Judicial Appointments – February 2024
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointments of the following Gray’s Inn Members in February 2024. Alex Menary The King has appointed Alex Menary to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, … Continued
James Hunt Prize winners 2024
The James Hunt Prize is awarded annually to the best advocacy performance on the day of the Pupil Trial Exercise, the final stage of the Inn’s Pupil Advocacy Course. Rebecca Malczewski and Joshua Kimblin were jointly awarded the prize by the Treasurer, Lord Justice Peter Coulson. Rebecca is a pupil at 2 Hare Court and … Continued
Pupillage Scholars 2024
We are delighted to announce the following Members awarded Pupillage scholarships: Senior Scholars These are the Inn’s most prestigious scholarships, awarded to four pupils of exceptional merit. Rebecca Malczewski – Arden Scholarship Miranda Zeffman – Atkin Scholarship Maya Achan – Mould Scholarship Jarret Huang – Reid Scholarship Goddard Scholars Scholarships for Members currently undertaking pupillage in publicly … Continued
Gray’s Inn votes on the title of Master of the Bench
Gray’s Inn is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion as a fundamental principle of all that we do and are. As part of our commitment to taking a proactive approach to educate ourselves and adopt inclusive practices, the Inn is actioning reviews of our current practices. In November 2023 Gray’s Inn undertook a membership wide … Continued
Silk Appointments 2024
The Inn is delighted to announce the following Members’ Silk Appointments: Justin Bates James Christian Thacker Paul James Toms Thomas Sebastian Storey Simon Charles Forshaw Simon Wilton Richard William Turney Matthew John Brook Richard Mark Andrew Hadley Tristan Matthew Jones Stuart Brittenden Anna Claire Beale Martin Raymond McCarthy Denise Breen-Lawton Simon Alan Passfield Matthew Rees Paul … Continued
Judicial Appointments – January 2024
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointments of the following Gray’s Inn Members in January 2024. Justin Warshaw KC The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr Of Walton-on-the-Hill, has appointed three Deputy High Court Judges, under section 9(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, for a … Continued
Member elected as FLBA Chair
Gray’s Inn welcomes new Treasurer
Celebrating 65 Years
There has been a Library building at the Inn since at least the sixteenth century. Our current building, the new Holker Library opened in December 1958, 65 years ago. Destroyed during the Blitz During the Blitz, the Library was hit several times. The sad scenes were reported in Graya. “The first war damage to the … Continued
Judicial Appointments – December 2023
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointments of the following Gray’s Inn Members in December 2023. Lisa Clarke The King has appointed Lisa Clarke to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, … Continued