I really don't see how the reporter can have properly understood what Max Hill said. I mean, the main requirement for being a silk is being able to demonstrate clarity of thought, right?
On the other hand the photo here
http://www.redlionchambers.co.uk/barristers/profile/max-hill-qc
is a 2.5 megabyte JPEG, which is at least fifty times bigger than it needs to be, so perhaps these lawyers really haven't got a clue about technology after all...