universal reform of the qc system is controversial with some lawyersThe QC system is to remain in limbo until next month at the earliest following a Government decision to delay its eagerly awaited announcement on the controversial rank’s future.

A Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) spokesman has told Legal Week that no announcement is due on the future of QCs for at least three weeks, despite indications from civil servants as far back as early February that agreement had been reached.