Four New Square silks

Four New Square Chambers is celebrating three new appointments to silk. Ben Hubble, David Turner and Leigh-Ann Mulcahy are among the youngest appointees in the list by year of call, with Ben and David being called in 1992 and Leigh-Ann in 1993.

Jeremy Stuart-Smith QC, head of chambers, says each of the new QCs has established a track record in large-scale litigation. “These appointments are a tribute to three spectacularly good barristers, and also to the clerks and administration at 4 New Square, who combine to provide the highest levels of advocacy and service to all our clients,” he says.

Graham Hall, partner at Carey Olsen, has been named as one of the 25 best investment fund lawyers in the world by the Legal Media Group's Expert Guide.

Graham is the head of Carey Olsen's corporate and finance group and a member of the Off shore Committee of the Association of Investment Companies and the Guernsey Bar's Company Law Reform Committee.

Scott Rees & Co Solicitors has recruited three more bilingual members of staff to make its services more accessible to ethnic communities living in the UK. Eva Jelinkova, 29, who speaks Slovak and Czech, Dogus Usta, 35 who speaks Turkish, and Michael Przylucki, 27 who speaks Polish, have all joined the Lancashire personal injury firm as bi-lingual trainee paralegals.

1 Crown Office Row, the chambers of Philip Havers QC, is celebrating the appointment of Christina Lambert and Wendy Outhwaite in this year's list.

Christina and Wendy join Sally Smith QC, Lizanne Gumbel QC, Margaret Bowron QC and Joanna Glynn QC to make up the full contingent of six at 1COR, more than any other set.

Philip Havers QC commented: “More and more female barristers will be taking silk in future, reflecting how gender diversity is improving at the Bar. With 35% of our current membership being female, I am sure One Crown Office Row can look forward to many more appointments like this in the coming years.”