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VIII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To better understand the statistics, in November 2018 JUSTICE recruited Dr Yael
Levy Ariel to analyze the official data and collect additional data on senior
appointments since our last report. This Update is based, in part, on her work and
data analyses which examine a broad range of diversity characteristics, including the
possible intersections between them, allowing a more comprehensive understanding
of those appointed to senior judicial roles since 2017. I am very grateful to Yael for
her work. I would also like to thank JUSTICE Lawyer Stephanie Needleman and
Senior Legal Fellow Natalie O’Connell for their assistance in preparing this report.

This Update has been overseen by our original Working Party – minus its chair
Nathalie Lieven QC, who now sits on the High Court. My huge thanks to them and
to everyone who has generously shared their insights and experience of the processes
with us. Our thanks also to the judiciary, the Judicial Office and the Judicial
Appointments Commission for their willingness to engage in the elaboration of this
report. It is important to note that none of these key actors believes that the status quo
is acceptable; our shared challenge is what should be done about it.

We took evidence from a wide range of stakeholders, institutional and individuals.
As many of those individuals from whom we took evidence asked to remain
anonymous, we have decided to only name organisations consulted. Our thanks to:

The Bar Council

Bar Standards Board
Black Solicitors Network

The Bridge Group

Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx)
Disability Research on Independent Living & Learning (DRILL)

Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

Judicial Diversity Initiative
Lawyers with Disabilities Division – The Law Society

The Law Society of England and Wales

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