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Law graduates of note

The Liverpool Law School has produced a great number of law graduates who have gone on to reach distinction in the legal profession and beyond. Here, we highlight some examples.

1889 - 1919

  • FE Smith, the Earl of Birkenhead (1889) – Lord Chancellor of England and Wales
  • Mr Justice Greaves-Lord (1899) – High Court Judge and MP
  • Mr Justice Lynskey (1907) – High Court Judge
  • Lord Justice Sellers (1914) - Court of Appeal Judge and MC recipient (two bars)
  • Dr Mary Share-Jones (1914) – Medical Doctor (first female LL.B. graduate)

1920 - 1939

  • Mr Justice Pritchard (1920, 1956) – High Court Judge
  • Sydney Silverman (1927) – Politician and Penal Reformer
  • Mrs Justice Heilbron (1935, 1937, 1975) – High Court Judge
  • Mr Justice Caulfield (1938) – High Court Judge
  • NK Pattichis (1939) – Government Minister, Cyprus

1940 - 1959

  • Avril Fishwick (1946) – Vice-Lord Lieutenant, Merseyside
  • Lord Evans of Claughton (1948) – Liberal Politician
  • JWB Hobley (1949) – Attorney General of Hong Kong
  • Michael English (1951) – MP for Nottingham West
  • Very Reverend Dr Brandon Jackson (1956) – Dean of Lincoln Cathedral
  • Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead (1956, 1987) – Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lord)
  • Dreck Hanson (1959) – General Manager of Barclays Bank Group

1960 - 1979

  • Mrs Justice Steel (1962) – High Court Judge
  • Ronnie Austin (1967) – Former partner, Clifford Chance
  • Professor Malcolm N Shaw KC (1968) - Emeritus Sir Robert Jennings Professor of International Law, University of Leicester, author, and advocate for Israel at the 2024 International Court of Justice hearings
  • Mr Justice Hedley (1968) – High Court Judge
  • Wendy Mathys (1968) – Sutton West Ward Councillor
  • Jonathan Rushworth (1970, 2018) – Former partner, Slaughter & May
  • Simon Polito (1971) – Financial Conduct Authority Board Member
  • Sir John Evans (1972) – Chief Constable, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
  • Nigel Taylor (1973) – Solicitor, SPG Law
  • Helen Jones (1976) – MP for Warrington North
  • Ian Kawalet (1977) - Chief Justice of the Bermuda Supreme Court (2012-2018) and Justice of Appeal in the Bermuda Court of Appeal (2023-present)
  • Julie Mills (1978) – Former Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kennsington and Chelsea
  • Paul Higginson (1979) – former Vice-President, 20th Century Fox International

1980 - 1999

  • His Honour Judge Cawson KC (1980) – Circuit Judge and sometime Guild Sabbatical Officer (1980/81)
  • His Honour Judge Flewitt KC (1980) – Circuit Judge
  • District Judge Wendy Lloyd (1982) – District Judge
  • Ian Austin (1983) – Managing Partner, Fieldfisher
  • David Tournafond (1984) – Consultant, Morecrofts Solicitors & Conkerton Memorial Lecture trustee
  • Mr Justice Cobb (1984) – High Court Judge
  • Jeremy Myers (1988) – Solicitor and President of the Liverpool Law Society (2022/2023)
  • Steve Peacock (1988) – Partner, Weightmans LLP
  • Matthew Kellett (1988) – UK law lead, Ernst & Young
  • Fam L Ee (1989) – Senior Partner, YF Chun Fam & Yeo
  • Amy Ho (1989) – Partner, Clifford Chance
  • Fayun Chen (1990) – Senior Partner, Jin Ding Partners
  • Christabel Cowling (1990) – Head of Regulatory and Public Policy, Ernst & Young
  • Clare Wills (1990) – Managing Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • Sir Jonathan Murphy (1990, 2016) – former Chief Constable of Merseyside Police
  • Sophia-Ann Harris (1991) – Managing Partner, Solomon Harris LLP
  • PS Goh (1991) – Managing Partner, PS Goh & Co (Singapore) and artist
  • Emma Carey (1994) – Managing Partner, MSB Solicitors LLP
  • Thomas Durrant (1995) – Managing Partner, Squire Paton Boggs LLP
  • The Hon. Justice Wan Muhammad Amin Bin Wan Yahya (1996) – Malaysian High Court Judge

2000 - 2023

  • Nina Ferris (2001) – Solicitor and President of the Liverpool Law Society (2017/2018)
  • Seán McHale (2003) - Director of Programmes at Irish Rule of Law International
  • Joanne Milne (2003) - Partner at Hay Kilner
  • Julie O’Hare (2004) - Solicitor and President of the Liverpool Law Society (2019/2021)
  • Jon Bamber (2005) -  General Counsel, Senior Vice President- Legal and Football Administration at Liverpool Football Club
  • Chris Pilgrim (2011) - Global Head of Contracts and Litigation, Hiachi Energy
  • Nissim Massarano (2014) - Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
  • Ananda Mohan (2015) – Vice President, Liverpool Guild of Students 2016
  • Petko Vladov (2015) - Manager, Financial Crime Consulting at EY
  • Cedric Oulai (2017) - Associate at Latham and Watkins
  • Anmar Al Ghadhanfari (2018) – Solicitor, Sidley Austin LLP
  • Esther Bukoye (2018) - Barrister, Park Square Chambers and former Vice-President, Liverpool Guild of Students
  • Scarlet Gilmartin (2020) - Pupil barrister, Atlantic Chambers and Bar Scholarship recipient, Lincoln's Inn
  • Scott Cowley (2020) - Pupil barrister, Exchange Chambers and Cassel Scholar, Lincoln's Inn
  • Mollie Hammerton (2022) – Lincoln’s Inn scholarship recipient and winner of Oriel Chamber’s Mooting Competition 2021
  • Alice Simm (2022) – Fulbright Scholar, Indiana University, and Liverpool LL.B. graduate
  • Dr Darryn Nyatanga (2023) - PhD graduate and Hodgson Scholar

 

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