• Clare Montgomery QC on her life at the Bar

    In 2016 Chambers & Partners described Clare Montgomery as ‘the most formidable member of the bar’. She is a highly respected specialist in criminal, regulatory and fraud law, known for [...]

  • Dame Alison Saunders

    Dame Alison Saunders was the second ever female Director of Public Prosecutions and the first lawyer from within the CPS to be appointed to the role. Alison is now [...]

  • Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb

    Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb is a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court. She is the first Asian woman to serve as a High Court judge in [...]

  • Dame Elish Angiolini

    Dame Elish Angiolini is the former Lord Advocate of Scotland and, before that, Solicitor General. She was the first woman and the first solicitor to hold either post. Her [...]

  • Dame Elizabeth Gloster

    An exclusive interview with Dame Elizabeth Gloster for First 100 Years, sponsored by Simmons & Simmons. Gloster is a judge of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales, [...]

  • Dame Janet Gaymer

    An interview with Dame Janet Gaymer, DBE, QC, who most recently served as a Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Appointments from 2006 to 2010. She was previously [...]

  • Dame Janet Smith

    Dame Janet Smith worked as a barrister in Manchester for twenty years. She was appointed to the High Court in 1992 and then chaired the Harold Shipman Inquiry in [...]

  • Dame Linda Dobbs

    In October 2004, Dame Linda Dobbs DBE became the first non-white high court judge in the UK, having been appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2003. She joins First [...]

  • Dame Nicola Davies

    Dame Nicola Davies was the first Welsh female Court of Appeal Judge when she was appointed in October 2018. In 1992, Nicola became the first female Welsh QC, having [...]

  • Dame Rosalyn Higgins GBE KC

    Dame Rosalyn Higgins GBE KC is a former President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). She was the first female judge elected to the ICJ, and was elected [...]

  • Dame Vera Baird

    Dame Vera Baird QC is currently the Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales, responsible for promoting the interests of victims and witnesses of crime. She previously served as a [...]

  • Dana Denis Smith, Founder of the First 100 Years

    The Founder of the First 100 Years project, Dana Denis-Smith, shares her personal story and her journey from Transylvania, in Romania, to being a journalist, City lawyer, woman in [...]

  • Diana Parker

    Diana Parker is a renowned divorce lawyer and partner at Withers Worldwide. She was the youngest and first female senior partner of a city firm. [...]

  • Dorothy Livingston

    An exclusive interview with Dorothy Livingston, the original inspiration behind the First 100 Years project. She was the first female partner of what was then Herbert Smith. She was [...]

  • Eileen Pembridge

    In an interview with First 100 Years, Eileen Pembridge has spoken of her experiences of setting up Fisher Meredith, lobbying for changes in domestic violence law, and being the [...]