Gray’s Inn Moot Competition Final 2023
Congratulations to the winner of the Gray’s Inn Moot Competition 2023, Fran D’Argenio. Fran D’Argenio and Anjelica Smerin will receive the Nicholls Memorial Prize for Mooting, generously given annually by 3 Raymond Buildings in honour of Clive Nicholls QC, a Bencher of the Inn. The runner-up Joseph Hilditch will receive the Norman Tapp Memorial Prize. … Continued
100 Years of Women at Gray’s Inn
Three Internship Scholarships awarded in 2023
We are delighted to announce that the following three Members have been awarded The Churchill Internship Scholarship in 2023. 2023 Churchill Scholarship awardees The purpose of The Churchill Scholarship is to enable the winner to undertake further study, an internship or work placement abroad, either at a university or with those in an international practice, … Continued
Birthday Honours names Gray’s Inn Members
The King’s Birthday Honours mark the extraordinary contributions and service of people across the UK. Gray’s Inn is delighted to note that amongst those named on 16 June 2023, two are Honorary Benchers of Gray’s Inn: The Hon William Hartley Hume Shawcross CVO. Awarded Knight Bachelor for public service. Vincent Thomas Keaveny, lately Lord Mayor … Continued
French English Essay Prize 2023
Gray’s Inn is delighted to be collaborating with Gide once again on a French-English Law Essay Prize. The judging panel will be chaired by Appeal Court judge and Vice Treasurer of Gray’s Inn, The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Coulson. Lord Justice Coulson will be joined by Estelle Cros, French Liaison Judge at the Embassy of … Continued
Judicial Appointments – May 2023
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointment of the following Gray’s Inn Members in May 2023. Recorder appointments The King has appointed 26 Gray’s Inn Members as Recorders on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP, and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, The Right … Continued
Inaugural Keating Chambers Scholarship awarded
The Keating Chambers Scholarship was announced in September 2022. The scholarship is designed to support Bar Course students from backgrounds under-represented at the Bar. The inaugural Keating Chambers Scholar Omar Jassam is the 2023 and inaugural Keating Chambers Scholar. He has recently completed a GDL course and will commence Bar training in September. Omar excelled … Continued
Scholarship available for Advanced International Advocacy Course
Gray’s Inn will fund up to five Members attending The South Eastern Circuit, Tim Dutton CBE KC, Advanced International Advocacy Course. For the last 15 years, Gray’s Inn has funded up to five of its Members to attend the South Eastern Circuit’s Keble Advanced Advocacy Course. This year is no different, and we invite Members … Continued
Judicial Appointments – April 2023
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointment of the following Gray’s Inn Members in April 2023. His Honour Judge Tariq Sadiq Following an Expressions of Interest exercise, the Lord Chief Justice is pleased to announce the appointment of two Designated Civil Judges. One of whom is His Honour Judge Tariq Sadiq, who has … Continued
Judicial Appointments – March 2023
The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointment of the following Gray’s Inn Members in March 2023. HHJ Sarah Davies Following an Expressions of Interest exercise, the President of the Family Division announced the appointment of a Designated Family Judge. HHJ Sarah Davies was appointed as the Designated Family Judge for Kent with effect … Continued