Joanna Dodson
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Joanna Dodson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 1945 |
| Died | 23 August 2020 (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Joanna Dodson QC (5 September 1945 – 23 August 2020) was a British barrister, specialising in family law.[1][2][3]
Dodson began her career at the chambers of Anthony Gifford QC and of Michael Mansfield QC, before becoming Head of Chambers at Fourteen (14 Gray's Inn Square); she ended her career at 33 Bedford Row.[4][5] Having been called to the bar (qualified as a barrister) in 1971, she took silk (appointed Queen's Counsel) in 1993.[1] Among notable cases, she represented the parents of Victoria Climbié at the associated public inquiry,[6] and the children of the appellant in ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2011].[4] She was named among the top recipients of legal aid in 2004 and 2005.[7][8] She was a graduate of Newnham College, Cambridge University.
