Advocates for the Welsh Government: Appointment of Panel of Counsel
Adfocadau i Lywodraeth Cymru: Penodi Panel Cwnsleriaid
The Counsel General for Wales and Minister for European Transition, Jeremy Miles MS, has today announced the renewal of the Panel of Counsel appointed to provide specialist legal advocacy and advisory work for the Welsh Government.
The Panel has been appointed following a published recruitment competition, and comprises 36 Counsel in total.
Three panels have been appointed:
- one consisting of Queen’s Counsel,
- a second panel consisting of Junior Counsel with more than 10 years’ advocacy experience (Junior Counsel A Panel); and
- a third panel comprising Junior Counsel with fewer than 10 years’ advocacy experience (Junior Counsel B Panel).
The panels of Junior Counsel are divided into broad subject categories, with the overall size and complexion of each panel being determined by need.
Panel appointments will be for a period of five years, with effect from 1 March 2021.
The Counsel General and Minister for European Transition, Jeremy Miles MS said:
“I am very pleased to announce these appointments. The competition attracted interest from more than 100 practitioners. I have been encouraged by the level of interest shown and by the quality of the applications received.
“I know that the very experienced and talented Counsel who have been successful in being appointed to the Panel will give the Welsh Government access to an independent pool of considerable legal expertise across a broad spectrum of government activity.
“Having this proven capability to carry out advocacy and advisory work is important in ensuring that the Welsh Government has the best independent legal advice available to it at all times.”
Notes to editors
Notes to editors
- Membership of the panels is open to both barristers and solicitors with the appropriate higher court Advocacy qualification.
- Candidates had to satisfy a number of criteria, including knowledge of the devolution settlement in Wales and of divergences between the law in England and in Wales, experience of advocacy in the higher courts, experience in constitutional and administrative law, experience of working for or against the government or public bodies and an appreciation of the particular demands of government litigation.
Welsh Government Panel Counsel Appointments 2021
(Names appear in alphabetical order)
Panel of Queen’s Counsel
Tim Buley QC (Landmark Chambers)
Timothy Corner QC (Landmark Chambers)
Morag Ellis QC (Francis Taylor Building Chambers)
Ruth Henke QC (Thirty Park Place Chambers)
Gregory Jones QC (Francis Taylor Building Chambers)
Andrew Kinnier QC (Henderson Chambers)
Jonathan Moffett QC (11 King’s Bench Walk Chambers)
George Peretz QC (Monckton Chambers)
Ian Rogers QC (Monckton Chambers)
John Whitting QC (1 Crown Office Row Chambers)
Rhodri Williams QC (Thirty Park Place Chambers)
Junior Counsel A Panel
Mona Bayoumi (Civitas Law Chambers)
Joanne Clement (11 King’s Bench Walk Chambers)
Richard Cole (Civitas Law Chambers)
Lucy Crowther (Apex Chambers)
David Gareth Evans (9 Park Place Chambers)
Rebecca Griffiths (Apex Chambers)
Rhys Hadden (Serjeants’ Inn Chambers)
Christian Howells (Thirty Park Place Chambers)
Emyr Jones (Francis Taylor Building Chambers)
Christopher McNall (18 St John Street Chambers)
Annabel Graham Paul (Francis Taylor Building Chambers)
Matthew Rees (Angel Chambers)
Emma Sutton (Serjeants’ Inn Chambers)
Anthony Vines (Civitas Law Chambers)
Cerys Walters (9 Park Place Chambers)
Joanne Williams (Civitas Law Chambers)
Junior Counsel B Panel
Rhys Davies (9 Park Place Chambers)
Joseph Edwards (9 Park Place Chambers)
David Gardner (No.5 Chambers)
Robert Goodwin (9 Park Place Chambers)
Owain Rhys James (Civitas Law Chambers)
Thomas Leary (20 Essex Street Chambers)
Abla O’Callaghan (Thirty Park Place Chambers)
Heather Sargent (Landmark Chambers)
Gethin Thomas (39 Essex Street Chambers)