Gray’s Inn Scholars 2021
We are delighted to announce the following members awarded Pupillage scholarships: Goddard Scholars Scholarships for members currently undertaking pupillage in publicly funded (legal aid) work. Miriam Boxberg Ella Embleton James Halliday Katherine Higgs Jessica Hocking Alana Hughes Patrick Hulley Amjad Kadhim Bradley Lewis Hamish McCallum Sebastian Walker View further details about our Ann Goddard Scholarships Senior … Continued
Gray’s Inn Moot Competition 2020 – Winner
Congratulations to the winner of the Gray’s Inn Moot Competition 2020: Sophie Sheerin! Charles Jenkinson won first runner up. Sophie and Charles 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 runners-up Harry Samuels and Page Nyame-Satterthwaite will … Continued
Charter for Black Talent
We are delighted to announce that we are a Supporter of Charter for Black Talent in Finance and the Professions. The aim of the Charter is to promote equality of opportunity for Black people in finance and the professions, and more can be read about it at blacktalentcharter.com. In becoming a Supporter of the Charter, … Continued
Peerage Appointment
New Masters of the Bench – Michaelmas 2020
Congratulations winners of Lee and Beloff Essay Prizes 2020/21!
The Inn is delighted to share the Lee Essay Prize and the Michael Beloff Essay Prize winners 2020! The Lee Essay Prize Question ‘With the demise of civil legal aid in most areas of civil law, have the Jackson reforms of 1st April 2013 and the requirements of practising with these rules helped or hampered the … Continued
Judicial Appointments
Congratulations Michaelmas Call 2020!
Congratulations to those called to the bar at Michaelmas Call 2020: John Leslie Phillips, Seher Sheikh, James Lewis, Claire Louise Thames, Arafat Mahmud, Omurchadu Friend Ghiassi, Alycia Guilanna Carpanini, Anastasia Elena Rossis, Isaac Ricca-Richardson, Frankie Jake Shama, James Michael Watkins, Samuel Oscar March, Hannah Megan Millar, Sean Ethan Weber Butler, Matthew Grant Baron, Antonia Fitzpatrick, Toel … Continued
New Honorary Benchers
Congratulations to the following newly elected Honorary Benchers! Pension agreed unanimously at their meeting on 21 October 2020 to the election of the below Honorary Masters of the Bench of this Society. Royal and Honorary Bencher appointments are elected from non-members of outstanding public eminence and distinction or who have rendered great service to the Inn. … Continued
Judicial Appointments
The Inn is delighted to note the following recent Judicial Appointments: Recorders Bilal Muhammad Siddique has been appointed as a Recorder, deployed to Wales Circuit where he will sit in Crime, with effect from 22 October 2020. View further details on the judiciary.gov website District Judges Victoria Katie Nassar has been appointed as a District Judge, deployed to … Continued