubbornly low”. Of those women who did apply, 58% were successful.

Five solicitor advocates of the nine who applied were successful. They all work for large City or US law firms in international arbitration.

There were 223 applications in total.
A&M Bacon