Mani Singh Basi wins Legal Aid Barrister of the Year.
Join us in congratulating our very own Mani Singh Basi who has been awarded Legal Aid Lawyer of Year by Legal Aid Practitioners Group.
Bar Council Ethics Committee
Ruth Kirby KC and Mani Singh Basi, appointed to join Bar Council Ethics Committee.
To see committee details see link here.
Catherine Wood KC joins panel for Family Law Arbitration Conference
Catherine Wood KC has been invited to join a panel discussion alongside Suzanne Kingston, Ms Justice Nuala Jackson and Dr Sarah Fennell BL at todays Family Law Arbitration Conference.
The conference, hosted by The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, The Bar of Ireland and the Family Lawyers Association, is taking place at the Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre (DDRC).
The event is available in person and online. More information on the event and how to register can be found here.
Andrew Powell discusses the rise in deprivation of liberty orders.
Andrew Powell discusses the rise in deprivation of liberty orders and the effects it has on children for Children & Young People Now.
Read the full article here.
New Reported Case: Re D (Wardship: Jurisdiction: Cutting Across Statutory Schemes) [2024] EWFC 126
3 members of 4PB appeared in the case of Re D (Wardship: Jurisdiction: Cutting Across Statutory Schemes) [2024] EWFC 126. Michael Gration KC and Mani Singh Basi appeared for the applicant, and Rebecca Foulkes for the guardian. The case is a useful authority on the issue of the limits of the inherent jurisdiction.
Click here to read the judgment.
Michael Sternberg KC Honoured with OBE for Services to Faith and Integration
Michael Sternberg KC has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours List for 2024, recognising his outstanding contributions to promoting faith and integration.
Michael is the President of the Faith & Belief Forum. He was Chair of the Board of Trustees of 3FF and later F&BF from 2009 until 2022, also Chair of the Trustees of the Sternberg Charitable Foundation since 2018.
He has been active in interfaith work for over 30 years, earning recognition for his contributions:-
- In 1990, he received a Benemerenza Medal from the (Catholic) Sacred Constantinian Order of St George;
- In 2013, he was made a Knight of the Royal Order of Francis I (Italy), and in 2018, he was promoted to Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Francis I.
- In 2019, he was awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his contribution to interfaith work.
Vice-Chair of the Bar Council and Joint Head of Chambers, Barbara Mills KC, who worked alongside Michael as a trustee of the charity – from its first iteration as The Three Faiths Forum commented: “Michael has dedicated himself tirelessly to the vital work of interfaith dialogue, integration, collaboration, and understanding. This award is most richly deserved, and his 4PB family are incredibly proud of him.”