Victoria Harris is Deputy CEO at the Civil Mediation Council and Trustee of Mediation Hertfordshire, a community mediation organisation. Victoria gained an LLM at Kings College London before working as a solicitor specialising in employment law for 15 years and qualifying as a mediator. Victoria is an advocate for community mediation and the benefit it brings to individuals and public services. A member of the 2022 judging panel for the National Mediation Awards, Victoria now supports communications at CMC, where she also runs its Academic Forum and working groups for Peer Mediation in schools and Community Mediation.
Barristers can learn more about the varied arenas in which their mediation skills can be deployed at the Civil Mediation Council Annual Conference on 6 and 7 November 2024
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Maria Scotland and Niamh Wilkie report from the Bar Council’s 2024 visit to the United Arab Emirates exploring practice development opportunities for the England and Wales family Bar
Marking Neurodiversity Week 2025, an anonymous barrister shares the revelations and emotions from a mid-career diagnosis with a view to encouraging others to find out more
David Wurtzel analyses the outcome of the 2024 silk competition and how it compares with previous years, revealing some striking trends and home truths for the profession
