Joanna Dodson

Joanna Dodson QC (5 September 1945 – 23 August 2020) was a British barrister, specialising in family law.[1][2][3]

Joanna Dodson

QC
Born5 September 1945
Died23 August 2020(2020-08-23) (aged 74)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBarrister

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][5] Having been called to the bar (qualified as a barrister) in 1971, she took silk (appointed Queen's Counsel) in 1993.[1] Among notable cases, she represented the parents of Victoria Climbié at the associated public inquiry,[6] and the children of the appellant in ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2011].[4] She was named among the top recipients of legal aid in 2004 and 2005.[7][8]

References
  1. "Dodson, Joanna, (born 5 Sept. 1945), QC 1993". Who Was Who. 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U13849. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. Singh Aulak, Baldip (25 August 2020). "Remembering Joanna Dodson QC". 33 Bedford Row. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. "Lawyer Profile: Joanna Dodson". The Legal 500.
  4. "Joanna Dodson QC 1945-2020". 33 Bedford Row. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. "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. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. Carvel, John (28 September 2001). "Climbiés attack child protection system". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. Gibb, Frances (19 November 2004). "Legal aid earnings cause furore". The Times. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. Finegold, Oliver (19 April 2005). "£800,000 in a year for legal aid barrister". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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