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A J P Taylor
Historian
Alan John Percivale Taylor FBA (1906-90). Adm IT 1925. Historian
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Aarif Abraham
Doughty Street
Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee, Social Context of the Law
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Imogen Halcrow
Treasury Office Assistant
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Iris de Freitas Brazao
First female prosecutor in a murder trial in British Guyana
Iris de Freitas (1896-1989). Adm IT 1922; Call 1929.
First woman to practise law in the Caribbean and the first female prosecutor in a murder trial in British Guyana.
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William Cosmo Gordon Lang
Archbishop of Canterbury (1928–1942)
1st Baron Lang of Lambeth (1864 - 1945). Admitted to IT 1884.
Bishop of Stepney 1901 - 1909; Archbishop of Canterbury 1928 - 1942; Archbishop of York 1909 - 1928
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Sandra Alvarez
Communications & Social Media Co-ordinator
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John Adams
Barrister and Cartographer
(Ci. 1670 – C. 1738) , Adm IT 1672.
Barrister and cartographer.
Responsible for creating a map of England with measured miles and distance of each town from its neighbours; and also creating an alphabetical list of all English and Welsh place names dedicated to Charles II.
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Tunji Sowande
First Black head of chambers; first Black deputy circuit judge
(1912-1996) Adm IT 1952; Call 1956; Bencher 1986.
First Black person to gain tenancy; first Black head of Chambers; first Black Deputy Circuit Judge
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Allyson Maynard Gibson
1st female QC in the Bahamas, former Attorney General
The Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson QC. Adm IT 1977; Call 1980. A Bahamian barrister, politician, and community rights advocate, particularly with regard to laws affecting women and children. 2012-2017 she was the Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs of The Bahamas, and leader of government business in the Senate of the Bahamas. From 2002-2007, she served as Minister of Financial Services and Investments in the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration. In January 2015, she became the first woman to be appointed a Queen's Counsel in the Bahamas.
She is the daughter of former deputy prime minister (1985-92) Clement T. Maynard.
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Robert Buckland
Former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
The Rt Hon Robert Buckland KC MP. Adm IT 1987; Call 1991; Bencher 2015; QC 2014; PC 2019; MP (C) South Swindon, since 2010; Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, 2019-2021.
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Ingrid Simler
First female President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal
The Rt Hon Lady Justice Simler DBE. Adm IT 1984; Call 1987; Bencher 2008.
Recorder, 2002-13; Jun. Counsel to IR, 2002-06; QC 2006; a Dep. High Ct Judge, 2010-13; a Judge of the High Ct of Justice, QBD, 2013-19; a Lady Justice of Appeal 2019-23; Justice of the Supreme Court 2023-.
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Evelyn Sharp
First woman Permanent Secretary
Later GBE, Baroness Sharp of Hornsey (1903-1985). Adm IT 1927; not called. First woman Permanent Secretary.
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See Chye Hong
Second woman to be called to the Hong Kong Bar
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Theodora Llewelyn Davies
First woman to be admitted to The Inner Temple
(1898-1988). Adm IT 1920; Call 1922. First woman to be admitted to The Inner Temple.
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Cyril Radcliffe
British lawyer and Law Lord, known for his role in the partition of British India
1st Viscount Radcliffe, GBE, PC, QC, FBA (1899-1977). Adm IT 1930; Call 1924.
British lawyer and Law Lord best known for his role in the partition of British India. He served as the first chancellor of the University of Warwick from its foundation in 1965 to 1977.
Image: Cyril John Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe by Walter Stoneman https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw185113/
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Kobina Sekeyi
Nationalist lawyer, politician and writer
(1892-1956). Adm IT 1913; Call 1918. Nationalist lawyer, politician and writer; author of Anglo-Fante the first English language novel written on the Cape Coast.
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Leonard Woodley
First QC in Britain of Afro-Caribbean heritage
(1927-2020). Adm IT 1960; Call; 1963; Bencher 1990. First person in Britain of Afro-Caribbean heritage to become a QC; Recorder of the Crown Court.
Endowed Leonard Woodley scholarship at The Inner Temple with a view to promoting greater diversity at the Bar.
