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Record year for ethnic minorities in latest silk round but number of female applicants falls

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Muna Abdi
11 February 2020
The BarDiversityGender diversity

Clydes, HSF, Freshfields and White & Case arbitration partners among new QCs

A record 22 applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds have been elevated to Queen’s Counsel (QC) in the latest round from a total 114 taking silk. But while the overall number of new silks is up 6% from 108 last year, the number of female applicants fell slightly.

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