Judicial Appointments – October 2024
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointment of the following Gray’s Inn Members in October 2024. Janice M. Pereira Hon. Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE, will be sitting with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Congratulations to the former Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, the Hon. Dame Janice M. … Continued
Recruiting band members: The Gray Gordons
The Gray Gordons are recruiting members for Gray’s Inn’s greatest (and only) folk and ceilidh band. As you may know, for the past few years Gray’s has put on Scottish Country Dancing lessons culminating in a ceilidh in Hall. Excitingly this time round we’re organising a Gray’s Inn Folk and Ceilidh Band to play the … Continued
Newly Elected Honorary Benchers 2024
Pension agreed unanimously at their meeting on 16 October to the election of those named below as Honorary Benchers of The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn: Christopher Bowers-Broadbent – The Inn’s Organist and Choirmaster Judge Consuelo Callahan – is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Justice … Continued
Newly elected Bencher, Master Shabana Mahmood MP
Congratulations to our newly elected Bencher, Master Shabana Mahmood MP Under Standing Order 13.1 a Member of Hall appointed Lord Chancellor shall ‘as soon as maybe after their appointment be proposed by the Treasurer in Pension for election as a Master and elected by acclamation’. The election of The Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP as … Continued
Congratulations Deferred Trinity Call 2 2024
Congratulations to all our Members who were Called to the Bar on Thursday 17 October 2024. The names of those called to the bar are also sent for publication in The Times, The Telegraph and The Independent newspapers. Gray’s Inn Library holds copies of The Times and The Telegraph. The following 34 Members of this Society have been deemed by the Masters of … Continued
Election of new AGIS committee for 2024/5
The Association of Gray’s Inn Students (AGIS) represents the student Members of Gray’s Inn. AGIS will champion your rights, liaise with both the Inn and your Bar Course provider and arrange social activities throughout the year. Congratulations to the student Members that have been elected for the AGIS Committee 2024-2025: President Molly Byrne Vice President David Aladesuru … Continued
Congratulations Deferred Trinity Call 2024
Congratulations to all our Members who were Called to the Bar on Wednesday 9 October 2024. The names of those called to the bar are also sent for publication in The Times, The Telegraph and The Independent newspapers. Gray’s Inn Library holds copies of The Times and The Telegraph. The following 38 Members of this Society have been deemed by the Masters of … Continued
Gray’s Inn shop is open
We are thrilled to announce that our first ever Gray’s Inn shop is now open for business. Discover the collection online and in-person at our reception – see our opening times. By choosing to buy products from Gray’s Inn, you’re helping the Inn to support our Members on their journey to a career at the … Continued
Judicial Appointments – September 2024
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointment of the following Gray’s Inn Member in September 2024. Richard Clews The King has appointed Richard Clews to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right … Continued
Latest Library Display: History of Capital Punishment in the UK
Each month the Library hosts displays, and this month, the focus is on the history of executions from its roots, through early reformers (including a Gray’s Inn Member), to its abolition 60 years ago. Capital punishment has existed in law for thousands of years in a variety of forms and methods. From as early as … Continued