I first met Laura when she came up to me at court and said “I’m going to be your pupil” (barrister). And I said “but we haven’t decided who your supervisor will b…” and she was like “ok, but it’s going to be you”. And it was…+
https://twitter.com/simonfrcox/status/1473622578552098817
+ showing that same vision & tenacity… (she had been a trades union organiser of garment workers in USA) Laura was a superbly intelligent and hardworking pupil, so much so that +
+ towards the end of pupillage Laura was poached to work on tricky international issues at the Special Court for Sierra Leone +
+ and then became a tenant at Doughty Street specialising in public law, particularly immigration and unlawful detention, going on to do so many important cases in the years since.
Her laughs & energy are some of the many great things for me about being in Chambers. //
Her laughs & energy are some of the many great things for me about being in Chambers. //
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