Sir James Michael Dingemans Interviewed by Sahana Karthik Sir James Michael Dingemans, styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Dingemans, is a Court of Appeal judge, who was recently appointed as the lead judge for International Relations with effect from 26 February 2021. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2019, has been the…
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A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt. 6 (JLAP Interviews)
Zaki Sarraf Interviewed by Majd Mansour and Sahana Karthik Zaki Sarraf began his career as a paralegal at Descartes Solicitors before securing a competitive internship as a Legal Protection Caseworker with the United Nations Refugee Agency. He then moved on to work as a Legal Advisor for St Andrew’s Refugee Services and as a Senior…
A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt.5 (JLAP Interviews)
Amanda Pinto Interviewed by Emilia Kechagia and Brendon Yik Amanda Pinto QC is an expert barrister in international financial wrongdoing, corporate crime, fraud, money laundering, and corruption cases with an international dimension. She was appointed a QC in 2006. She is highly ranked by directories in both’ Financial Crime: Corporates’ and ‘Financial Crime’.
A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt.4 (JLAP Interviews)
Nic Madge Interviewed By Sahana Karthik and Majd Mansour His Honour Nic Madge started off his illustrious career as a human rights lawyer before transitioning into a more judicial role. He became a successful district judge before moving on to become a circuit judge, trying criminal cases that involved serious and highly emotional offences. As…
A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt.3 (JLAP Interviews)
James Harper Interviewed by Sahana Karthik James is currently the Legal Director of Global Projects for LexisNexis, a prominent global provider of legal, government and business information sources. He is also the Executive Sponsor of their Rule of Law and Corporate Social Responsibility projects and has previously referred to the rule of law as being the…
A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt.2 (JLAP Interviews)
Walker Syachalinga Interviewed by Brendon Yik Walker began his successful career at the University of Kent where he studied an undergraduate degree in law, alongside a volunteer role at the Kent Law Clinic which played a key role in his career progression. After passing the Bar Professional Training Course, he embarked on a Master of…
A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt.1 (JLAP Interviews)
Pascale Bird Interviewed by Sahana Karthik and Brendon Yik Pascale began her illustrious legal career in Brussels, studying Law there before embarking on a Master of Laws Course at LSE in International Business Law. She then joined Simmons & Simmons as an associate in the EU and Competition Law department, advising on EU and UK…
Bridging the gaps in the fight against Hate Crime
By Nicole Pearson Starting a conversation & focusing on the bigger picture: missing pieces of current hate crime prevention measures It’s of no contention that the numbers of reports of hate crimes have been consistently increasing over the last decade, reaching over a hundred thousand reports in 2018/19 according to official Home Office statistics. But these…
Reflections on Access to Justice for Transgender People in India
By Shivani Dewalla Our arrival unto the world is marked by “their” presence. Marriages would be incomplete without “their” performances, “their” blessings. The halt at the traffic light is one of the most likely places to spot “them”. But why is it that their presence is only restricted to such occasions? Why are they not…
Webinar: The Criminal Justice System in Crisis
By Melissa Manley The UCL Student Pro Bono Committee held its first termly panel event on 14th of October to talk about the UK’s justice system and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic with three specialists. The discussion centred around Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 which removed more than £350 million…