Photo credit: @ABLWM/Twitter
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Gladys Ramsarran
The first woman in British Guiana to qualify as a lawyer
(1904-1982). Adm IT 1927; Call 1931. The first woman in British Guiana to qualify as a lawyer; the first Indian woman to qualify as a lawyer in the West Indies and practise in Trinidad & Tobago (1932)
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Obafemi Awolowo
Nigerian Nationalist and Statesman
(1909-87). Adm IT 1944; Call 1946. Premier of Western Nigeria (1954-1960); Federal Commissioner for Finance (1967-71). Nigerian Nationalist and Statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s independence movement.
Image: Obafemi Awolowo by Bassano Ltd Image Source: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw89467/
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Ezlynn Deraniyagala
Lawyer, feminist and first female barrister in Sri Lanka
(1908-73). Adm IT 1930; Call 1934. Sri Lankan lawyer and feminist who was the first female barrister in the country; fifth President of the International Alliance of Women (1958-1964)
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Taslim Olawale Elias
Nigerian jurist, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice
(1914-1999). Adm IT 1944; Call 1947. Nigerian jurist, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice (1966-1972) and Chief Justice of Nigeria (1972-75); Vice President of the International Court of Justice (1979-82) ; President of the International Court of Justice (1982-1985);
Photo Source: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/acd6484a-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84
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Peter Taylor
Lord Chief Justice of England 1992-96
Baron Taylor of Gosforth (1930-1997). Adm IT; Call 1954; Bencher 1975; Lord Chief Justice of England 1992-96.
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HRH The Prince Philip
Royal Treasurer 1961
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GBE (1921-2021). Royal Bencher 1954; Royal Treasurer 1961.
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Sara Lawson
First woman General Counsel of the Serious Fraud Office
Adm IT 1989; Call 1990; Bencher 2015 and QC 2017
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Dorothy Knight Dix
First woman to sit as Recorder for a jury trial
Dorothy Knight Dix QC (1909 - 1970). Adm IT 1931; Call 1934.
QC 1957; 1968 appointed a County Court Judge.
First woman to sit as Recorder for a jury trial
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Lim Beng Hong
First ethnic-Chinese and Malayan woman to be called to the English Bar
(later Oon Beng Hong OBE, known as Mrs B H Oon, 1903-1979) Adm IT 1923; Call 1926.
First ethnic-Chinese and Malayan woman to be called to the English Bar
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Frene Ginwala
Anti-apartheid campaigner who became Speaker of the National Assembly of SA
Dr Frene Noshir Ginwala (1932 - ). Adm IT 1957; Call 1964.
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Leeona Dorrian
2nd most senior judge and most senior woman judge in Scotland
The Rt Hon Lady Dorrian (1957 - ). Adm IT 1991, Call 1991; Bencher 2018. QC (Scot) 1994; Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland 2005; Lord Justice Clerk and President, Second Division, Court of Session 2016. The second most senior judge and most senior woman judge in Scotland.
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Coomee Rustom Dantra
First Burmese woman barrister
Adm IT 1924; Call 1928. First Burmese woman barrister.
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Freda Corbet
Labour politician
(nee Künzlen, later Mansell, 1900-1993). Adm IT 1929; Call 1932. Labour politician
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William Petyt
Barrister and writer
(1636-1707) (1640/1 – 1707). Adm IT 1664; Call 1670; Treasurer 1701. Barrister, writer. For may years Keeper of the Records in the Tower. He is buried in the Temple Church
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Wasim Sajjad
Twice Served as the acting President of Pakistan
(1941 - ). Adm IT 1964; Call 1978. Pakistani Conservative politician, statesman, lawyer and political theorist. Served as the acting President of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms, 2 December 1997 – 1 January 1998 and 18 July 1993 - 14 November 1993, and as the Chairman of the Senate 1988 - 1999.
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Ken Macdonald
Former Director of Public Prosecutions
The Rt Hon the Lord Macdonald of River Glaven KC (1953 - ). Adm IT 1975; Call 1978; Bencher 2004. Director of Public Prosecutions 2003 - 2008, Warden of Wadham College Oxford 2012 -. Image source: https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/member/ken-macdonald/
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Beau Nash
Dandy, leader of fashion and Master of Ceremonies
Born Richard Nash (1674 – 1761), Adm IT 1693. Dandy, leader of fashion and Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath.
