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Nine lawyers appointed honorary King’s Counsel

05 February 2025
Issue: 8103 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Nine lawyers have been appointed King’s Counsel honoris causa, including legal scholar Professor Adrian Zuckerman of Oxford University, editor-in-chief of the Civil Justice Quarterly and a consultant editor of Halsbury’s Laws of England

Three solicitors were recognised. Rachel Horman-Brown, director at Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors and chair of Paladin, the national stalking advocacy service, has shaped legislation on coercive control.

Dr Laura Janes, consultant solicitor at GT Stewart Solicitors and Scott-Moncrieff and Associates, is a former legal director of the Howard League for Penal Reform. Sue Willman, senior consultant at Deighton Pierce Glynn, founded the Asylum Support Appeals Project, which provides free representation to destitute asylum seekers.

Others recognised include property law specialist Professor Martin Dixon, of Cambridge University; Rebecca Hilsenrath, who formerly led the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and competition law expert Professor Renato Nazzini, of King’s College London.

Employed barristers include Susanna McGibbon, head of the Government Legal Profession, and Douglas Wilson, currently head of the Attorney General’s Office.

Issue: 8103 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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