Memorial service for Stephen O’Rourke QC
A memorial service for Stephen O'Rourke QC will be held at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh on Saturday 18 June at 10.30am.
A memorial service for Stephen O'Rourke QC will be held at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh on Saturday 18 June at 10.30am.
Christine Cooper represented T, by her accredited legal representative, in a successful application for an order to be allowed a trial move home.
Nikolas Clarke represented the local authority at the inquest into the death of a 49-year-old man, TM. TM had cerebral palsy and learning disabilities. The local authority had commissioned 24-hour care for him and also conducted a safeguarding enquiry after his death.
Applications close on Thursday (31 March) for anyone wishing to apply for one of our 3-day mini pupillages. We offer a limited number of mini pupillages each year through a competitive process and run a yearly application window for them.
To mark International Women’s Day 2022, Sarah McKeown, Nikolas Clarke and Eleanor Sibley discussed a case study raising gendered issues from an employment, public and housing law perspective with an audience of students, solicitors and barristers at Queen Mary School of Law, University of London.
Christopher Stirling represented the respondent in an application by his (former) wife to set aside a divorce finalised in 2010.
We are delighted to announce that Sarah McKeown has been appointed as a Recorder. She has been allocated to the Midlands Circuit and will sit in crime.
Nikolas Clarke represented one of the local authorities in an inquest concerning an unaccompanied teenage asylum-seeker, AT who killed himself a few months after turning 18. The local authority had been responsible previously for the deceased as a ‘looked after’ child.
Applications for pupillage starting with us in September 2023 have opened. We are offering 12-month pupillages to up to 2 successful candidates.
Bill Bowring successfully represented the applicant in a case concerning whether criminal proceedings for high treason against the applicant were admissible.