Appointments

Admiral Sir Jock Slater, Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, to be Vice-Chairman of the Royal United Services Institute.

Mr Eric Leslie Newsome, to be full- time Chairman of the Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals, Disability Appeal Tribunals and Child Support Appeal Tribunals.

Ms Anna Turnbull-Walker and Mr Graham McGrath, to be members of the Legal Aid Advisory Committee.

Professor Penelope Pearce, to be a member of the Legal Aid Board.

Mr Edward Christopher Evans- Lombe QC, to be a Justice of the High Court assigned to the Chancery Division.

Mr Edward Adams, to be private secretary to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Taylor of Gosforth.

Lord Justice Kennedy, to assist the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Taylor of Gosforth, in the deployment of judges.

Mr John Mark Alexander Colville QC and Mr Stuart Philip Sleeman, to be Circuit Judges on the South Eastern Circuit.

Mr Jeremy Michael Joseph Burford QC, to be a Circuit Judge on the Western Circuit.

Mr Michael Guy Vicat Harrison QC, to be a Justice of the High Court assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.