Attorney General's Panel of Counsel

Accessibility

Panel of Counsel

The current Panel listings are listed below.

A Panel Counsel List (161kb)

B Panel Counsel List (204kb)

C Panel Counsel List (140kb)

Regional Panel Counsel List (183kb)

or contact: Hayley Devine
Administration Manager
Litigation and Employment Group
Tel: 020 7210 3440
Email: hayley.devine@tsol.gsi.gov.uk

Attorney General's Equality and Diversity Strategy

Equality and Diversity Expectations Statement for Civil and Criminal Panel Counsel and their Chambers (106kb)

Achieving Equality and Diversity in the Procurement of Legal Services from the Bar (122kb)

Diversity monitoring letter AG and Chairman of Bar (409kb)

Template for first progress reports (19kb)

Template for second and subsequent progress reports (25kb)

Frequently asked questions (31kb)

Chambers Meetings

TSol has a programme of meeting clerks from larger sets of Chambers each year. If you want to meet those in TSol responsible for managing your Civil Panels (irrespective of the size of Chambers or the number of Panel Counsel in it) then contact Hayley Devine, for her details see above.

Security

It is important that Panel Counsel safeguard information entrusted to them. The following documents contain useful guidance.

Information Security Requirements - Guide for Counsel (33kb)

Handling of Protectively Marked Material - Guide for Counsel (87kb)

Summary of Basic Data Handling Requirements (21kb)

This draft document covers security markings, physical security and encryption. We want papers going between TSol and Chambers to go by hand. Please ensure that papers are clearly addressed. Do not put papers relating to different cases in the same envelope or box.

The Criminal Justice Secure Mail System is a relatively secure e-mail system that we are encouraging all London and Regional Panels to sign up to. It is free. Although originally set up for criminal work, it is now available for the Attorney General's Civil Panels.

CJSM secure e-mail note to counsel (39kb)

Counsel - How to set up on CJSM (19kb)

Encryption is very important. Here is guidance on encryption and deletion of material.

Encryption and Erasure Guidance for Delivery Partners (32kb)

We are discussing common security standards across the Law Officers' Departments (Civil Panels, CPS and Unified List) with the Bar Council. Here is the latest draft.

Draft Guidelines on Information Security and Government Work (40kb)

Guidance on Duty of Candour and Disclosure in Judicial Review Proceedings

Guidance on Duty of Candour and Disclosure in Judicial Review Proceedings (172kb)