Arthur Graham-Dixon appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel

Atkin Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of Arthur Graham-Dixon to the Attorney General’s London C Panel, as of the 1^st September 2026 for a five-year term.

Appointments to the Attorney General’s Panels are made through rigorous, open competition and only the highest quality candidates are appointed to provide advice and representation to all government departments.

The Attorney General maintains panels of junior counsel to undertake civil and EU work for all government departments. These are in addition to any standing counsel and the First Treasury Counsel, James Eadie KC.

The panel system is made up of London Panels, Regional Panels and Public International Law Panels, each set up as follows:

A Panel – deals with the most complex government cases in all kinds of courts and tribunals. Members will often appear against KCs. In general, those appointed to the A panel will have over 10 years’ advocacy experience.

B Panel – deals with substantial cases but not in general as complex as those handled by the A panel. Members 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 but those with more experience can also apply.

C Panel – members will generally have between 2 and 5 years’ advocacy experience but those with more experience can apply. 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.

The size of each panel is determined by need.

All government departments and agencies of government departments must use the panels.

Congratulations to Arthur on his well deserved appointment.