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Stella Thomas, born in Nigeria in 1906, was admitted to the Inn in 1929. She was Called to the Bar in 1933, the first female barrister from West Africa, and went on to a successful practice in Lagos, becoming West Africa’s first female magistrate in 1943.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BHM
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Stella Jane Thomas, born in Nigeria, studied Law at Oxford University and became the first black African woman Called to the Bar in 1933. Thomas went on to be West Africa’s first female magistrate in 1943, practicing in Lagos.
#InternationalWomensDay
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Happy Birthday to HRH The Duke of Cambridge. His Royal Highness was Called to the Bench at the Middle Temple on 6 July 2009.
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We
@middletemple
are very concerned by the challenges faced by students taking the BSB exams and will be working with the BSB, with other Inns and our members to try to ensure a timely and satisfactory resolution to the issues.
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It is with great sadness that we report the death of our Middle Temple Bencher, The Rt Hon The Lord Igor Judge, who passed away on Tuesday 7 November at the age of 82 years.
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Middle Temple are excited for
#Pride2018
tomorrow! The Pride flag is flying high over Hall in loving memory of our former Master Treasurer, Sir Paul Jenkins, who would have been very proud!
#Pride
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Middle Temple Hall and Fountain Court looking magical, lit up with this years Christmas decorations.
#christmasdecorations
#itsstartingtolookalotlikechristmas
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Congratulations to all those students called to the bar today. Trinity Call C & D 2021 were called in person in Middle Temple Hall.
#middletemplar
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The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple extends its sincere condolences to the Royal Family following the sad news that Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at the age of 96 years old.
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Some of our Callees arriving for the first ceremony of the day, which has just taken place in Hall. Congratulations to all those being Called to the Bar!
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'English law is law, foreign law is fact, international law is fiction’. Master Greenwood, Judge of the International Court of Justice, 2009 -18 and 2020 Lent Reader, discusses the 'Highways, Byways and Blind Alleys of International Law'.
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In 1598, the barrister John Davies assaulted a fellow Middle Templar with a stick until it broke, ran to the end of the Hall shaking his sword above his head, and hurried down to the river to escape to Oxford by boat. He was expelled from the Inn.
#Archives
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Huge congratulations to all 97 newly Called members of the Inn!
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Thomas Morris Chester was Called to the Bar in 1870, becoming the first African-American at the English Bar. Born in 1834, he fought in the American Civil War and later spent time at Tsar’s court in St Petersburg, before coming to England to study the Law.
#blackhistorymonth
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In the absence of a
#WhiteChristmas
in London, this image taken looking towards the snowy Middle Temple Garden, c.1935, provides a glimpse of the atmospheric winters of the past.
#Archives
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The pandemic has made getting mini-pupillages tough. We're running an online summer school session from 24-28 August. A great opportunity for pre-BTC students to get some needed experience. Visit for details!
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Congratulations to the 83 newly Called barrister members of the Inn!
#CalltotheBar
#ceremony
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Huge congratulations to
@MiddleTemple
Library who picked up the 2021
@LexisNexisUK
Library Award for excellence, acknowledging their exceptional work during
#COVID
. A big thank you to all the Library team and much deserved.
#BIALL2021
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Congratulations to all those students called to the bar today. Trinity Call E & F 2021 were called in person & online in Middle Temple Hall.
#middletemplar
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Over the past two days, it’s been our pleasure to Call over 200 of our brilliant students to the Bar - congratulations! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did 🎉
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The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple extends its sincere condolences to the Royal Family following the sad news that His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has passed away at the age of 99.
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Congratulations to everyone being Called to the Bar at Middle Temple this week!
#futurebarristers
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Congratulations to Master Nicola Padfield, Professor of Criminal and Penal Justice, University of Cambridge, on her election as Chair of our Education Committee, and heartfelt thanks to Master Bernard Richmond
@phatsilk_qc
for all he did in the role.
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Today is
#InternationalWomensDay
- we will be posting influential women Middle Templars throughout the day.
Helena Normanton, Called to the Bar on 17 November 1922, was the first woman to practise at the Bar in England and went on to become (jointly) the first woman KC.
#IWD2021
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Incase you missed it, Hon Bencher of
@MiddleTemple
Rt Hon Sir John Major gave a lecture tonight. Watch it here:
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Helena Normanton initially applied to join the Inn in 1918, but was rejected by the Bench on the basis of her sex. The following year, the ‘Sex Disqualification [Removal] Bill’ was passed, allowing her to be admitted to the Inn on Christmas Eve 1919.
