🔎VOLUNTEER STORY Helen Moizer (No18 Chambers), who volunteered through Bar in the Community, tells us about mentoring aspiring barristers and how it led her to win the Legally Flushed Mentorship Maestro Award. Read the full interview with Helen ⬇️ bit.ly/3W74uYU

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Pleased to have been able to help put together this useful guide explaining how pupils can gain experience of pro bono work during pupillage. Created, and in collaboration, with Toby Brown Advocate Free Representation Unit (FRU) Bar Standards Board The Bar Council weareadvocate.org.uk/public/downloa…

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And Helen kicks off the No18 Chambers Family Finance and TLATA seminar day with a warm welcome and her seminar on The PAG 2 report

After a year of tenancy (!) as a family and employment barrister, the wig and gown *finally* got an outing in court today for a Contempt of Court hearing. I can see why the criminal bods enjoying floating around court in their robes 👩🏻‍⚖️

Tribunal Confirms Fair Dismissal for Poor Performance: Similarities and Differences Between Capability and Misconduct Dismissals Helen looks at Kikwera-Akaka v Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd [2024] EAT 49 no18chambers.com/news/newsartic…

EAT Ruling Extends Indirect Discrimination Claims to Claimants Without Particular Protected Characteristics Helen Moizer (Helen) looks into Rollett v British Airways [2024] EAT 131 no18chambers.com/news/newsartic…

Happy #probonoweek everyone! Great to kick it off by speaking this evening on the panel organised with Junior Lawyers Against Poverty and University of Southampton Law Clinic to discuss embedding pro bono in your organisation and career.

Judgment Analysis: HKW v CRH [2024] EWFC 358 (B) Helen Moizer (Helen) explores cohabitation, marital assets, and post-separation gifts in financial remedy proceedings. no18chambers.com/news/newsartic…

Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination: Assessing Injury to Feelings Helen Moizer Helen considers the recent case of Sadia Shakil v Samsons Ltd [2024] EAT 192 addresses key issues surrounding the assessment of injury to feelings. no18chambers.com/news/newsartic…

Pleased to have been published on the Pro Bono Recognition List today! To echo the Lady Chief Justice of E/W, The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill: "Pro bono is not a substitute for legal aid, but it is a valuable part of our system of justice". probonorecognitionlist.org.uk/Recognition-Li…

New business cards reminding me to feel proud of earning the ‘barrister’ title ✨🎉

Judgment has been given this morning in the matter of For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) UKSC 2024/0042: supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-202…

Great to present at No18 Chambers seminar today with a fab group of attendees

Just attended the Hampshire and IOW committee meeting and noted some v. useful pro bono training resources: Client-sensitive pro bono practice: A four part series delivered by Trauma Informed Law eventbrite.com/e/client-sensi… LawWorks training: lawworks.org.uk/solicitors-and…

Chatting away about updating cases and news 🤘🏻