A high-profile divorce lawyer, a commercial QC and a senior litigation partner at Herbert Smith have been ennobled.
Fiona Shackleton, the Payne Hicks Beach family law partner who famously had a jug of water poured over her head by Heather Mills when she represented ex-Beatle Paul McCartney in his 2008 divorce, has been created a life peer and will sit as a Conservative.
David Gold, a senior litigation partner at Herbert Smith LLP, has also been ennobled by David Cameron. He was senior partner at the firm for five years until May 2010, during which the firm expanded into the Middle East and Russia.
Jonathan Marks QC, of 4 Pump Court, has been appointed a Liberal Democrat peer. His practice covers commercial litigation, matrimonial finance and professional negligence, and he is a former chair of the Liberal Democrat Lawyers Association.
