Eileen Pembridge
The richness and diversity of Eileen Pembridge’s experience before qualifying [...]
Anne Rafferty
As one of the UK’s leading judges, Anne Rafferty commands [...]
Christine Lagarde
As the first female head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine [...]
Edwina Millward
Edwina’s career is made remarkable not only by her becoming [...]
Juliet Wheldon
Not only was Juliet a fantastic lawyer, but she also [...]
‘More women judges will improve law’: Britain’s only female Supreme Court judge calls for more diversity
Baroness Hale claims male colleagues have concerns about changing the application and hiring process
Eulalie Evan Spicer
Eulalie Evan Spicer was a lawyer and Legal Aid administrator, [...]
Dame Barbara Mills
Dame Barbara Mills DBE QC was the first female Director [...]
Eva Crawley
It would be no exaggeration to state that, without the [...]
Gareth Peirce
Indubitably one of the most enigmatic and fascinating characters in [...]
Ada Summers
Ada Summers was the first female magistrate, one of the [...]
Moira Gilmour
The late Moira Gilmour’s remarkable achievements in the legal profession [...]
Gwyneth Bebb
Gwyneth Bebb was a plaintiff in the famous Bebb v [...]
Rose Heilbron
The late Dame Rose Heilbron’s remarkable catalogue of firsts reads [...]
Cornelia Sorabji
Cornelia Sorabji was the first woman to ever sit the [...]
The Langham Place group
In their quest to open up the professions to women, the earliest pioneers found themselves up against a barrier of seemingly insurmountable stature: the ideological denial of a woman’s access to education.
Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour’s list of honours and awards is staggering, and [...]
The First 100 Years Project
To change the future, first celebrate the past Dana Denis-Smith [...]
Ivy Williams
Dr Ivy Williams was the first woman to be called [...]
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Before rising to fame as a celebrity chef, Clarissa Dickson [...]
Project pits women’s success stories against “negative narrative of diversity debate”
This article is about the recognition of the First 100 Year Project, some information about Obelisk Support, the progress made so far with getting women into law, and Dana’s thoughts regarding this.
Simon Hughes: ‘Legal profession must do more to reflect modern Britain’
The legal establishment still looks like it is stuck in the Victorian era, the new justice minister has claimed as he announces a drive to boost the number of female and ethnic-minority barristers.
