Barrister EssexBarrister has called for anti-racism training after being mistaken for a defendant three times in a courtroom
A barrister has called for the introduction of anti-racism training in the legal profession after being mistaken for a defendant three times in one day.in the UK court system, tweeted last Wednesday about her ‘exhausting’ experience of discrimination as a black barrister.
‘It’s the underlying assumptions that underpin it. That “all mixed-race people look the same” or “black people must be coming to court because they’re in trouble with the law”.’ She criticised current racial bias training as tokenistic, saying: ‘The training that does take place needs to be actively anti-racist, as opposed to promoting equality and diversity which should be a bare minimum.’
First, the security officer asked me what my name was so he could âfind [my] name on the listâ . I explained I was a barrister. He apologised and guided me through security.September 23, 2020She said: ‘In the media, we are only portrayed as criminals, or if we’re lucky, singers or athletes. Black intellect isn’t something that is recognised or acknowledged, and that feeds into our professions.
Ms Shotunde highlighted 1.1% of QC’s are from a black/black British ethnic group, which compares to around 3.7% of the UK working age population. Issues around the retention of barristers, particular of ethnic minority barristers, has also been widely reported.
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