Thank you to ABA Litigation Section and @ACTL for our #USTrialBootCamp. Thank you to @McDermottQC for bringing our organisations together. Thanks also to Faculty of Advocates, The Bar of Ireland and Bar of NI for your support. I can’t wait to work together again to plan an in person event!

Congratulations to @BarCouncilChair Derek Sweeting QC, who has been appointed as a High Court judge. Derek, who will be known as The Honourable Mr Justice Sweeting, will take up his role on 11 January 2022. judiciary.uk/announcements/…

Joanne Kane, Chair of the Bar Council Young Barristers' Committee, said that new, additional investment in the Young Bar is an investment in the future of the Bar; the Young Bar needs to be valued, and if not, the entire justice system suffers #CLAR #legalaid

On Christmas Eve my father would tell us, “He’s on his way now, coming round Slieve Gallon, if you listen hard maybe you’ll hear the sleigh bells.” I remember climbing the beech tree at the end of our lane, listening through the frosty air.

"It's essential that women help younger women – the importance is education: sharing data, mobilising talking about income, guidance on how to manage finances such as tax and VAT." Joanne Kane speaking at #ICAW22 - Foundations for a Fairer Future

We wish to say a huge thank you to our guest speakers: Maggie Semple OBE, Rachel Krys, David Stone, Nkumbe Ekaney QC, Susanna McGibbon, Joanne Kane and Rachel Holmes for providing engaging, insightful and informative talks!

I am sorry that I was unable to join the event in person but was very grateful for the opportunity to take part in this important discussion online. I hope The Inns of Court Alliance for Women continues to flourish and promote fairness at the Bar.

Michaela was a vessel of love, courage and dignity. Hate can hurt, but never win. ♥️