Join us for a panel discussion in Hall with the author of We Set the Bar, Professor Johanne Delahunty KC.
The panel will be chaired by Charlotte Worsley KC and will consist of Master Delahunty and some of those that contributed to her narrative including Stephen Lue and Emma Hughes.
About the book
The Bar has a long-standing reputation for being the preserve of public-school educated, white men. Power and privilege can create abuses of power, from discrimination and disadvantage in entering the profession, to toxic work practices, sexual harassment, judicial bullying and more.
In her trademark outspoken style, Jo Delahunty KC reveals what life at the legal aid Bar involves and identifies what can be done to change its culture and image for the better, reshaping the traditional image of a barrister in terms of the diverse profession it should be.
By celebrating the highs, but not concealing the lows, of a life in law, Jo’s love letter to her profession ‘sets the bar’ for action: what we can learn from the past and what needs to be done in future to galvanise it into a united, egalitarian, healthy environment for all.
About the Panel
Professor Jo Delahunty KC MCIArb is a barrister, bencher of MT, family arbitrator, Recorder, Emeritus Professor of Law at Gresham College and a Freeman of the City of London. She won Family KC of 2025 at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards and was voted The Lawyer You Aspire to Be at the 2025 Legal Style Awards. Behind these accolades is a state educated girl born to (remarkable) working class single mother. Jo is the author of We Set The Bar and Domestic Abuse in the Family Justice System, both published this year.
Charlotte Worsley
Stephen Lue is a family law barrister at Garden Court Chambers. His practice covers a wide range of applications including public and private children law, financial remedies in divorce cases, international child abduction work and domestic violence. He also acts in Court of Protection cases. Stephen was shortlisted for Family Law Junior of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2025 and for Barrister of the Year at Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2021.
Emma Hughes
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