Her Honour Judge Khatun Sapnara is a Circuit Judge who presides over both family and criminal cases. Her appointment in 2006 as a Recorder of the Crown Court saw [...]
An exclusive interview with Lady Arden for the First 100 Years project. Lady Arden joined the Supreme Court as its third female judge on 1st October 2018 and two [...]
As the current Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian holds the second most senior judicial post in Scotland. This appointment made history in 2016 as no woman had ever served [...]
Lady Hale speaks to the First 100 Years about her journey in law, her role models and the progression of women in the legal profession. [...]
Dame Anne Rafferty served as a Court of Appeal of England and Wales between 2011 and 2020. Dame Anne was the first woman to chair the Criminal Bar Association. [...]
An exclusive interview with Ruth, Lady Morris of Kenwood CBE for First 100 Years. An eminent property lawyer, Ruth worked at her father’s firm Janners for 25 years, before [...]
Laura is the President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland and Procurator to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. She is an expert in civil litigation, [...]
Lesley Wan is General Counsel for FBN Bank. Lesley is Founder & President of The Eagle Club - a global network of 180 women in senior leadership positions. She [...]
Linda was the first female Managing Partner of a major Scottish law firm. She is a Non-Executive Director and was awarded an OBE for services to business. [...]
Madeleine Heggs set up her own legal practice over 60 years ago. Brought up by a single mother during the war after her father was killed, Madeleine went to [...]
Major General Susan Ridge, CB is a senior British Army officer and lawyer. From September 2015 until July 2019, she was Director General of the Army Legal Services Branch [...]
Victoria McCloud is a British judge. She is the most senior public figure to have transitioned from male to female. In 2010 she became a Queen's Bench Master, the [...]
Nemone Lethbridge was born in 1932. She read law at Somerville College Oxford and was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn in 1956. After mixed pupillages, she focused on [...]
An exclusive interview with Rachel Spearing for First 100 Years. Spearing is a barrister at Serjeant's Inn Chambers. Previously she worked in Capital Markets in a US investment bank. [...]
An exclusive interview with Hilary Heilbron QC discussing her mother, Dame Rose Heilbron, who was the first of two female QCs, the first female Recorder, and the first woman [...]
Video BiographiesNuno Sarmento2026-01-14T13:54:14+00:00
