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Helen Pitcher OBE appointed as Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 95 barristers and solicitors as new King’s Counsel (KC) in England and Wales.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of Colin Allars as the Chair to the Independent Restraint Review Panel for three years from 1 January 2023.
Helen Pitcher OBE announced as preferred candidate for next Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The annual judicial pay review 2023 to 2024.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Beverley Thompson-Brown OBE as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Ian Curtis-Nye as a lay member of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC).
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a new Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Ministers have approved the appointment of Oliver Hyams and Daniel Warents as Barrister Members of the Insolvency Rules Committee for 3 years from 31 October 2022.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Russell Agius as a member of the Judicial Pension Board.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Bronwen Curtis CBE as a lay panel member of the Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office for a third term of 9 months.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of 3 lay panel members of the Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office for a third term of 9 months.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Christina Blacklaws as Chair of the Judicial Pension Board.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of 7 lay panel members of the Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office for a third term of 9 months.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Diana Fawcett as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council for a second tenure of 18 months.
Ministers have approved the reappointment of Bill Turner as a Lay Advice Member of the Family Procedure Rules Committee for 3 years from 4 November 2022.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointments of four members of the Civil Justice Council for three years from 1 August 2022.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Ben Roe and Virginia Jones as legal members of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.
Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the reappointment of Susan Hoyle as a Lay Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Legislation implementing fee increases for barristers and solicitors has been laid today (20 July 2022) as part of £135 million of additional investment in the criminal legal aid system.
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