Case studies

My professional background is in social care and health which I have been working in for over 30 years.

I grew up in the West Midlands and was the first person in my family to go to university. After secondary school I was not sure what I wanted to do but it had been suggested that a law degree would keep my options open.

My background is in the transport industry, I am a Chartered Civil Engineer (Transport), a Chartered Surveyor, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator.

My background is a portfolio career as GP partner and clinical assistant in Dermatology. I was appointed as a fee-paid medical member in 1996.

I had been a solicitor in private practice for 20 years, specialising in employment law when I was appointed as a salaried Employment Judge in 2019.

I am an employment solicitor and had always worked in this capacity since qualification. I was appointed as a fee-paid Employment Judge in London South in 2013.

I am a solicitor, specialising in crime. I qualified in 2009 after converting to law – my degree is in computer science. I practiced in criminal defence before moving to the Criminal Cases Review Commission as head of legal.

I am a Chartered Financial Planner and Managing Partner of Bottriell Adams LLP, a boutique private client wealth management firm in Wimborne Minster I established in 2004.

I was appointed as a salaried judge in December 2019 after spending 20 years as a solicitor. My career path into the legal profession did not follow the traditional route.

I was diagnosed with a chronic arthritic condition when I was 7 years old. I spent a lot of time in hospital during those early years, my disease was very active, and my immune system seemed intent on taking my life.