Image Source: Own photo of frontispiece in book "Bath Under Beau Nash", by Lewis Melville, London 1907. Frontispiece is labelled 'BEAU NASH. From a print in the collection of J. F. Meehan, Esq'
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Ivy Williams
First woman to be called to the Bar of England and Wales
Dr Ivy Williams. Adm IT 1920; Call 1922. First woman to be called to the Bar of England and Wales; Academic, taught Law at St. Anne’s College, Oxford 1920-45
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Yong Pung How
Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Singapore
(1926-2020). Adm IT 1946; Call 1951. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Singapore (1990-2006)
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Harry Woolf
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2000-2005)
The Rt Hon The Lord Woolf CH FBA (1933-). Adm IT 1951; Call 1955; QC; Lord Justice of Appeal 1986; Law Lord 1992; Master of the Rolls (1996-2000); Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2000-2005)
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Thomas Willing
American merchant and politician
(1731-1821). Adm IT 1748.
American merchant and politician. Judge of Supreme Court, Pennsylvania. Established first chartered bank in USA and acted as its first president
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Helmuth James von Moltke
International lawyer
Count Helmuth James von Moltke (1907 - 1945). Adm IT 1935; Call 1938.
International lawyer. Advised German High Command. Executed by Adolf Hitler 1945
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Shyamji Krishna Varma
Indian revolutionary fighter
(1857-1930). Adm IT 1879; Call 1884; Disbarred 1909; Reinstated 2015.
Indian revolutionary fighter, lawyer and journalist who founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and the Indian Sociologist in London
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A J P Taylor
Historian
Alan John Percivale Taylor FBA (1906-90). Adm IT 1925. Historian
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Lynda Clark
The first woman Advocate General for Scotland
The Rt Hon The Baroness Clark of Calton KC . Adm IT (ad eundem) 1990, Call 1977 (Scottish Bar). PC 2013; Advocate General for Scotland 1999–2006; a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland (a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland) 2006–19; Chairman, Scottish Law Commission, 2012–14
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Eugenia Charles
First woman to be a lawyer in Dominica, and the first to be Prime Minister
Mary Eugenia Charles DBE (1919-2005). Adm IT 1943; Call 1947; co-founded, and elected President of the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) 1969; Prime Minister 1980.
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Joyce Bamford-Addo
First woman to serve as Speaker in an African Parliament
The Rt Hon Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo JSC (1937-). Adm IT 1949; Call 1961. State Attorney 1963; Chief State Attorney 1973. Director of Public Prosecutions 1976; Supreme Court Judge 1994 to 2004; Speaker in the Parliament of Ghana 2009 to 2013.
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Dr Mari Takayanagi
Senior Archivist, Parliamentary Archives
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John Walker
Project Manager, SRM Special Projects
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Jack Straw
Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice (2007-2010)
John (Jack) Straw (1946-). Adm IT 1965; Call 1972; PC 1997; Bencher 1997; MP 1979- 2015 ; Home Sec. 1997-2001; Foreign Sec. 2001-2006; Leader of HoC 2006-2007; Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice 2007-2010
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Bram Stoker
Author, novelist, creator of Dracula
Abraham (or Bram) Stoker (1848-1912). Adm IT 1886; Call 1890.
Drama critic, author, novelist, creator of Dracula
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Cecil Rhodes
Prime Minister of Cape Colony 1890–96
(1853-1902). Adm IT 1876.
Financier, statesman, empire builder and educational philanthropist. Prime Minister of Cape Colony 1890–96; organiser of the diamond mining company De Beers Consolidated Mines.
By his will he established the Rhodes Scholarship in 1902.
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Tunku Abdul Rahman
Founding father and first Prime Minster of Malaysia
(1903-90). Adm IT 1924; Call 1949; Bencher 1970.
Founding father and first Prime Minster of Malaysia.
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Tuanku Abdul Rahman
First King of Malaysia
(1895-1960). Adm IT 1925; Call 1928.
