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Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Queen's Counsel 2018 AnnouncementsIn addition to Professor Richard Fentiman's appointment as a QC Honoris Causa, the Faculty also warmly welcomes the appointment of a large number of Cambridge graduates as Queen's Counsel.

Also appointed Queen’s Counsel honoris causa was Professor Mads Andenas. Professor Andenas, an alumnus of Jesus College, received his PhD from the Faculty in 1996, and is currently Professor at the University of Oslo.

The Lord Chancellor will preside over the appointment ceremony, where the rank will formally be bestowed upon successful applicants, at Westminster Hall on 11 March 2019. Further details are available from the Ministry of Justice website.

The Cambridge graduates taking silk are as follows:

 

Alumn

Chambers

College

Anna Boase

One Essex Court

Downing

Victoria Butler-Cole

39 Essex Chambers

Pembroke

Giles Cannock

Kings Chambers

Emmanuel

Mark Chacksfield

8 New Square

Clare

Catherine Cowton

Queen Elizabeth Building

Magdalene

Andrew de Mestre

4 Stone Buildings

Magdalene

Peter De Verneuil Smith

3 Verulam Buildings

Selwyn

Thomas Dumont

Radcliffe Chambers

Trinity Hall

David Emanuel

Garden Court Chambers

Trinity Hall

Stephen Fietta

Fietta LLP

Jesus

Alec Haydon

Brick Court Chambers

St John's

Thomas Hickman

Blackstone Chambers

Selwyn

Robert Kellar

One Crown Office Row

Queen's

Lindsay Lane

8 New Square

Newnham

Sian Mirchandani

4 New Square

Emmanuel

Fionn Pilbrow

Brick Court Chambers

St John's

Steven Powles

Doughty Street Chambers

Selwyn

Aloke Ray

White & Case LLP

Trinity

Jonathan Rees

5 Paper Buildings / Apex Chambers

Jesus

Jamie Riley

Littleton Chambers

Downing

James Rivett

Pump Court Tax Chambers

Corpus Christi College / Clare College

Diya Sen Gupta

Blackstone Chambers

Magdalene

Neil Sheldon

1 Crown Office Row

Trinity Hall

Nicholas Siddall

Littleton Chambers

Downing

Christopher Smith

Quadrant Chambers

Gonville & Caius

Alan Todd

39 Essex Chambers

St John's

William Upton

Six Pump Court

Trinity

Victoria Wakefield

Brick Court Chambers

Trinity

Adam Wolanski

5RB

Robinson

David Yates

Pump Court Tax Chambers

Gonville & Caius

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 our Development Associate Clare Gordon at cg685@cam.ac.uk or on 01223 762894 to update our information.

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