Joanna Dodson Explained
| Joanna Dodson |
| Honorific Suffix: | QC |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1945 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Barrister |
Joanna Dodson QC (5 September 1945 – 23 August 2020) was a British barrister, specialising in family law.[1] [2] [3]
Dodson began her career at the chambers of Anthony Gifford QC and of Michael Mansfield QC, before becoming Head of Chambers at Fourteen (14 Gray's Inn Square); she ended her career at 33 Bedford Row.[4] Having been called to the bar (qualified as a barrister) in 1971, she took silk (appointed Queen's Counsel) in 1993. Among notable cases, she represented the parents of Victoria Climbié at the associated public inquiry,[5] and the children of the appellant in ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2011].[6] She was named among the top recipients of legal aid in 2004 and 2005.[7] [8] She was a graduate of Newnham College, Cambridge University.
Notes and References
- Web site: Dodson, Joanna, (born 5 Sept. 1945), QC 1993 . . 18 January 2021 . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U13849 . 1 December 2020.
- Web site: Singh Aulak . Baldip . Remembering Joanna Dodson QC . 33 Bedford Row . 18 January 2021 . 25 August 2020.
- Web site: Lawyer Profile: Joanna Dodson . The Legal 500.
- Web site: It is with sadness that FOURTEEN marks the death this week of Joanna Dodson QC, who for many years was our Head of Chambers. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. . Fourteen . 18 January 2021 . en.
- News: Carvel . John . Climbiés attack child protection system . 18 January 2021 . The Guardian . 28 September 2001 . en.
- Web site: Joanna Dodson QC 1945-2020 . 33 Bedford Row . 18 January 2021.
- News: Gibb . Frances . Legal aid earnings cause furore . 18 January 2021 . The Times . 19 November 2004 . en.
- News: Finegold . Oliver . £800,000 in a year for legal aid barrister . 18 January 2021 . Evening Standard . 19 April 2005 . en.
