
The King’s Counsel system remains the most prized designation for elite advocates in the world. One hundred and five lawyers – 104 barristers and one solicitor – were selected from the 2024 process, the results of which were announced last week.
The overwhelming majority of the new silks are already ranked very highly within their practice areas in Legal 500, and it would be a fool’s errand to try to pick a ‘best of’ for that reason, but here are ten of the designees who illustrate the broad range of talent in their professions today, as well as the broad scope it covers.