Interview with Lady [Ingrid] Simler, UK Supreme Court Justice - Legal Biography Project

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Lady [Ingrid] Simler has had a remarkable legal career, culminating in her appointment to the UK Supreme Court. Born in South Africa, the family found the apartheid regime increasingly intolerable and they came to London when she was 9. She graduated in law from Cambridge University and after a post-graduate diploma in EU law at the Europa Institute, University of Amsterdam, she became a barrister, determined to prove wrong her Cambridge tutor who said that women became solicitors, not barristers. She became a QC (now KC) and then a High Court judge in 2013 where she served as President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, High Court Liaison Judge for Diversity, and chair of the Diversity Committee of the Judges' Council. She joined the Court of Appeal in 2019 and the UK Supreme Court in November 2023.

Lady Simler will be interviewed by Professor Ross Cranston, offering invaluable insights into her career and experience. The event will be chaired by Professor Sarah Paterson.

A drinks reception will follow this event.

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