Founding Father and First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
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George Phillippo
Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong
Sir George Phillippo (1833-1914). Adm IT 1859; Call 1862.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong 1882-1888.
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William Paca
Signed the Declaration of American Independence
(1740-99). Adm IT 1762; called to bar of Maryland, USA ,1764.
Politician. Signed the Declaration of American Independence.
Maryland state senator; Chief Judge of Supreme Court, Maryland; Governor of Maryland 1782-86; delegate to State convention which ratifies the US constitution 1788; US judge 1789-99.
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Douglas Lowe
British double Olympic champion, won gold medals in 1924 & 1928
Douglas Gordon Arthur Lowe (1902-1981). Adm IT 1925; Call 1928; Bencher 1957; QC 1964.
British double Olympic Games champion, winning gold medals in 1924 and 1928. On both occasions he set British 800-metres records of 1:52.4 and 1:51.8 respectively, the latter also being an Olympic record.
Image source: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9025870t
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Harold Abrahams
Won gold in 100m sprint, 1924 Paris Olympics
(1899-1978). Adm IT 1919; Call 1924. Lawyer, journalist.
He won silver in 4 x 100m relay and gold in 100m sprint at the 1924 Paris Olympics, a feat depicted in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire.
Image source: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b530727104
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Jawaharlal Nehru
First Prime Minister of India
Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889-1964). Adm IT 1909; Call 1912.
First Prime Minister of India.
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John Mortimer
Creator of ‘Rumpole of the Bailey’
Sir John Clifford Mortimer CBE (1923-2009). Adm IT 1941; Call 1948; Bencher 1975; QC 1996. Author and playwright. Creator of ‘Rumpole of the Bailey’.
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Thomas Littleton
Lawyer, judge, author of 'On Tenures'
Sir Thomas Littleton (c1415-81). Adm IT n.d.; Call n.d.; Serjeant 1453; KS 1455; Justice of the Common Pleas 1466-81.
Lawyer, judge, author of 'On Tenures'
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Elizabeth Lane
First woman High Court Judge & First woman Bencher
Dame Elizabeth Lane (1905-1988). Adm IT 1937; Call 1940; QC 1960; Bencher 1965; High Court Judge, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, 1965-79.
First woman appointed as a judge in the County Court, and the first woman High Court Judge in England and first woman Bencher at any Inn.
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Seretse Khama
First President of Botswana
(1921-80). Adm IT 1946. Chief designate of Bamangwato Tribe, in Bechauanaland Protectorate; exiled for marriage to white woman, Ruth Williams; returned to Bechuanaland 1956; Leader of Bechauanaland Democratic Party; first President of Botswana.
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Heather Hallett
First woman to chair the Bar Council
The Rt Hon Lady Justice Hallett DBE (1949 - ). Adm IT 1970; Call 1972; Bencher 1993; Treasurer 2011. QC 1989; a Recorder, 1989–99; a Deputy High Court Judge, 1995–99; a Judge of the High Court of Justice, QBD, 1999–2005. Leader, South Eastern Circuit, 1995–97; Presiding Judge, Western Circuit, 2001–04; Vice President, Queen's Bench Division, 2012–14. Member Judicial Appointmentss Commission, 2006–10 (Vice-Chairman, 2007–10); Chairman, Judicial College (formerly Judicial Studies Bd), 2010–14 (Member, 2000–04). Chairman, General Council of the Bar, 1998 (Vice Chairman, 1997).
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Constantin Karadja
Resp. for the safe flight of 1000s of Jews from Nazi Germany
Prince Constantin Karadja (1889-1950). Adm IT 1909; Call 1922.
Romanian Diplomat. Romanian Consul General in Berlin 1931-41. Head of Consulate Dept of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest, 1941-44.
Responsible for the safe evacuation of thousands of Jews from Nazi Germany.
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Former President of Pakistan
(1876-1948). Adm LI 1893; Call LI 1896; Adm IT (Ad Eundem) 1931.
President of Pakistan 1947.
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George Jeffreys
Presided over 'Bloody Assizes'
1st Baron Jeffreys, PC, also known as "the Hanging Judge" (1645-1689). Adm IT 1663; Call 1668; Bencher 1678; Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1683; Recorder of London 1678-80; Serjeant 1680; LCJ 1682; KC 1683; LC 1685.
