Twas me!
Yes, I was one of the lucky ones. Six of us were selected out of about 300 applicants. We did a 2 and a half year training course before we were let loose on the courts, then a couple of years later we had to do another couple of years when everything was computerised. I left in 99, have my own business, emigrated to Florida in 2002 and am now a US Citizen. Out of the 6 originals, 2 failed the course and 4 of us passed. We're all out now and the whole rigamarole has been privatised and handed over to a London firm, who do very well out of it, so I'm told! It's amazing that Gilbert keeps going. He must love what he does!