Jennifer Devans-Tamakloe is a criminal barrister at 23 Essex Street. She was born in the UK to Guyanese and Ghanaian parents. She was educated firstly in the state then private school system, winning an assisted place at the 11 plus. Jennifer is a member of Middle Temple, the Criminal Bar Association and is outgoing Junior of the Northern Circuit.
‘Junior of the North’, Jennifer Devans-Tamakloe reflects on her experience of participating in the strike action of 2022 and rewards of being a criminal barrister
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Not yet, says Jacob Turner. Regulation, unlike the technology itself, is a domain the legal profession can still control
