Pictured above: David Lock
No5 Chambers - which has offices in Birmingham, London and
Bristol - is pleased to announce that four members of chambers are
to be appointed Queen's Counsel, bringing the total number of QCs
at No5 to 27.
David Lock heads the public law group, whilst three of the four,
Adrian Keeling, Simon Drew and Michael Duck, have particular
expertise in Criminal Law. The newly appointed QCs have over 90
years' experience at the Bar and have conducted many high profile
cases.

Pictured above: Adrian Keeling
No5 Practice Director, Tony McDaid, comments: "I should like to
congratulate Adrian, David, Michael and Simon on deservedly being
appointed to Queen's Counsel. All four are leaders in their
fields of law. They have appeared in a wide range of nationally
leading cases in recent years and deserve this recognition.
"The QC selection process requires candidates to demonstrate a
wide range of legal and personal skills.
"I am delighted to welcome them to the growing number of QCs we
have at No5 Chambers and I look forward to their continuing
contributions to the development of our business model."