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
Congratulations Trinity Call 2021
Congratulations to those called to the bar at Trinity Call 2021: Mohammad Nur Uddin, Christopher Gordon Stephen, Alexander Michael Graham, Lindsey Claire Hogg, Sam Mottahedan, Zarqa Binat Farouq, Horaine Henry, Hannah Baiden, Matthew Peter Ness, Aminah Prianca Karim, Farzana Rume Islam, Neive Melicha Augustin, Olivia Florence McGonigle, Samuel George Pryor, Saunvedan Sanjay Aparanti, Terri Leanne … Continued
Artwork of four Lady Justice Members
Ambedkar Room and portrait
The Inn is delighted to have received a new painting of Dr B. R. Ambedkar which will be mounted in our newly dedicated Ambedkar Room. The portrait was kindly donated to the Inn by the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisations UK (FABO UK), with thanks to Ms Santosh Dass MBE, President of FABO UK. … Continued
Gray’s Inn Scholars 2021
We are delighted to announce the following students awarded GDL Scholars scholarships in 2021. Isabelle Agerbak The Ann Ebsworth Scholarship Karen Viktoria Akera-Stueland a Nina Lowry Scholarship Rebecca Argall The Graeme Hamilton Scholarship Catherine Arnold an Enoch Dumbutshena Scholarship Divya Behl David Karmel Scholarship Sean Binder The Edmund James Lawson Scholarship Robyn Bower-Morris a Josephine Barnes Scholarship … Continued
Mrs Justice Keegan to become first ever Lady Chief Justice in Northern Ireland
The Inn is delighted to note the following recent Lady Chief Justice Appointment of an Honorary Bencher of Gray’s Inn: The Honourable Mrs Justice Keegan will become the first Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland. She will become the first Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland at the start of September 2021 at a ceremony in the … Continued