Schona Jolly KC guest speaker at renowned Annual Education Lecture

On Tuesday 14th March, we were delighted that Schona Jolly KC, delivered our Mulberry Schools Trust Annual Education Lecture for 2023. Staff, students, Trustees and friends of Mulberry attended the renowned event at The Royal Society of Arts.

Schona is a leading barrister at Cloisters Chambers. She is well-known for her work on international human rights, equality and employment law with a crossover into AI and sports law. Schona spoke about her life at the Bar and why human rights and the rule of law matter.

Some of her most recognised work in recent years includes her representation of Caster Semenya before the European Court of Human Rights, influential cases in respect of the gig economy and complex whistleblowing and discrimination claims.

Schona is a Visiting Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London and was Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales from 2019–2021.