Applications are now open for solicitors and barristers to apply to the Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence to use the title of Senior Counsel.
The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 5p.m. on Friday 15 March 2024.
This is the fifth round of Patents of Precedence applications to the Advisory Committee under section 174 of the Act. It is for recommendations to be made by the Advisory Committee to Government in 2024.
The grant of a Patent of Precedence in relation to a barrister entitles him or her to be called to the Inner Bar and to use the title of Senior Counsel; and in relation to a solicitor, entitles him or her to use the title of Senior Counsel.
The Advisory Committee was established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 on 2 April 2020.
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority provides administrative and secretarial support to the Advisory Committee.
How to Apply
For further details and information on how to submit an application, please see the page Applications for Senior Counsel.
The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 5p.m. on Friday 15 March 2024.
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