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Today is
#ChampagneDay
🍾 Hopefully any champagne you enjoy today will taste better than that served to members in 1937; so against their liking that it warranted a written complaint, being labelled as "absolutely undrinkable".
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Gloria Cumper, born in Jamaica, was the first black female law graduate from the University of Cambridge, and was Called to the Bar in 1947. Cumper was instrumental in setting up the University of the West Indies, helping to found their Law Department.
#InternationalWomensDay
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The much-missed Fountain Court Bar will be re-opening on Wednesday 28th April. Open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 5pm to 9pm (weather dependent). Please join us for a glass!
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It is with much regret that we report the death of Master Treasurer, Sir Paul Jenkins KCB QC, who passed away on the morning of Monday 26 February 2018, aged 63.
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This photograph from 1923 shows a Barrister in wig and gown walking through Fountain Court while reading the daily paper. Despite the black and white image, one can nonetheless see the bright sunlight shining on the Inn.
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Congratulations to all our
@middletemple
callees!
#aspiringbarristers
#babybarristers
#WednesdayMotivation
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Looking for a quiet spot to have your online pupillage interview? Speak to library staff on the enquiry desk about booking a private study space on the library's third floor.
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One hundred years ago today, on 17 November 1922, the Inn Called the first nine women in its history to the Bar.
Their names were Helena Normanton, Monica Geikie Cobb, Auvergne Doherty, Ethel Ashford, Naomi Wallace, Sybil Campbell, Elsie Wheeler, Lillian Dawes and Beatrice Davy.
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Happy
#WomensHistoryMonth
– Helena Normanton, the first woman to practice at the English Bar, was admitted to the Middle Temple on 24 December 1919. In a sign of the changing times, the printed word ‘son’ had to be crossed off the admission form and replaced by ‘daughter’.
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Congratulations to all our new barrister members who were Called to the Bar this week.
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Congratulations to all those students called to the bar today. Trinity Call A & B 2021 were called via Zoom from Middle Temple Hall.
#middletemplar
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At the end of a difficult year, huge thanks go to our outgoing Master Treasurer, Rt Hon Sir Brian Leveson, and we welcome Master Andrew Hochhauser QC as the incoming Treasurer for 2021.
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Dark winter nights once required the lighting of the gas lamps along Middle Temple Lane, first installed in 1817. Here, a lamplighter lights one such lamp at the entrance to Pump Court, as recently as 1966.
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Congratulations to everyone being Called to the Bar at Middle Temple this week!
#FutureoftheBar
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Barrister Bear! He’s one of a great new range of Middle Temple
#merchandise
. Now we need YOUR help to name him. Reply to this with your suggestions and the best answer will win a bear
#MTMerch
#competition
#MondayMotivation
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Helena Florence Normanton QC was the first woman to practise as a barrister in England. In November 1922
#InternationalWomensDay
#womensday
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Let the Hilary Call to the Bar Ceremony begin. Congratulations to you all!
#futurebarristers
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On this
#RemembranceSunday
, we remember the members of the Middle Temple who fought and died in the line of duty.
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Middle Temple wishes the best of luck to all the students taking the centralised exams this week — you have all worked so hard and should be very proud of yourselves.
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Welcome to the 2019/20 cohort of
#BPTC
London Students at their intro session!
#aspiringbarristers
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Helena Normanton was admitted to the Inn on 24 December 1919, becoming the first woman to join an Inn of Court.
She was a staunch campaigner for women’s rights and suffrage, and was the first woman in Britain to keep her maiden name on her passport.
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14 October 2020 marks the 63rd anniversary of the death of Helena Normanton, the first woman admitted to Middle Temple and indeed, to an Inn of Court. Plans are already underway to celebrate the centenary of her Call in 2022.
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Congratulations to all those students called to the bar today. Michaelmas Call A & B 2021 were called in person & online in Middle Temple Hall.
#CallToTheBar
#MiddleTemplar
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If you're in or around
@MiddleTemple
, The Garden Room is open from 9am 'til 8pm and open to all members of the Inns of Court & their guests. Serving breakfast, lunch & evening snacks along with tea, coffee, cold drinks & bar selection. Located in Middle Temple Lane.
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Well done to everyone who was Called to the Bar today! We hope you enjoyed the celebration. And to those being Called tomorrow, see you soon.
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All the staff and members of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple wish you a safe and Happy Christmas, and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
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Who threw the first punch? Master Treasurer Sir Brian Leveson teaching Case Analysis at Cumberland Lodge
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Meet the library's new member of staff, Dewey Finch. He's currently hard at work brushing up the law of forests, thanks to Halsbury’s! 🐦
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Over the past 2 days we Called to the Bar 220 students (including 8 in absentia). Congratulations to you all!
