Ben Cooper QC - Lawyer of the Week (in the Times)

[Justme56]

Sorry I can't share the article, but liked this:

What is the funniest thing that has happened in your job?

As a result of my work in this area, apparently becoming an object of admiration on Mumsnet [the Internet parents' forum] - improbable in many ways.

😁

Very big LOL.

Waves to BC!

Ben Cooper is a god!

The piece is short, pithy, and amusing:

What law would you enact?
Automatic costs penalties for shoddy court bundles.

The BC piece accompanies a longer article about Allison Bailey's case. That's quite a T*rfy law section The Times has got there.

Here you go:

Lawyer of the week: Ben Cooper QC, who argued that Allison Bailey, a barrister, had been discriminated against by her chambers due to her gender-critical beliefs

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/59e8be26-131d-11ed-b5dc-213f5c972cc4?shareToken=3e94a308c3362efdafc8474f3d9de6b5

PS: Hi Ben!! 👋

This may also be of interest:

Law firms ‘should quit Stonewall advice scheme’ after Allison Bailey ruling

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ec592cc6-134c-11ed-b7ce-9b24bf628db2?shareToken=7beb275369eb8f5af8136be5e72b58b4

Very probable.

What were the biggest hurdles you had to overcome in this case?

"First, explaining the debate about sex and gender to establish protection for Allison’s beliefs not only that biological sex is immutable, but also that the campaign for gender self-identification erodes women’s rights and, by branding dissent “transphobic”, creates a climate of fear."

Go Ben!

I wonder why he thinks it is improbable. Man is eloquent in defending women’s rights and sometimes humorous , what’s not to like?
if you are reading this Ben , I was glued to the Allison Bailey case. You got those GCC lawyers to look like a bunch of smug sanctimonious narrow minded headless chickens, lacking in any self awareness .
my favourite line was something like ‘
’and how’s that going for you now’.

And of course the GCC collective amnesia caused by many events including but not limited to, reversing into a bin.

What law would you enact?
Automatic costs penalties for shoddy court bundles.

Paddinton Bear stare at RMW

‘my favourite line was something like ‘
’and how’s that going for you now’.’

This was when they said they wanted to avoid amplifying the scandal, wasn’t it? 😂

Big mistake. Huge.

It's a bit early in the morning to be drinking toasts rather than eating it, but nevertheless 🍸🍸

That’s so funny, I mean those court bundles were like a running joke. Poor Judge having to Wade through mismatched numbering system

ha! well the preparation certainly showed and paid off:

What are the best and worst elements of being a lawyer?
Best: when a cross-examination is going really well. Worst: the hours required to make a cross-examination go well.

Ben you did wonders with stonewall and GCC appalling paperwork,

Naomi Cunningham, a barrister who is one of the founders of the group Sex Matters, said: “Many will have joined Stonewall’s schemes hoping for guidance on how to make their workplaces fairer and more inclusive. What they got was encouragement to write equality, diversity and inclusion policies that are in themselves discriminatory.”

Nutshell.

IKR? He qualifies as a lifelong, honorary member of this Pit of Vipers.

Ben's a great lawyer, he did the best he could but never had a snowball's chance in hell of winning the AB case.

I mean if these chambers are casting around for a reliable revenue stream, defending women against transgenderism is the mother lode.

Lol.

Aggravated damages because

"Many will have joined Stonewall’s schemes hoping for guidance on how to make their workplaces fairer and more inclusive. What they got was encouragement to write equality, diversity and inclusion policies that are in themselves discriminatory.”

@whereareyounow did we watch a different case? AB and her team won, and the bits they didn't get a positive judgement on (stonewall) are still terrible for stonewall

my favourite line was something like
’and how’s that going for you now’.

Wasn't it even better than that? Wasn't it "it would be impolite of me to ask how that's going for you now"? 😂

It’s such a shame that it wasn’t recorded,

What law would you enact?
Automatic costs penalties for shoddy court bundles.

Awww that was a lovely write up, glad hes got in the paper, he deserves it.
I wonder if after it was all over he took a holiday and read through the threads.