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Lord Woolf of Barnes
Lord Woolf of Barnes
The former master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales joined Blackstone Chambers to practise as a mediator and arbitrator in October 2005. He was appointed president of the Qatar Civil and Commercial Court in 2007. Lord Woolf of Barnes is a chartered arbitrator and has been a special adviser to CEDR and chair of its international Conflict Management Advisory Group, launched in 2005. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.
Naina Patel KC
Naina Patel KC
Barrister specialising in administrative/public law and human rights, including immigration and asylum, prison, housing, education, community care, public international law and the use of international law in domestic proceedings, information rights, competition, EU and regulatory law, employment law (including wrongful/unfair dismissal, race/religion and belief/sex/disability discrimination and TUPE) and commercial law. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.
Catherine Donnelly SC
Catherine Donnelly SC
Specialist areas of practice include administrative and public law, public international law, employment law, EU law, civil liberties and human rights. Catherine is a lecturer in law at Trinity College Dublin. She was adviser to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on the drafting of a new Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland, 2008 and adviser to the Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Forum, 2007-08. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.