Article 6KF5E Legal profession’s most powerful among members of London’s men-only Garrick Club

Legal profession’s most powerful among members of London’s men-only Garrick Club

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Amelia Gentleman
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Exclusive: Roll-call of gentlemen's club, which bars women, includes judges, barristers and ministers

Some of Britain's most powerful judges, including a serving member of the supreme court, along with about 150 leading barristers, are members of the Garrick Club, which has repeatedly blocked attempts to allow women to join.

The roll-call of the legal profession also includes five appeal court judges, eight high court judges, dozens of serving and retired judges, current and former ministers in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and numerous senior solicitors.

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