Barrister specialising in planning and public law at 39 Essex Chambers.
London, England
Joined April 2013
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Wow…and not in a good way: Italian uproar over judge's 10-second groping rule bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-…
Caster Semenya wins appeal at European Court of Human Rights bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/66…
Bad enough this is a criminal offence but what really gets me is the absurdly disproportionate nature of the sentence. Shocking this is going on in the UK in 2023 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-st…
Inexcusable that not a single pundit (and there are many) on tonight’s champions league final is a woman. Come on @btsport you can do better than that
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Reminder - ALBA Summer Conference 2023 Booking Now Open - mailchi.mp/4f0c5eb7c741/alba…
Really enjoyed last night’s Young Public Lawyers’ Group event on consultation - refreshing to hear the non-lawyer perspective. Thanks to @SteveBroach Farhana Patel @officestudents and Fiona Rutherford @JUSTICEhq for their insights plus Nick De Mulder @kingsleynapley for chairing
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Looking forward to co-hosting this consultation event on 24 May with Kingsley Napley - do hope you can join us, including my colleague @SteveBroach who is one of our expert speakers
39 Essex Chambers and @kingsleynapley are co-hosting a Young Public Law Lawyers’ Group event on consultation challenges and how to consult effectively. With talks by Steve Broach (39 Essex), Farhana Patel (Office for Students), and Fiona Rutherford, Chief Executive of JUSTICE.
Looking forward to co-hosting this consultation event on 24 May with Kingsley Napley - do hope you can join us, including my colleague @SteveBroach who is one of our expert speakers
39 Essex Chambers and @kingsleynapley are co-hosting a Young Public Law Lawyers’ Group event on consultation challenges and how to consult effectively. With talks by Steve Broach (39 Essex), Farhana Patel (Office for Students), and Fiona Rutherford, Chief Executive of JUSTICE.
School set to take Ofsted to court over inspection bbc.co.uk/news/education-653…
Unesco world heritage status: Seven sites win UK backing bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65225817
Give me strength - Social care reform funding halved for England, government confirms bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65171795
Approach to school inspections raises really important questions. I can see the value of a more holistic report but dubious about adjusting standards to reflect Covid/funding issues/background of pupils - surely there has to be a single objective standard bbc.co.uk/news/education-651…
I cannot tell you the lengths I will go to for the lovely solicitors who reliably provide a properly indexed and paginated bundle with instructions… I feel palpable pangs of appreciation whenever I get one
Have spent all day writing an advice on the correct interpretation of Regulation X(x)(c)(ii)…and each time I type it having to correct Microsoft word’s amendment of (c) to the copyright symbol. Argh! Who can want to type the copyright sign that often?!
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Many, many congratulations to our three new silks, all of whom have significant public law expertise - Nicola Greaney, Fiona Paterson and Katherine Apps @greaney_nicola @fmfpaterson
Some good news for once - BBC suspends proposed closure of the BBC Singers bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
Fab night out yesterday at @LyricHammer to see innovative, hilarious and thought-provoking adaptation of Accidental Death of an Anarchist - would highly recommend lyric.co.uk/shows/accidental…