§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What professional qualifications are held by the Taxing Masters.
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)Taxing Masters of the Supreme Court are required to be persons who have a seven-year general qualification (Supreme Court Act 1981, Schedule 2 and the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, Section 71). There are six full-time Taxing Masters, all of whom qualified as solicitors. There are 15 deputy Taxing Masters, of whom 13 qualified as solicitors and two as barristers.