05 November 2025
Baroness Heather Hallett, who is currently chairing the UK’s COVID-19 Inquiry, has received the lifetime achievement award at this year’s Inspirational Women in Law Awards run by The Next 100 Years
Baroness Hallett, criminal silk and crossbench life peer, was the first woman to chair the Bar Council in 1998. She has served as a High Court judge in the Queen’s Bench Division as well as judge and former vice‑president of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division.
Dana Denis-Smith, founder of the Next 100 Years, said: ‘Trailblazers like Baroness Hallett… have paved the way for future generations of female lawyers.’
