News update from The Bar Council
Vacancy: Office Manager (Education Department)
Role: Office Manager (Education Department) Contract: Part-Time (21-25 hours per week) Overview The Office Manager provides operational support to the Gray’s Inn Education Department to ensure that all teams have the necessary administrative support to deliver their programme. This will include the provision and maintenance of the master events schedule, updates to calendars (across Gray’s … Continued
Summer closures and amended hours
Some facilities are closed for the summer or operating with amended hours. The Walks: The Walks will be closed to the public from Monday 1 August until Friday 5 August Lunch in Hall: Hall is closed for the summer and will reopen from 1pm on Monday 5 September Bridge Bar: The Bridge Bar with close … Continued
Congratulations Trinity Call 2022
The following members of this Society have been deemed by the Masters of the Bench to be eligible for Call to the Bar: Adil Ghaffar Joshua Isaac Stevens Opemipo Akisanya Massimo Fabio Lando Raisa Fabiya Tanishta Hakim Sheriar Ali Khan Keeve Wern Hui Tan Li Min Ong Gilbert Robert George Macnaughton Andrew Douglas Martin Lizzie Banahan … Continued
New Masters of the Bench
Congratulations to our new Benchers! Following the Trinity Election 2022, the Treasurer declared that the following members of Hall be Elected Masters of the Bench of this Society: Clare Ambrose David Turner QC James Roberts QC Her Honour Judge Lana Wood Ian Wilson QC Her Honour Judge Hilary Manley Denise Breen-Lawton Natalie Sherborn Eleanor Mawrey … Continued
The law is for everybody – inspiring the next generation of barristers!
The profession of being a barrister is one that is often misunderstood. To dispel some of those myths and encourage more young people, regardless of background, to see the Bar as a potential career path, the North Eastern Circuit (NEC) has produced an exciting new film aimed at school and college age students. … Continued
Judicial Appointments
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointment of a Gray’s Inn Member Circuit Judge Sarah Louise Johnston has been appointed as a Circuit Judge, assigned to the Northern Circuit, based at Manchester Crown Court with effect from 13 July 2022. View further details on the judiciary.gov website Paul Hobson has been appointed as … Continued
GDL Scholars 2022
We are delighted to announce the following students awarded GDL scholarships in 2022: Dorcas Baah The Dame Joyanne Bracewell Scholarship Hazel Bannerman a David Karmel Scholarship Shaniqua Butt-Mckenzie a David Karmel Scholarship Caitlin Farrell The Graeme Hamilton Scholarship Matthew Fedigan The Edmund James Lawson Scholarship Billy Harman The Sir James Hunt Scholarship Simon Haywood The Tatjana Finkelstein Scholarship … Continued
Vice-Treasurer 2023
Master Peter Coulson has been elected unopposed as Vice-Treasurer for 2023. The Vice-Treasurer will be the deputy for the Treasurer in 2023 (Master Nicola Davies), and will become Treasurer in 2024. Master Coulson was called by Gray’s Inn in 1982 and was elected a Master of the Bench by Gray’s in 2006. He became a Lord … Continued