These appointments are made by His Majesty The King on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, David Lammy MP, following consideration by the independent King’s Counsel (KC) Selection Panel.

The Silk List, King's Counsel Appointments press release and monitoring statistics are published below.

The statistics for successful applicants are as follows:
  • The overall success rate was 29.5%; 96 out of a total 325
  • 67 male applicants, 28% success rate
  • 29 female applicants, 34% success rate
  • 11 applicants who declared an ethnic origin other than white, 21% success rate
  • 4 applicants who declared a disability; 22% success rate

A full report on the 2025 competition will be published on the KC Appointments website.