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Family Lawyer Breaks 260-Year Record to Join Elite 2,900 With High Court Advocacy Rights

Summary by lawnews.co.uk
Gemma Whitchurch has become the first solicitor in Sydney Mitchell’s 260-year history to gain the right to represent clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. She joins just 2,971 civil solicitor-advocates across England and Wales—a cohort particularly sparse in the West Midlands. The family law partner secured her Higher Rights of Audience Civil qualification in May, ending more than two centuries during which the Birmingham…
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lawnews.co.uk broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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