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15 March 2018
Issue: 7785 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Applications have opened for next year’s crop of silks. Future Queen’s Counsel have until 5pm on Wednesday 28 March to submit their applications. The famously time-consuming and demanding selection process costs applicants £2,160 (plus a further £3,000 for those who are successful). Candidates will be told in early September if they are to be invited to interview. The Selection Panel’s recommendations will be passed to the Lord Chancellor in late October. The results are expected to be announced before Christmas. More information, including the application form and guidance for candidates, can be found on the Selection Panel website.

Issue: 7785 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week
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