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DEBO NWAUZUEDITOR AND PUBLISHER

This book is dedicated to eternal optimists and those who do not give up when the going gets tough.

A showcase of the achievement of ethnic minorities in the legal profession

� BLACK LETTER LAW 2007

In the Black Letter Law publication last year, I said that it was “only the beginning of much more to come”. How true that is! Black Letter Law 2007 is

several times bigger, better and more comprehensive, without any external sponsorship this time round. This has been made

possible by the contribution of so many other people.

Thank you Shelagh because this book would have taken forever without your research. Your enthusiasm, support and sheer commitment to the project was a real boost.

To many others who have provided information and other form of assistance that is not readily available anywhere else - I am forever indebted to you. I am grateful to those who responded, provided feedback on their profiles, sent us their photographs and expressed kind words of support and encouragement.

To Tamba and Liz, well done. To my siblings and parents, thank you for being there.

A specially big thank you to the advertisers, for taking that leap of faith.

The biggest thank you is to my children who had to endure my temporary obsession when writing this book, yet continued to support me and showed that they are proud of me.

Debo NwauzuSeptember 2007

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

�BLACK LETTER LAW 2007

FOREWORD

Welcome to this 2nd Edition of Black Letter Law, a modern day

chronicle of the achievements of senior black and minority ethnic lawyers in the UK Legal Profession. The importance of

a publication such as this should not be underestimated. In an unforgiving profession which places a premium on competition and individual excellence it becomes all the more important that we pause regularly to recognise our collective achievement and progress. Black Letter Law does exactly this by faithfully recording the journey of leading black and minority lawyers in the private and public sector.

This new expanded edition contains professional information on black and minority ethnic lawyers in every facet of the profession, from the judiciary to members of parliament. In this it is unique. Directories of BME practitioners in the profession are rare indeed let alone those with the informative depth of Black Letter Law.

For their success in launching a second publication which infinitely improves upon the first, BLD are to be warmly congratulated. The fact that they continue to attract the praise and support that they do from sponsors and lawyers alike is a tribute to their hard work and dedication to an important cause. The profession needs publications such as this, and this foreword gives me an opportunity to thank Debo Nwauzu and all those who have worked so hard to ensure its success, and to add my voice to those who wish it well.

OBA NSUGBE Q.C., S.A.N.

� BLACK LETTER LAW 2007

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74 89 116

124 137 140

147 152 156

CONTENTS

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7BLACK LETTER LAW 2007

SECTION 1 9 - 26LEGAL HISTORY AND LEGAL HISTORY IN THE MAKING

SECTION 2 27 - 72PARTNERS IN THE UK TOP 100 LAW FIRMS

SECTION 3 73 - 84PARTNERS IN US AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRMS IN THE UK

SECTION 4 85 - 106QUEEN’S COUNSELS (QCs)

SECTION 5 107 - 122JUDGES

SECTION 6 123 - 130HEADS OF LAW/DIRECTORS OF LAW IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR AND THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR

SECTION 7 131 - 138PROFESSORS OF LAW/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF LAW AND ACADEMIC HEADS

SECTION 8 139 - 142 HEADS OF CHAMBERS

SECTION 9 143 - 150GENERAL COUNSELS

SECTION 10 151 - 154MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, PEERS AND GOVERNMENT MINISTERS

SECTION 11 155 - 160LAST BUT NOT LEAST

SUBSCRIPTION FORMS 129 & 161

CONTENTS

� BLACK LETTER LAW 2007

CREDITS

First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Totally Management Ltd145-157 St John StreetLondon EC1V 4PYE: info @onlineBLD.comW: www.onlinBLD.com

© Debo Nwauzu 2007

Designed by Tamba S. FodayTreis Ltdwww.treis.co.uk

Printed and bounded in Great Britain by Biddles Ltd

2007

£25

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Cover Mrs Justice Dobbs, Sibghat Kadri QC, Shami Chakrabarti, Sadiq Khan MP, Trevor Faure and Baroness Scotland.

The following images were provided by UPPA: Sir Desmond De Silva, Michel Massih QC, Sibghat Kadri QC, Mrs Justice Dobbs (p15 ), Baroness Scotland (P23 and p153 ), Lord John Taylor, Courtenay Griffiths QC (page 90), Frank Panford QC, David Lammy MP, Keith Vaz MP, Sadiq Khan MP, Manjit Singh Gill QC, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Paul Boateng, Nelson Mandela, Anesta Weekes QC, Kim Hollis QC (page 97), Imran Khan, Rudy Narayan and John Roberts QC.