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14 new King’s counsel named in Qld
The Governor of Queensland has approved the appointment of 14 new King’s counsel in the Sunshine State, following recommendations from the state’s Chief Justice.
Jerome Doraisamy
Late last week, Bar Association of Queensland president Damien O’Brien KC announced that Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland, had approved the appointment by letters patent of 14 barristers to the designation of King’s counsel.
The appointments were made, Mr O’Brien detailed, on the recommendation of the Honourable Helen Bowskill, Chief Justice of Queensland.
“On behalf of the association, I congratulate our new silks on their appointment,” she wrote to members.
The appointments follow the naming of 23 new senior counsel in Victoria and two new SCs in the ACT, both in early November, and the naming of 20 new SCs in NSW in early October.
As reported first by Lawyers Weekly following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, persons appointed as Queen’s counsel would automatically become King’s counsel. The aforementioned appointments in Queensland thus have the designation KC.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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