Women in Criminal Law
NicknameWICL
Formation2018
FounderKaty Thorne QC
ServicesMentorship
Treasurer
Perveen Hill[1]
Secretary
Aileen Colhourn[1]
Patron
Heather Hallett, Baroness Hallett[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Women In Criminal Law (WICL) is an organisation founded in 2018 to promote and support women in the legal profession, both defence and prosecution. It was founded by Katy Thorne QC following concerns that too few women reached top appointments in law.

History

WICL was set up by Katy Thorne QC, following concerns that too few women reached top appointments in criminal law. Heather Hallett, then Vice-President of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division, is the patron.[3][4][5] Mrs Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb joined because "excellent, experienced lawyers are leaving the profession".[4][5] Other founding members include Alison Saunders.[1]

Initiatives and events

The organisation set up mentoring schemes, where small groups of women are connected with a female judge.[2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hearings dropped, many solicitors were furloughed and barristers’ finances reduced. In response, WiCL created an online "Corona-initiative".[6]

At its first anniversary they celebrated the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Women in Criminal Law". wicl. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Hill, Perveen. "Women in criminal law". Law Gazette. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Thorne, Katy (23 September 2019). "Katy Thorne QC: Day in the law and life". Counsel Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 Langdon-Down, Grania (April 2018). "Final straws". Law Gazette.
  5. 1 2 South East Circuit April 2021, p. 8
  6. ↑ "Law Against Loneliness". The Lawyer | Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs. 4 May 2020.
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