#aspiringbarristers
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#OTD
in 1870, Thomas Morris Chester was Called to the Bar, after being admitted the the Inn on 8 June 1867, becoming the first African-American to practice at the English Bar.
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Attention all
#aspiringbarristers
- the Middle Temple BPTC Scholarships form for 2020 entry is now live and you have until 1st November to apply! 📝 📅 💸
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Good luck to everyone who has a BPTC
#scholarship
interview this week!
#aspiringbarristers
#tuesdaythoughts
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Congratulations to Lady Hale, first female President of Supreme Court, & Sir Ian Burnett, youngest LCJ for 50 years, both sworn in today.
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Our panel is ready for
#TheSecretBarrister
book reading & discussion!
@BarristerSecret
#aspiringbarristers
#WednesdayWisdom
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Helena Normanton, first woman to practise as a
#barrister
in England donated a silver ink stand, bands and wig to Middle Temple
#womeninlaw
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In 1855,
#CharlesDickens
withdrew from his membership at the Inn as he ‘did not foresee that literature as a profession would entirely engross his time’ when he’d joined in 1839.
#Archives
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The Temple experienced a great amount of destruction during
#WW2
. The relief 75 years ago on
#VEDay
, when the war ended and rebuilding could finally start, must have been incredible.
#archives
@TheInnerTemple
@TempleChurchLDN
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Congratulations to our new barrister members who were Called to the Bar this week.
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Mona Rigsby was born in Trinidad and Called to the Bar in 1939, becoming the youngest barrister in the British Empire at that time and the first Trinidadian woman lawyer to be recognized by the courts. In 1939, she was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court in Trinidad.
#IWD2023
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This distinctly
#GothicRevival
building housed the Middle Temple's Library from 1861-1940. It overlooked the garden and was destroyed by enemy action in
#WW2
.
#Archives
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The long-awaited opening of the Member’s Common Room will open tomorrow from 9am. We are excited to announce that we will be serving Press of Fleet Street Coffee, along with delicious Artisan leaf tea, Chai’s and exceptional range of hot chocolates.
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If you're around Middle Temple this weekend, look up above Hall and you'll see the
#pride
Flag flying high!
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Welcome to the exhibition opening of Celebrating a Century of Women in Law!
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Congratulations to everyone being Called to the Bar
@middletemple
this week!
#aspiringbarristers
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The 4th & final Call to the Bar Ceremony of the 2019 Trinity Term is about to commence! Congratulations to all!
#futurebarristers
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An image of the Inn's fountain with Hall in the background.
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This afternoon's ceremony concluded the Hilary Term Call to the Bar. Many congratulations to all 136 members who have been Called this week!
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A snap shot of the first recording of the new Pupillage Podcast! Keep an eye out, to be realised later this year!
#Pupillage
#Podcast
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We
@MiddleTemple
note the
@Barstandards
statement setting out the process for students to resit the Bar exams, and will be meeting them today with colleagues from other Inns to clarify the plans, and seeking assurance for those requiring reasonable adjustments.
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Prior to the construction of the Thames Embankment in the 19th century, the River Thames was accessible to the Inn through the landing stairs at the south end of Middle Temple Lane.
#RiversDay
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This photograph shows the fountain in Fountain Court under ice and snow. Middle Temple Hall can be seen in the background ❄️
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Advocates deal with some of the most serious & awful cases, it has been proven that this takes a toll on them in their personal lives. This is why the Bar Council has set up a wellbeing & mental health initiative
@thebarcouncil
#survivetheivemt
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Working from home? You can borrow one of the library's iPads for just £1 per day or £5 for a week. One of iPads has a range of e-books uploaded, including Archbold, the White Book and more; the other iPad just has the White Book. Further details here 👉
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We have copies of
@BarristerSecret
'Stories of the Law & How It's Broken' for sale in the Library for £10 - with a signed bookplate! Limited copies available so stop by to get yours before they sell out!
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Congratulations to all our callees at the 1st Call to the Bar Ceremony of the Trinity Term!
#futurebarristers
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We are extremeley proud to have Benched Master Sadiq Khan last night. Thank you to everyone that came along to witness this historical moment
#Benchcall
#Mayoroflondon
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Welcome to the 2019/20 cohort of
#BPTC
Out of London students at their intro session!
#aspiringbarristers
#SaturdayMotivation
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#OTD
in 1869, at 2pm, students sat this Trinity Term examination paper on 'The Law of Real Property, &c'.
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Our Pupillage Hardship Fund is always open for applications. If you are currently in or have secured pupillage and you are experiencing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, we welcome your application and will do our best to provide assistance.
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