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Dame Nicola Velfor Davies, DBE (born 13 March 1953) is British barrister and judge who is currently a Lady Justice of Appeal, to which she was appointed in 2018. At the Bar she practised in medical law. She is referred to as Rt Hon Lady Justice Nicola Davies. Early life Davies was born in Llanelli, Wales, and grew up in Bridgend. Her father, Eric Davies, was a chartered engineer who was employed by the Steel Company of Wales, and she has a younger brother called Jonathan. She was educated at Bridgend Girls' Grammar School (now closed), where she was the last head girl. In 1971 she entered Birmingham University to read law. Career After graduating, Davies worked briefly in a firm of solicitors before becoming an investment analyst in the City of London. She later decided to become a barrister and did her second six-month pupillage at Carpmael Buildings, which later became 3 Serjeant's Inn. She was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1976. As a young barrister acting as a junior counsel to the two doctors involved in the Cleveland child abuse cases, she became recognised as a medical specialist. She also became a member of the Treasury Panels. In 1992, at the age of 39, she became a Queen's Counsel, and in 1998 she was appointed to sit as an Assistant Recorder. She chaired two Inquiries. In 1998 Davies spent six months on the Bristol heart surgeon's case, then took on the defence of the doctor and serial killer Harold Shipman. In 2003, Davies was appointed as a deputy High Court judge. On judicial review she quashed a decision to close some National Health Service paediatric surgery units. She was appointed a High Court judge in 2010. In 2013 Davies was appointed as a Presiding Judge of the Wales Circuit between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2017. Davies is an Honorary Fellow of Cardiff University. She was sworn as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 2018. In July 2021, Davies made legal history, chairing the first all-female Court of Appeal session in Wales, sitting alongside Mrs Justice Jefford and Mrs Justice Steyn. References External links The Rt. Hon. Mrs Justice Nicola Davies DBE, Judicial Appointments Commission . Discover the Nicola Davies popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Nicola Davies books.
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How to Be Body Confident
Olivia RobertsA guided journal for learning to fully love and accept yourself as you areThere are so many things to celebrate about your body. Just think of everything it's got you through the ...
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Stitched Up
Steve ColeThe horrific reallife cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bestselling author Steve Cole.The horrific reallife cost of fast fashion is exposed in ...
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The Times I Knew I Was Gay
Eleanor CrewesA charming, highly relatable graphic memoir about one woman’s coming out and coming of age that “brims with hope, and the joy that arises when one is finally ready to step out into...
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Give Me A Ring
Mickey Vann & Richard CoomberMicky Vann is one of the world's top boxing referees. He has been involved in more than 350 championship fights, over 100 of which were world title fights. Outspoken and brutally h...
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On Sudden Hill
Linda Sarah & Benji DaviesBirt and Etho are best friends, they play on Sudden Hill, making marvellous contraptions out of cardboard boxes. But then a new boy, Shu, wants to join in too. Birt isn't sure that...