IWD Dekinar: Women at the Bar: Issues in pursuing a career in law

News, Webinars

Published: 21/02/2023

Event Date:

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Deka Chambers discuss the particular issues that women face in pursuing a career in law and the effect of intersectionality on our working lives.

Louise McCullough, Laura Elfield, Patricia Londono, Irene Sriharan and Susanna Bennett share their experiences, discuss the obstacles they have encountered and the importance of the support they have received along the way.

They consider how things have changed in recent years, what it’s like to come to the Bar as a second career, what it’s like to be a woman of colour in law and other issues they have faced in pursuing their careers.

Featured Counsel

Louise McCullough

Call 1991

Laura Elfield

Call 1996

Patricia Londono

Call 2008

Susanna Bennett

Call 2017

Latest News & Events

The Dekagram: 10th November 2025

This week’s Dekagram covers the court system from top to bottom, domestically and internationally. Sarah Prager KC examines two recent decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union relating to air travel, a decision considering the enforcement jurisdiction of the County Court, and…

The Dekagram: 3rd November 2025

In this week’s dekagram Dominique Smith examines the all-important topic of Part 36 offers, and the knotty question of whether and how they can be withdrawn, whilst Russell Wilcox considers what currency costs orders should be made in. When can a Part 36 Offer be…

The Dekagram: 27th October 2025

In this week’s Dekagram Kerry Nicholson considers whether there’s any way around a failure to serve an N510 form on time when issuing a claim, and Robbie Parkin examines a quite extraordinary case which looks set to rumble on through the courts for years to…

© Deka Chambers 2025

Search

Portfolio Builder

Select the expertise that you would like to download or add to the portfolio

Download    Add to portfolio   
Portfolio
Title Type CV Email

Remove All

Download


Click here to share this shortlist.
(It will expire after 30 days.)