Overview
Nora joined chambers in September 2024, her pupil supervisor is Fraser Coxhill.
Experience
Before starting pupillage, Nora chaired Fitness to Practise panels at the General Dental Council and General Osteopathic Council and was a member of the Regulatory Board at ACCA. Alongside this, Nora served as a non-executive director with expertise in corporate governance and risk management on the Boards of public and private organisations. Most recently, she was appointed to the Board of the UK Statistics Authority, where she chaired the Audit & Risk Committee and developed a particular interest in crime statistics.
Previous non-executive appointments included the Intellectual Property Office, National Police Chiefs’ Council, Nominet and Doctors’ and Dentists’ Pay Review Body. Nora also volunteered as a caseworker at Advocate and as publicity officer for the Gray’s Inn Student Association, where she hosted the popular podcast Raising the Bar. She is a co-opted member of the Law and Statistics Committee of the Royal Statistical Society.
Education
- BA Joint Honours European Studies and German, University College Cork
- Masters of International Business Administration, University of East London
- Diploma Legal Medicine, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians
- Graduate Diploma of Law, University of Law
- Bar Practice Course, Inns of Court College of Advocacy (ICCA)
Scholarships and Awards
- David Karmel scholarship, Gray’s Inn
- Baroness Hale of Richmond scholarship, Gray’s Inn
- Kingsland Cup 2024 moot competition award winner
Memberships
- London Irish Lawyers’ Association
- Public Environmental Bar Association
- Criminal Bar Association
- The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn
Languages
- German
