Victoria Brown and Joshua Cainer appointed to the Attorney General’s Panels of Junior Counsel

We are delighted to announce that Outer Temple’s Joshua Cainer has been appointed to the London C Panel of the Attorney General’s Counsel to the Crown, whilst Victoria Brown has been appointed from the C to B Panel, with effect from 1st September 2025.

The Government Legal Department (GLD) administers the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The GLD relies on the junior counsel panel for advice and representation.

Victoria Brown has been appointed from the London C Panel to B Panel. Members appointed to the B Panel will generally be instructed where knowledge and experience of a particular field is required. B panel applicants will generally have between 5 and 10 years’ advocacy experience.

Joshua Cainer has been appointed to the London C Panel. C Panel members will generally have between 2 and 5 years’ advocacy experience. Those appointed to the C Panel will often become the A and B Panel members of the future and so will be expected to show the potential to join the A Panel.

Further information and a full list of members can be found here.

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Victoria Brown is a pensions and employment specialist, recognised as a leading junior in both by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Her practice includes pure pensions/employment, as well as related professional negligence work. Much of Victoria’s work is unled, and she is used to appearing against more senior opponents including KCs. She equally enjoys working as part of a team and regularly acts as junior counsel. She is particularly sought after for large-scale, long running or group litigation.

Joshua Cainer has a broad civil practice which covers pensions, commercial and chancery, and employment and discrimination. He also has significant experience in public law, regulatory and human rights matters, particularly where they cross-over with the other areas of his practice. He has been involved in hearings, across various areas of his practice, ranging from the County Court and the Employment Tribunal all the way to the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and large-scale public inquiries. He is equally happy working unled or as part of a team and is frequently instructed as junior counsel in complex civil proceedings across all of his practice areas.

To find out more about Victoria or Joshua, contact Matt Sale on +44 (0)20 7427 4910 for a confidential discussion.

News 1 Sep, 2025