Criminal Defence
…police and public authorities and prison law. We continue to actively lobby Government on policy proposals affecting the criminal Bar, in keeping with our ethos of defending access to justice….
Maria Moodie co-drafted GREVIO’s mid-term report that launched today, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Istanbul Convention
Monday 10 May 2021
…report contains a comparative assessment of the 17 countries and offers a comprehensive insight into how the Istanbul Convention has impacted states parties’ policies, jurisprudence and laws. As such, it…
High Court quashes council’s refusal to accommodate vulnerable man
Monday 27 Nov 2023
…decided he was not homeless and asserted that it was reasonable for him to continue to occupy the accommodation in Cornwall. With the help of Camden Community Law Centre, Mr…
“I wanted to live here with freedom”: Young Roots respond to the challenges faced by refugees during Covid-19 – #RefugeeWeek2020
Friday 19 Jun 2020
…every afternoon, so that young people can ask questions or request support. We also have an online Advice and Support Hub, which brings together specialists in a range of areas,…
Family Barristers
…specialist or general practitioners in the following areas: a) Care b) Financial Remedies c) Private Children d) International Adoption and Surrogacy PQE is not restricted. To apply, please complete and return the…
International Women’s Day 2021 – Choose to Challenge
Monday 8 Mar 2021
…a number of offences, including violating segregation laws. All this was 9 months before Rosa Parks became a familiar name. More than 65 years have passed since Claudette Colvin chose…
Garden Court barristers appointed to advise JUSTICE on reform of institutional responses to deaths or other serious incidents
Wednesday 7 Aug 2019
…is an all-party law reform and human rights organisation working to strengthen the justice system – administrative, civil and criminal – in the United Kingdom. The Working Party will consider:…
Maria Moodie speaks at Council of Europe conference on migrant and asylum-seeking victims of gender-based violence
Thursday 25 Sep 2025
Maria Moodie was invited to speak at the two-day conference of the ‘Network of Specialised Lawyers and NGOs assisting victims of Violence Against Women’, that took place in Strasbourg, France…
European Court of Human Rights is fast-tracking a climate case against 33 European States brought by 6 Portuguese youth
Monday 30 Nov 2020
…to the youth-applicants’ case by the end of February, unless a “friendly settlement” is reached. The youth-applicants, their lawyers and their experts will then have to respond to the defences…








