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25 September 2015updated 26 Jul 2021 10:05am

“The last gasp of the old white male in his ivory tower”: QC condemns Lord Sumption

Barristers attack the Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption for his comments defending gender inequality in the judiciary.

By Anoosh Chakelian

The Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption has been under fire this week for his comments about women in the judiciary.

In an interview with the Standard, he warned that rushing to address gender inequality among top judges “could have appalling consequences for justice”, and insisted it was “rubbish” that an “old boys’ network” runs the law.

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