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Women Readers of Middle Temple Celebrating 100 Years of Women at Middle Temple the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Middle Society Honourable the The of 2019 Issue 59 Michaelmas 2019 Issue 59 Women Readers of Middle Temple Celebrating 100 Years of Women at Middle Temple The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales Practice Note (Relevance of Law Reporting) [2019] ICLR 1 Catchwords — Indexing of case law — Structured taxonomy of subject matter — Identification of legal issues raised in particular cases — Legal and factual context — “Words and phrases” con- strued — Relevant legislation — European and International instruments The common law, whose origins were said to date from the reign of King Henry II, was based on the notion of a single set of laws consistently applied across the whole of England and Wales. A key element in its consistency was the principle of stare decisis, according to which decisions of the senior courts created binding precedents to be followed by courts of equal or lower status in later cases. In order to follow a precedent, the courts first needed to be aware of its existence, which in turn meant that it had to be recorded and published in some way. Reporting of cases began in the form of the Year Books, which in the 16th century gave way to the publication of cases by individual reporters, known collectively as the Nominate Reports. However, by the middle of the 19th century, the variety of reports and the variability of their quality were such as to provoke increasing criticism from senior practitioners and the judiciary. The solution proposed was the establishment of a body, backed by the Inns of Court and the Law Society, which would be responsible for the publication of accurate coverage of the decisions of senior courts in England and Wales. The criteria for the selection of reportable cases were set down in a paper by a senior practitioner. On that basis, the Council of Law Reporting was established in 1865 and incorporated two years later as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Since then it had published The Law Reports, the Weekly Law Reports, the Industrial Cases Reports, the Business Law Reports and the Public and Third Sector Reports, as well as a Consolidated Index to its own and other leading series of law reports. With the advent of computers and the establishment of the internet, all the law reports and the index data were converted into a format suitable for online publication and made available on the ICLR’s own legal research platform (iclr.co.uk) as well as being licensed to certain third party legal databases. On the question whether ICLR was still relevant and useful — Held, (1) that the administration of justice in a common law jurisdiction in accordance with the principle of stare decisis depended upon the availability of accurate reports of binding precedents; that there was a need for a consistent and comprehensive approach to the reporting of legal decisions, supplied at cost and speed of publication consistent with the maintenance of the highest editorial standards of accuracy and reliability; and that, accordingly, ICLR continued to perform an essential role in supporting legal education and the administration of justice. Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales v Attorney-General [1972] Ch 73, CA considered. (2) That the digitisation of the reports facilitated not only the rapid and efficient location of relevant cases by way of electronic research, but also permitted the enrichment of the underlying data and the provision of links and associations with other cases and content in ways that would not be possible in the two-dimensional print universe; that continued research into the possibilities of such enrichment and interlinking was therefore an essential component of the future development of legal information; and that, accordingly, both ICLR’s legal database at iclr.co.uk and ICLR&D as its research and development arm served a useful and valuable function and deserved the support of all legal professionals and educators. ISSUE 59 2019 2019 TREASURER CONTACTS The Rt Hon. Lord Justice David Bean General Enquiries DEPUTY TREASURER The Treasury Office The Rt Hon. Sir Brian Leveson Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane LENT READER London Professor Carol Harlow QC FBA EC4Y 9BT AUTUMN READER T: 020 7427 4800 Her Honour Judge Usha Karu F: 020 7427 4801 EDITOR Archive Colin Davidson T: 020 7427 5791 E: [email protected] GUEST EDITOR Marilynne Morgan CB Education EDITORIAL CONSULTANT T: 020 7427 4800 E: [email protected] Adam Speker Estates ASSISTANT EDITORS Lia Jhala T: 020 7427 4840 Lauren McHardy E: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHS Events / Catering Chris Christodoulou T: 020 7427 4820 E: [email protected] DESIGN HTDL Finance 78 York St, Marylebone, T: 020 7427 4800 London W1H 1DP E: [email protected] Library T: 020 7427 4830 E: [email protected] Membership SOCIAL MEDIA T: 020 7427 6385 E: [email protected] Twitter: @middletemple @middletemple1 Security (24 Hours) T: 020 7797 7768 E: [email protected] Facebook: The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Temple Church Middle Temple Venue Hire T: 020 7353 8559 E: [email protected] LinkedIn: The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Instagram: @middle_temple Pinterest: Middle Temple 2019 Middle Templar Contents 5 Under Treasurer’s Foreword 36 Reflections on Barging into a Man’s World Guy Perricone Master Adrienne Page 6 From the Treasurer 38 Equality: Where are we now? The Rt Hon. Lord Justice David Bean Master Jo Delahunty 40 A Modern Chambers Approach to Motherhood Master Kama Melly 8 Introducing our Guest Editor Master Marilynne Morgan 41 Historical Society Calendar 2019-20 9 Celebrating a Century of Women in the Law Master Rosalind Wright 42 Helena Normanton’s Ink Stand Master John Leslie 10 1919-2019: Timeline of Middle Temple Women 44 Legal Fashions over the Centuries 12 An Exploration of the Sex Disqualification Barnaby Bryan & Lenka Geidt (Removal) Act 1919 Dr Judith Bourne 15 Helena Normanton QC: A Reflection 46 Book Review: A Judge’s Journey by Lord Dyson Master Anthony Arlidge Master David Lloyd-Jones 16 A Century of Women 48 Book Review: Casket Girls by Professor Susan Castillo-Street Barnaby Bryan Master Richard Wilmot-Smith 17 Middle Temple Women Silks 18 The First Woman Judge: Sybil Campbell OBE Master Rosalind Wright 49 The International Sub-Committee: What we do Master Michael Bowsher 19 The First Woman Middle Templar to become 50 The Old Silk Road in the Reverse Direction a High Court Judge Master Christopher Clarke Master Roderic Wood 52 Amity Visit Moot in Hong Kong 2018 20 The First Woman Middle Templar to become Jennifer Moles & Emma Hughes a Lady Justice of Appeal 53 The Middle Temple Society in Hong Kong Master Kathryn Thirlwall Catrina Lam 21 The First Woman Chief Justice of the 54 Mauritius Middle Temple Association Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Master Nicola Padfield Master Janice Pereira 55 The Gibraltar Middle Temple Society 22 The First Woman Treasurer Darren Martinez Master Dawn Oliver 55 The Singapore Middle Temple Society 24 Queen Elizabeth: The First Woman Bencher Catherine Cheung & Robert Foote Lesley Whitelaw 56 Middle Temple Northern Circuit Society 25 The First Woman Honorary Bencher Master David Stockdale Master Marilynne Morgan 56 Middle Temple North Eastern Circuit Society 26 A 21st Century Phenomenon: Master Richard Wright Lady Readers of Middle Temple 56 Middle Temple Circuit Societies Master Marilynne Morgan James Rogerson 28 Differences in Men’s and Women’s Coats of Arms Master Patric Dickinson 57 Camellia Competition 29 The Life of Elsie Bowerman Kate Jenrick Lia Jhala 58 MTSA: Black History Month 30 Middle Temple Women Chairs of the Bar Emma Hughes & Maham Qureshi Masters: Maura McGowan, Chantal-Aimée 60 Survive & Thrive Doerries & Amanda Pinto Karen Reid 32 Taking Over as Director of the SFO 62 Taking Pride Master Lisa Osofsky Simon Rowbotham 34 The First Woman to Practise as a QC at the Bars 64 Middle Temple Garden Party of England & Wales and Scotland 66 Royal Amity Dinner Angela Grahame QC Master Elaine Banton 35 The First Middle Templar Woman 68 Temple Women’s Forum Chair of COMBAR 69 A Christmas Carol Master Sonia Tolaney Ben Horslen 2 2019 Middle Templar 70 Education Update 112 Lent Reading: Middle Templars in Sally Yorke the Common Law World Master Carol Harlow 71 Advocacy Training on Circuit Masters Ben Nolan & Simon Myerson 115 Wellbeing at the Bar Aimee Stokes 72 York Advocacy Weekend Peter Cruickshank 115 Counselling 73 Cumberland Lodge 116 Hall Committee: An Essential Voice for the Inn William Hawkes Juliette Levy 118 MTSA 74 Access to the Bar Benjamin Joseph Shanzé Shah 119 MTYBA 76 Life as a Student Today Compared with Michael Harwood 100 Years Ago Merlene George 120 Overview of the Estate Ian Garwood 78 Anglo-Israel Scholarships 122 The Catering & Events Team Ivana Daskalova & Nicholas Higgs 126 New Staff & Leavers 80 Scholarships Awarded 2019 128 Lesley Whitelaw Retires 81 Marshalling Master Michael Ashe Alesha Mclean 128 Temple Shakespeare Cup 82 Call to the Bar: July 2019 Colin Witcher 84 The First Afghan Sikh Barrister 129 New Masters of the Bench 2018-19 Meeno Chawla 134 Becoming a Bencher: A Guide 85 From Clerk to Pupil Lauren McHardy Shannon Woodley 86 ICCA Master Derek Wood 135 Obituaries 135 In Memoriam 87 Pupil Supervisors: Changes to the Accreditation Process Christa Richmond 146 Temple Church Special Services & Concerts 88 Behind the Scenes of The Pupillage Podcast 147 Congratulations! Temple Church Weddings Georgina Wolfe & Beatrice Collier 148 Middle Temple Calendar 2019-20 90 Brexit Master Igor Judge 92 Policing and Prisons Peter Clarke 94 QC or to not QC Master Graham Zellick 96 Sally Challen and Coercive Control Sophie Kay 98 What Information Should the Law Protect as Secret? Adam Speker 100 First 100 days as DPP Master Max Hill 102 125th Anniversary of the Bar Council Master Mark Hatcher 103 Library Donations 104 Valedictory: The Rt Hon.
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