Does a barrister need to be of a certain year of call before they can be considered for inclusion?

Does a barrister need to be of a certain year of call before they can be considered for inclusion?

No. If a barrister is undertaking work of sufficient complexity and receives good feedback from referees and other market sources they can be included in the rankings no matter their year of call.

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