Allison Munroe KC of Garden Court Chambers is featured in the latest issue of Counsel Magazine celebrating Black female silks at the Bar.
Desirée Artesi spoke to six Black women barristers, including Allison Munroe KC, who took silk in 2020, about critical success factors, barriers & ideas for embedding change.
Allison stated:
“It is important to also create your own opportunities where possible. In other words, to quote the great Caribbean-American politician Shirley Chisholm, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table bring a folding chair”.”
“As a Black barrister community we can run a targeted approach to junior Black barristers across the Bar. Many will not see themselves as silk material and the challenge will be to encourage & guide promising prospective Black silks. As a community we must share information [to] give each other tools to facilitate reaching those goals.”
“My start at the Bar in chambers where a third of the tenants were Black, and half were women, was a supportive and enabling experience… Seeing these women made it all seem possible.”
About Allison Munroe KC
Allison has a mixed practice specialising in Family Public Law, Inquests/Inquiries, Crime and Mental Health. In all spheres of her work, she has focused upon acting for vulnerable clients with a particular emphasis on the protection of their civil liberties. Allison has extensive expertise and experience working on large scale Inquests and Public Inquiries of national and international importance. She represented a number of the bereaved families in the historic Hillsborough Inquests (2014-2016).
Allison is shortlisted for the Family Law KC of the Year Award at the Family Law Awards 2025.
Read the latest issue here.