Defender of Crown interests. Presided over 'Bloody Assizes' after Monmouth's attempted rebellion 1685.
Died in Tower of London 1689.
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Edwin James
first ever QC to suffer disbarment
(1812-82). Adm IT 1832; Call 1836; QC 1850; MP 1859-61; disbarred for unprofessional conduct 1861. Emigrated to New York, USA.
Performed on American stage, 1861-72. He was the first ever Queen's Counsel to suffer disbarment.
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James II
First Royal Bencher of The Inner Temple
James, Duke of York (later James II). First Royal Bencher of IT. King 1685-88. Abdicated 1688.
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Derry Irvine
Scottish lawyer, judge, and former Lord Chancellor
Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg PC QC (1940 - ). Adm IT 1962; Call 1967; QC 1978; Bencher 1985; PC.
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1997-2003).
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Thomas Hughes
Author of 'Tom Brown's Schooldays'
(1822-96). Adm LI 1845; Adm IT 1848; Call 1848; QC 1869; Bencher 1870; MP 1865-74
Author of 'Tom Brown's Schooldays'
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Michael Howard
Former Leader of the Conservative Party
Baron Howard of Lympne CH PC QC (1941-). Adm IT 1961; Call 1964; QC 1982; PC 1990; Bencher 1992; MP 1983-2010; Home Sec. 1993-7
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Edward Marshall Hall
Known as "The Great Defender"
Sir Edward Marshall Hall (1858-1927). Adm IT 1880; Call 1883; bencher 1910; QC 1898; MP 1900; Knt 1917.
Involved in a number of sensational cases, including Russell Divorce case 1923.
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Rosalyn Higgins
First woman judge and President of the International Court of Justice
Dame Rosalyn Higgins GBE JSD FBA QC (1937-). Adm IT 1952; Call 1955; QC 1986; President of the International Court of Justice 2006.
First woman judge and President of the International Court of Justice
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Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1997-2003)
Lord Irvine of Lairg (1940 - ). Adm IT 1962; Call 1967; QC 1978; Bencher 1985; PC.
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (1997-2003).
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Alan P Herbert
Author, playwright and law reform activist
Sir Alan P Herbert (1890-1971). Adm IT 1912; Call 1919; MP for Oxford University 1935-50.
Author, humourist, playwright and law reform activist.
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Arthur Henry Hallam (1811-33)
Poet and Author
(1811-33). Adm IT 1832. Poet and author. Son of Henry Hallam (qv).
Friend of Alfred Tennyson, who wrote 'In Memoriam' on his death in Vienna in 1833.
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Rayner Goddard
First LCJ to possess a law degree
Baron Goddard (1877-1971). Adm IT 1896; Call 1891; Bencher 1929; Lord Chief Justice 1946-58. First Lord Chief Justice to be elected by a Labour government and the first to possess a law degree.
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William Schwenk Gilbert
Best known as half of Gilbert and Sullivan
Sir William Schwenk Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert, (1836-1911). Adm IT 1855; Call 1863; Knt 1907. Playwright, librettist and author. Famous as collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan on comic operettas. Image source: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-f9a4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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Mohandas Gandhi
Architect of Indian Independence
Adm IT 1888; Call 1891; disbarred 1922; reinstated 1988. "There were two conditions which had to be fulfilled before a student was formally called to the bar: ‘keeping terms’, twelve terms equivalent to about three years; and passing examinations. ‘Keeping terms’ meant eating one’s terms i.e. attending at least six dinners out of about twenty-four dinners in a term. Eating did not mean actually partaking of the dinner, it meant reporting oneself at the fixed hours and remaining present throughout the dinner. Usually of course everyone ate and drank the good commons and choice wines provided. A dinner cost from two and six to three and six, that is from two to three rupees ... I often ate nothing at these dinners, for the things that I might eat were only bread, boiled potato and cabbage. In the beginning I did not eat these, as I did not like them; and later, when I began to relish them, I also gained the courage to ask for other dishes. " - The story of my experiments with Truth
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Heneage Finch
Involved in trial of Regicides in reign of Charles II
1st Earl of Nottingham (1621-82). Adm IT 1638; Call 1645; Reader 1661; Treasurer 1661-72; SG 1660; Attorney General 1670; Lord Keeper 1673; Lord Chancellor 1675-82. Known as the 'silver-tongued lawyer' and the 'father of modern equity' (DNB).
