William Hansen promoted to the Attorney-General’s A panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown in civil matters, with effect from 1 September 2017

3rd July 2017

Chambers is pleased to announce that William Hansen has been promoted from the B panel to the A panel of the Attorney General’s Panels of Junior Counsel to the Crown, with effect from 1 September 2017. The appointment will last for a period of five years.

The Attorney-General’s panels of counsel consists of just over 400 junior counsel who undertake civil and EU work for all government departments. There are three London panels (an A panel for senior juniors, a B panel for middle juniors, a C panel for junior juniors) and a regional panel for work outside London and the South East.  Appointments to the London panels are made annually, via an open competition.

Chambers has eight members on the Attorney-General’s civil panels; they are:

London A Panel: Mathew Gullick, William Hansen

London B Panel: Rupert Jones, Richard Wheeler, Caroline Stone,

London C Panel: Mark Green

Regional Panel: Matthew Cannings (South West), Simon Tibbitts (South West)