First woman in British Guiana to qualify as a lawyer and the first Indian woman to qualify as a lawyer in the West Indies and practise in Trinidad & Tobago (1932).
Admitted 1926; Called 1930
See Chye Hong
Second woman to be called to the Hong Kong Bar
Admitted 1927, Not called
The Rt Hon The Baroness Sharp GBE
First woman Permanent Secretary
Admitted 1978, Called 1979
The Rt Hon Dame Victoria Sharp DBE
First female President of the Queen’s Bench Division
Admitted 1984, Called 1987, Bencher 2008
The Rt Hon Lady Justice Simler DBE
The first female President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal
Admitted 1924, Called 1927
Teo Soon Kim
First Singaporean woman admitted to the Bar in Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements and first female barrister to appear at the Supreme Court in Singapore.
Admitted 1920, Called 1922
Dr Ivy Williams
First woman to be called to the Bar of England and Wales
Called: 1996 Circuit: South East Employed Barrister: Crown Prosecution Service London Elected as a Barrister Governing Bencher in 2022
Heidi Stonecliffe
Barrister Governing Bencher elected in 2022
Called: 2005 Circuit: South East Chambers: Littleton Chambers, London Elected as a Barrister Governing Bencher in 2022
John Mehrzad KC
Barrister Governing Bencher elected in 2022
Called: 1996 Circuit: Northern Chambers: St John's Buildings, Liverpool Elected as a Barrister Governing Bencher in 2022
Samantha Hillas KC
Barrister Governing Bencher elected in 2022
Called: 2000 Circuit: Northern Chambers: Deans Court Chambers, Manchester Elected as a Barrister Governing Bencher in 2019