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Robert Dudley
Courtier, Master of the Queen's Horse, favourite of Elizabeth I
Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (c1533-88). Adm IT 1561; Master of Revels at the Inner Temple, 1561. Courtier, Master of the Queen's Horse, favourite of Elizabeth I. Son of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland (qv)
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Francis Drake
Circumnavigator and Admiral
Sir Francis Drake (c1540-96). Adm IT: 1582.
Circumnavigator and Admiral
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Ernest De Silva
Sri Lankan philanthropist
Sir Ernest De Silva (1887-1957). Adm IT 1907; Call 1912.
Sri Lankan philanthropist.
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Edwin Chadwick
19th Century Social Reformer
Sir Edwin Chadwick KCB (1800-1890). Adm IT 1823; Call 1830. Social reformer.
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Robert Erskine Childers
Author and Irish Nationalist
(1870-1922). Adm IT 1892; former resident at 2 Mitre Court.
Author and Irish nationalist.
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Edward Coke
The greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634). Adm CI 1571; Adm IT 1572; Call 1578; Bencher 1590; Treasurer 1595-7; Solicitor General 1592; Attorney General 1594; Knt 1603; Serjeant 1606; Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1606; Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1613-16; MP 1589; Speaker 1593.
One of most influential judges. attacked royal prerogative and defended supremacy of Parliament.
Author of commentary on Littleton (qv)
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Eugene Chen
Sun Yat-sen's Foreign Minister
(1878-1944). Chinese Trinidadian lawyer who in the 1920s became Sun Yat-sen's foreign minister
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Poet and author
Membership of Inner Temple claimed by sixteenth century antiquary but not corroborated. Poet , author, courtier and civil servant. JP; MP.
Mentioned a 'Manciple of a Temple' in the 'Prologue to the Canterbury Tales'.
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Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
First woman member of Court of Appeal
Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE (1933-). Adm IT 1951; Call 1955; Bencher 1979; Reader 1997; Treasurer 1998; Lord Justice of Appeal 1988-99; President Family Division 1999.
First woman member of Court of Appeal; first woman Treasurer of The Inner Temple.
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Thomas Bromley
Presided over trial of Mary, Queen of Scots
(1530-87). Adm IT 1550; Call n.d.; Reader 1566; Treasurer 1573-75; Recorder of London 1566-69; SG 1569-79; MP; LC 1579-87; PC; Knt 1579.
Presided over trial of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1586. Sealed execution warrant.
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James Boswell
Diarist and Biographer
(1740-95). Adm IT 1761; Call 1786; recorder of Carlisle 1788-90; resided in Farrar’s Buildings.
Diarist and biographer, author of the Life of Samuel Johnson some claim to be the greatest biography ever written.
"The method of living in the Inner Temple is, in my opinion, the most agreeable in the world for a single man.”Image Source: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/use-this-image.php?mkey=mw00687
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William Norman Birkett
Judge at Nuremberg trials
1st Baron Birkett, Kt, PC, QC (1883-1962). Adm IT 1910; Call 1913; KC 1924; Bencher 1930; Treasurer 1956; Lord Justice of Appeal 1950-56.
Judge at Nuremberg trials. Outstanding advocate.
Image Source: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw99896/
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Thomas Audley
Presided over trial of Sir Thomas More
1st Baron Audley of Walden (1488-1544). Adm IT 1510; Bencher 1524; Reader 1526.
MP for Essex 1523; Inner Temple's first recorded Lord Chancellor. Presided over trial of Sir Thomas More
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Clement Attlee
Prime Minister 1945-51
1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (1883-1967). Adm IT 1904; Call 1906; PC 1935. Clement Richard Attlee, A British Labour Party politician who was Prime Minister of the UK from 1945-1951. He was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955.
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Musa Alami
Palestinian Politician
(1897-1984). Adm IT 1920; Call 1924.
