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Mark Harrop

@markharrop.bsky.social

Barrister/Arbitrator at 1GC Family Law. One time Times Law Tweet of the Day recipient. Not posting much these days because reasons. Promoting DR and EDI in family law.

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Power of Polo Power of Polo, a British sports charity, commissioned this inspiring short film to spotlight the transformative impact of their work and the breadth of…

My wife’s film about the Power of Polo charity is up for a Smiley film award (apparently it is the BAFTAs of the charity film world).

She’d be absolutely made up if you could take a moment to click the link below and vote for it.

Thank you! πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/power-...

28.01.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On reflection I’ve found something more worthwhile to spend my money on. It’s not Β£1,600, but hopefully every little helps

22.01.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Give me the Β£1,600 and I’ll tell you!

22.01.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to share that I have been included in a very prestigious list of top family lawyers. Unfortunately I don’t fancy paying Β£1,600 for the β€œmarketing licence” to tell you which one.

22.01.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the Family Law Industry Sexist? It's International Women's Day and the legal sector seems to be patting itself on the back for being so inclusive and offering equal opportunities to all. Law as a male-dominated environment is a "...

I looked at a few numbers in (Central London) family law teams for International Women’s Day a few years on my old (now defunct) blog: web.archive.org/web/20170309...

02.01.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Driving greater judicial diversity is a team sport If we want our judicial benches to better reflect British society, we need to work together with applicants, the professions and the judiciary to prepare talented candidates.

www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...

26.12.2024 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They do

09.11.2024 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aren't publishers allowed to add their own sub-titles? I look forward to reading

M v F (Anonymisation: Lack of Imagination) [2024]

20.08.2024 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We have got to be able to come up with better naming conventions than this.

By my count there are 15 "F v M" and "M v F" cases already this year.

Also 7 cases called "Re C" last year, if anyone's interested.

Yes, this is the quality commentary you came to BlueSky for!

20.08.2024 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes please! Thanks Sean

15.08.2024 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you the first to use that hashtag, or do they work differently here?

13.08.2024 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photographs of members of 1GC Family Law ordered by seniority, with Mark Harrop (called 2024) followed by new team member Gemma Neath (also called 2024)

Photographs of members of 1GC Family Law ordered by seniority, with Mark Harrop (called 2024) followed by new team member Gemma Neath (also called 2024)

Am still going to be overtaken by pupils for years to come, but am no longer bottom of the list!

13.08.2024 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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