Six members appointed to Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown

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Cornerstone Barristers is delighted to announce the appointment of Ryan Kohli to the Attorney General’s A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown, while Jack Parker, Matt Lewin, Riccardo Calzavara and Tara O’Leary have been appointed to B Panel. Alex Williams is appointed to C Panel.

The Attorney General’s panels of counsel consist of just over 400 junior counsel who undertake civil work for all government departments, administered by the Government Legal Department (GLD).

Joint Heads of Chambers Philip Coppel KC and Tom Cosgrove KC remarked: “The well-deserved appointments recognise the talent of these six individuals, as well as the public law expertise of Cornerstone Barristers.”

The appointments take effect from 1 September 2024 for a period of five years.

Cornerstone Barristers has 12 members on the Attorney General’s Panel. They are:

A Panel

• Robert Williams
• Ryan Kohli

B Panel

• Emma Dring
• Ruchi Parekh
• Jack Parker
• Matt Lewin
• Riccardo Calzavara
• Tara O’Leary

C Panel

• Richard Hanstock
• Nina Pindham
• Rowan Clapp
• Alex Williams

Cornerstone Barristers is renowned for its public law expertise, with members regularly appearing in high profile cases of strategic importance before all courts. This includes judicial review, governmental and other inquiries, tribunal proceedings, disciplinary proceedings involving public bodies and statutory appeal work.

Learn more about our public law work here.

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