Judicial Appointments
The Inn is delighted to note the following recent Judicial Appointments: Mrs Justice Knowles has been appointed to the role of Lead Judge for Private Family Law, with effect from 1 January 2022. View further details on the judiciary.gov website Anna Williams has been appointed to be a Circuit Judge, deployed to the South Eastern Circuit, … Continued
New Masters of the Bench
Bar Council Elections
The Inn is delighted to note the following Gray’s Inn members have been elected to the 2022 Bar Council of England and Wales. Self-employed Junior Counsel over seven years in practice Celina Colquhoun Employed Junior Counsel over seven years in practice or Queen’s Counsel Sahar Farooqi View the 2022 Election results on the Bar Council website. … Continued
Congratulations Michaelmas Call 2021!
Congratulations to those called to the bar at Michaelmas Call 2021: Laura Siobhan Keenan Sayyad Muhammad Umar Sayed Hossen Philip John Sayce Elizabeth Francesca Adams Peter Dalton Kennedy Erica May Rose Rumens Tomos John Richard Rees Armani Chante Gouveia Thomas John Braithwaite Dilan Guven Amy Nadine Owusu Anderson Luke Allen Austin Muhammad Masyhur Billah Shamsulniza Bethany … Continued
Judicial Appointments
The Inn is delighted to note the following recent Judicial Appointments: Circuit Judge Appointment Lesley Lenora Jane Rowley has been appointed to be a Circuit Judge assigned to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Inner London Crown Court with effect from 22 November 2021. View further details on the judiciary.gov website District Judge Appointment Howard Daley has been … Continued
New Honorary Benchers
Congratulations to the following newly elected Honorary Benchers! Pension agreed unanimously at their meeting on 13 October to the election of those named below as Honorary Benchers of The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn: Dame Catherine Elizabeth Bingham DBE – British venture capitalist. Chaired the UK Government’s Vaccine Taskforce Baroness Brady CBE – British Business Executive and Television Personality … Continued
Congratulations Deferred Trinity Call 2021!
Congratulations to those called to the bar at Deferred Trinity Call 2021: Muttalib Mohammad Qureshi Zara Ishfaq Kayani Mitzie Simone Williams Bahidja Umar Shannon Hoey Rebecca Elizabeth Martin Polymnia Efstratiadi Ramshah Chaudhry Sarah Louise Elizabeth Hayward Felix Thomas Dehany Gibson Grace Ferrier Shenkal Bayramoglu Charles Edward Jenkinson Rachel Lauren Pain Hajar Yumna Zakeeya Sayed-Hossen Connor … Continued
Judicial Appointments
The Inn is delighted to note the following recent Judicial Appointments: District Judge Appointment Rachael Goodall has been appointed to be a District Judge assigned to the Western Circuit, based at Southampton Combined Court with effect from 1 November 2021. View further details on the judiciary.gov website Judy Elizabeth Dawson has been appointed to be a District Judge assigned … Continued
New Master of the Bench
Congratulations to our newly elected Master of the Bench! Under Standing Order 13.1 a Member of Hall appointed a Circuit Leader shall ‘as soon as maybe after his/her appointment be proposed by the Treasurer in Pension for election as a Master and elected by acclamation’. The election of Michelle Heeley QC as a Master of the … Continued