In addition to Professor Lionel Bently's appointment as a KC Honoris Causa, the Faculty also warmly welcomes the appointment of a large number of Cambridge graduates as King's Counsel.
The Lord Chancellor will preside over the appointment ceremony, where the rank will formally be bestowed upon successful applicants, at Westminster Hall on 27 March 2023. Further details are available from the Ministry of Justice website.
The Cambridge graduates taking silk are as follows:
Alumni | Chambers | College |
| 39 Essex Chambers | Murray Edwards | |
| Fountain Court | St Catharine's | |
| St Ives Chambers | Trinity | |
| 11 New Square | Trinity Hall | |
| XXIV Old Buildings | St John’s | |
Matrix Chambers | St Catharine's | |
| Hogarth Chambers | Robinson | |
| Essex Court | Downing | |
| Kathleen Donnelly | Henderson Chambers | Kings |
| One Essex Court | Corpus Christi | |
| 42 Bedford Row | Selwyn | |
| 2TG | Jesus | |
| 4PB | Robinson | |
| Matrix | Queens' | |
| 39 Essex Chambers | Murray Edwards | |
| Serle Court | Gonville and Caius | |
| Brick Court | St John’s | |
| Falcon Chambers | Gonville and Caius | |
| Apex Chambers | Jesus | |
| Quadrant Chambers | Magdalene | |
| Garden Court | Murray Edwards | |
| Furnival Chambers | Selwyn | |
| One Essex Court | Gonville and Caius | |
| Keating Chambers | Trinity | |
| 5 Essex Court | St John’s | |
| St Pauls Chambers | Trinity |
If you are a Cambridge graduate who was awarded silk this year but do not feature on the list, then our records may be incomplete. We are always delighted to hear from our alumni, so please contact the Associate Development Director (School of Humanities and Social Sciences) Clare Gordon at Clare.Gordon@admin.cam.ac.uk to update our information.