Notices
Number 45, Autumn 2025
There were no Christenings or Marriages to report in the relevant period.
Deaths
Mr Earl Snyder, on 11 January 2004
Mrs Sonia Vanular, on 26 February 2020
Master The Hon Mrs Justice O’Connor, an Honorary Bencher, on 1 December 2023
Master Michael Lewer CBE, KC, on 9 October 2024
Master Professor Dr Guido Alpa, on 7 March 2025
Zainuddin Augustin, on 8 March 2025
Master Lord Terence Etherton GBE, on 6 May 2025
Ms Soraya Pascoe, on 12 June 2025
Master Courtenay Griffiths KC, on 23 June 2025
Mr Martin Richard Lewis, on 2 July 2025
New Benchers
Mr Jonathan Fisher KC
Her Honour Judge Sarah Davies
Mr Meyric Lewis KC
His Honour Judge Andrew Hatton
Mr Andrew Thomas KC
Her Honour Judge Lynn Griffin
Mr Martin McCarthy KC
Mr David Malone
Mr Sean Wilson
Ms Schona Jolly KC
Ms Anneli Howard KC
Ms Joanne Clement KC
Ms Emma Harris
Mr Richard Eschwege KC
Ms Jessica De Mounteney was elected by acclamation and Mr Justice Mussenden was also elected to the Bench.
Notices from Pension
At the meeting on 25 June 2025, the Treasurer congratulated Master Avik Mukerjee on his appointment as Resident Judge at Stafford Crown Court and Master Professor Julia Mark Black, an Honorary Bencher, who was made a DBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.
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A conversation with Master Joshua Rozenberg
Master Stephen Wooler Master Rozenberg celebrated 50 years as a journalist this year. He has successfully combined understanding of the law, legal professions and justice system with a reputation for…
Dr Ambedkar’s ‘Living Document’
Master Timothy Shuttleworth reports on the 75th Anniversary celebration of the Indian Constitution at Gray’s Inn, honouring Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, a Gray’s Inn member and key architect of India’s democracy. The event, held on 5 June in Hall in collaboration with the Indian High Commission
My Call to the Bar
Master Richard Hawkins reflects on his early days at the Bar, from his pupillage with John Mathew in 1963, through his first criminal trial and fortunate acquittal, to working with Dick Lowry and Nina Lowry, the first woman appointed as a judge at the Old Bailey.
Popular Myths at Gray’s Inn: The Night of Errors
In this article, Master Timothy Shuttleworth examines the first recorded performance of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors at Gray’s Inn in 1594, famously attended by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Focusing on the debate over the precise date of the staging, Shuttleworth weighs the evidence from contemporary records, Gesta Grayorum, and later scholarly analysis. The piece situates this landmark performance within the history of Gray’s Inn and its connections to Elizabethan theatre.