Palestinian lawyer, philanthropist, founder and president of the Arab Development Society
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Member Events Team
Contact for the Inn's events and booking enquiries.
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Her Honour Deborah Taylor
Treasurer 2022
Her Honour Deborah Taylor was Recorder of Westminster and Resident Judge at Southwark Crown Court 2017-2022. She also sits in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division and in the High Court Queen’s Bench Division and Administrative Court. She was a Judicial Appointments Commissioner from 2011-2013.
Deborah read Jurisprudence at Somerville College, Oxford. She went on to be called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1983. She was elected as a Judicial Governing Bencher in 2009.
She has been involved in the governance of the Inn for a number of years. Appointed to the Scholarships Committee 2010 (Vice-Chair 2012 and Chair 2013); Education & Training Committee in 2011; Executive Committee in 2013; Inner Temple representative on the Temple Women’s Forum 2013-2021 (Co-Convenor 2016); Reader Elect 2019; Reader 2020 and 2021.close
Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC
2020 and 2021 Treasurer
Joint Head of Falcon Chambers, where he has a wide practice in commercial property law.
He specialises in rent review work (co-authoring the principal text on the subject), development agreements, easements and restrictive covenants, and has recently appeared in the Supreme Court and Privy Council in leading cases on leasehold covenants, prescriptive claims and strata title.
Guy Fetherstonhaugh studied economics at Bristol University before completing a short service commission in the Royal Green Jackets.
He went on to be called to the Bar by The Inner Temple in 1983. He took Silk in 2003 and was elected a Master of the Bench in 2009.
He has been involved in Inn activities for a number of years. Appointed to the Estates Committee in 2009 (Vice-Chair 2012 and Chair 2013; Chair of the Education & Training Committee of the Bar Council; Reader Elect, Inner Temple 2018; Reader, Inner Temple 2019, Inner Temple Treasurer 2020 and 2021.
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Jonathan Delaney
Senior Network Administrator
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Jennie Collis Price
Head of the Sub-Treasurer's Office
jcollisprice@innertemple.org.uk
Responsible for governance, such as the election of Governing Benchers and committee memberships. Manages international initiatives and events (Secretary to the International Committee). Supports the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Sub-Committee with development of policies, initiatives and advice related to EDI issues (Secretary to the EDI Sub-Committee)
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Peter Higgins
Head of IT / Systems Librarian
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Paul Clark
Technology and Communications Officer
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Jude Hodgson
Membership Registrar
Membership enquiries, members' records 1960-, student disciplinary matters and data protection enquiries.
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Nadia Ruiz
Assistant to the Director of Treasury Office
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Isabelle Keltie
Assistant to the Director of Treasury Office
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Rosy Humphrey
Member Events & Administration Assistant
Members' event bookings and car park enquiries
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Jacqueline Fenton
Membership & Records Assistant
General enquiries, Public guided tours, student qualifying session enquiries and membership enquiries including; address changes and record updates
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Henrietta Amodio
Director of Treasury Office
Responsible for the overall management of the Treasury Office and special projects, Secretary to the Bar Liaison Committee, Assistant Editor of the Yearbook, Joint Editor of Innerview
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The Rt Hon Lord Hughes of Ombersley
2019 Treasurer
Called to the Bar, Inner Temple 1970; Recorder of the Crown Court from 1985-1997; appointed Queen's Counsel 1990; appointed to the High Court (Family Division from 1997-2003; and Queen's Bench Division from 2004-2006); appointed to the Court of Appeal 2006, serving as the Vice President of its Criminal Division from 2009-2013; appointed to the Supreme Court 2013-2018; Reader, Inner Temple 2018; Treasurer, Inner Temple 2019.
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Greg Dorey CVO
Sub-Treasurer
subtreasurer@innertemple.org.uk
Mr Dorey has had a distinguished career in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, serving at various times as Ambassador to Ethiopia, Djibouti and the African Union; and to Hungary; plus spells as Deputy Head of Mission in Hong Kong and Pakistan. He holds a Masters degree in Modern History from Exeter College, University of Oxford.
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Kate Peters
Member Events & Administration Manager
Members' events, Innerview, website queries, Inns of Court Alliance for Women and Temple Employed Bar