Michael Sternberg KC Honoured with OBE for Services to Faith and Integration
Michael Sternberg KC has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours List for 2024, recognising his outstanding contributions to promoting faith and integration.
Michael is the President of the Faith & Belief Forum. He was Chair of the Board of Trustees of 3FF and later F&BF from 2009 until 2022, also Chair of the Trustees of the Sternberg Charitable Foundation since 2018.
He has been active in interfaith work for over 30 years, earning recognition for his contributions:-
- In 1990, he received a Benemerenza Medal from the (Catholic) Sacred Constantinian Order of St George;
- In 2013, he was made a Knight of the Royal Order of Francis I (Italy), and in 2018, he was promoted to Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Francis I.
- In 2019, he was awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his contribution to interfaith work.
Vice-Chair of the Bar Council and Joint Head of Chambers, Barbara Mills KC, who worked alongside Michael as a trustee of the charity – from its first iteration as The Three Faiths Forum commented: “Michael has dedicated himself tirelessly to the vital work of interfaith dialogue, integration, collaboration, and understanding. This award is most richly deserved, and his 4PB family are incredibly proud of him.”
New Reported Case: Jacqueline Renton appeared in the case of BR v SN [2024]
Jacqueline Renton appeared in the case of BR v SN [2024], where she successfully argued that Hadkinson orders can apply in relation to Children Act proceedings. Mr Justice Moor gave important guidance on this issue, and developed the Hadkinson jurisdiction in relation to Children Act proceedings, in circumstances where this issue had not been considered since the case of Hadkinson v Hadkinson [1952] itself.
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12 members of 4PB recognised on the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales
We are proud to celebrate 12 members of 4PB who have been recognised on the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales.
The list recognises individuals for their dedication to pro bono services, performing 25 or more hours of pro bono work.
Congratulations to Charles Hale KC, Jo Delahunty KC, Ruth Kirby KC, Dorothea Gartland KC, Joanne Brown KC, Katharine Bundell, Anita Mehta, Francesca Dowse, Jacqueline Renton, Amean Elgadhy, Charlotte Baker and Mani Singh Basi.
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Michael Gration KC and Mani Basi discuss the power of wardships for Solicitors Journal
In an article published in the Solicitors Journal, Michael Gration KC and Mani Singh Basi delve into the implications of making a child a ward of court and examine the circumstances that might necessitate this decision.
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9 members of 4PB ranked in the Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2024
We are delighted that 9 members of 4PB have been ranked in the Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2024.
Congratulations to Charles Hale KC, Henry Setright KC, Alex Verdan KC, Deirdre Fottrell KC, Jacqueline Renton, Kate Van Rol and Francesca Dowse, who have all been recommended as a Top Family Lawyer by Spears Magazine and to Harry Gates and Samantha Woodham, who have been recommended in the divorce consultancy and support service providers index for their work with The Divorce Surgery.
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Best Family Law Barristers 2024
Leading divorce consultancy and support service providers 2024
New Reported Case: P v P (Transgender Applicant for Decree of Nullity: Human Rights)
Charles Hale KC led Michael Edwards and Tom Tabori (of 39 Essex), instructed by Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP (Tammy Knox and Laura Hunter), all acting on a pro bono basis for the Applicant.