Garden Court barrister Oscar Davies has been awarded the King’s College Distinguished Alumni ‘Change Maker’ Award in recognition of their outstanding achievements.
The Change Maker Award celebrates alumni who “change the status quo for good”.
As the UK’s first publicly recognised non-binary barrister, Oscar is an advocate and role model for trans and non-binary UK legal professionals. In 2024, they were named Legal 500’s LGBTQ+ Champion of the Year.
Inspired by their time at King’s, Oscar challenges restrictive laws around gender identity and advocates for under-represented communities.
Oscar said:
“I was the first barrister to come out publicly as non-binary, so I do lots of advocacy around transgender and non-binary rights. This work was informed by the variety of gender theory modules I did in my final year at King’s and the fearsome tutors that I had who taught me to challenge the status quo.”
Oscar’s photo, below, will be shown on the Strand digital board, outside the main entrance to the King’s building, along with other distinguished alumni.
Photo credit: Greta Graff
Oscar (they/them) is the UK’s first publicly non-binary barrister and is currently writing a book on the need for non-binary legal recognition.
They undertake a range of civil and public law work, including employment, education, human rights, commercial and property/housing.
For further information on Oscar’s practice, please click here.
To see the full list of Award winners, please click here.
