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)
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