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Daniel Holt is 30. He has an undergraduate and master’s degree in Law and Human Rights Law, and is Chair of the Association of Disabled Lawyers. He is determined to become a barrister and says he won’t let barriers, negative attitudes and poor practices stop him.
Following my dream
Daniel always wanted to become a barrister, in spite of some people telling him it wouldn’t be possible. He says: “I am very strong and determined.
UK Supreme Court launches paid internships
31 May 2021
UK Supreme Court launches paid internships
UK s highest court launches internship programme for aspiring lawyers intended to encourage greater diversity at the Bar
The Supreme Court in London Shutterstock The UK Supreme Court has announced a paid internship programme for future barristers, with candidates drawn from communities underrepresented at the Bar. A joint collaboration with Bridging the Bar, a charity that works to improve equal opportunities and diversity at the Bar, the internships will allow eight candidates selected by the charity to undertake a five-day placement at the Supreme Court. At present, all of the court’s existing judges are white and only two are women, with only 4% of the senior judiciary (drawn from the High Court and above) from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) groups. As of 2020, 14.4% of barristers were drawn from BAME groups, and only 8% of silks. The 2011 census recorded 14% of
The independent review of last year’s Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) has found that the three-way relationship between the BSB, the eight law school providers of the BPTC, and the electronic testing company Pearson VUE, which delivered the online exam, “ultimately contributed to the complexities in the booking and delivery of the examinations.”
An independent review, conducted by Professor Rebecca Huxley-Binns of the University of Hull and Dr Sarabajaya Kumar of UCL, has now concluded.
They report that the three-way nature of the relationship between the BSB, Pearson VUE and the law schools led a system that was not joined up. “Once the examinations started, and technical and other difficulties came to light, providers were in an exceptionally difficult situation,” they concluded. “The BSB directed candidate complaints to Pearson VUE. Pearson VUE sometimes redirected candidates to the BSB. In frustration bordering on exasperation, candidates turned to their Pro
New Attorney Sworn In: Rica Guelian Jongué-Remy’s Transition from the Classroom to the Courtroom
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The legal fraternity in Saint Lucia recently welcomed a new member to its fraternity in the person of Mrs. Rica Guelian Jongué-Remy.
Jongué-Remy, who was Called to the Bar in England and Wales in March 2021, was sworn in at a virtual ceremony held at the law office of Richelieu & Co. in Castries on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Before venturing into the legal profession, Jongué-Remy taught for 23 and a half years. She taught at La Croix Maingot Primary School from 1997 to 2001 before transitioning to Bocage Secondary School. She later taught at her alma mater St. Joseph’s Convent from June to July 2007. She is presently attached to the Ciceron Secondary School and specializes in Food & Nutrition and Clothing & Textiles.