Lawyers call on judges in Garrick Club to give up membership

Exclusive: Letter with more than 60 signatories says membership perpetuates systemic discrimination against women'

A group of more than 60 lawyers in England and Wales have called on all judges who are members of the men-only Garrick Club to resign from it immediately, claiming membership is incompatible with the core principles of justice, equality and fairness".

In an open letter, the barristers, solicitors and legal professionals say they have been concerned by recent reports in the Guardian naming dozens of senior figures in the judiciary as current members of a club that has repeatedly blocked attempts to allow women to join.