Hannah Markham QC was one of 107 applicants (25 of whom were women) who were appointed Queen’s Counsel at the silk ceremony in Westminster Hall on 22nd February. Hannah’s practice encompasses all areas of children’s work, including international, Court of Protection and family related judicial reviews. She is also a qualified family mediator and trains social workers in court skills and often presents lectures to the judiciary and local lawyers in ongoing training and skill development. We began by talking about the interview for QC. Hannah said that she had found the interview a rather odd experience, perhaps because she […]
Lisa Busch QC was called to the Bar in 2000 and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2016. Lisa practices in planning and environmental law and in human rights, including in a number of the leading cases concerning Articles 3 and 8 of the ECHR in the immigration context. Lisa also deals with immigration cases generally, including ones involving human trafficking, victims of torture and unlawful detention cases. She has been on the Attorney-General’s Panel since 2005, acting for a wide range of Government departments including the Departments for Health, Education, Communities and Local Government, Justice, Transport and the Home Office. Lisa […]