14th May 2026 | ‘We Set the Bar’ Professor Jo Delahunty KC
Parklane Plowden Chambers is pleased to announce and celebrate the publication of two significant new works by Professor Jo Delahunty KC, one of the UK’s leading family silks and an unwavering advocate for access to justice, legal aid and equality and inclusion in the legal profession.
Please join us for an evening marking the launch of:
‘We Set the Bar’
and
‘Domestic Abuse in the Family Justice System’
Thursday, 14th May 2026
6:00pm – 8:30pm
The University of Law, Leeds, LS1 5HD
If you would like to book a place, email events@parklaneplowden.co.uk
“We Set The Bar – Fighting for Equality, Empowerment, and Change within the Legal Profession”. The book was released on 31 March 2026 in the UK and on 24 April in the USA, Australia and Europe, published by Bristol University Press. In her trademark outspoken style, Jo reveals what life at the legal aid Bar involves and identifies what can be done to change its culture and image for the better, reshaping the traditional image of a barrister in terms of the diverse profession it should be. Jo talks frankly about the personal and professional cost exacted by front line legal aid work and why it is, none the less, the work that inspires her and why it matters to so many – We Set The Bar is a book to read, then act on.
https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/we-set-the-bar
“Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice”. Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System. Published by Bloomsbury Professional, Co-Written with Ian McArdle, Michelle Heeley KC, and Chloe Ashley, with Anita Mehta as guest contributor. It is a non-nonsense, authoritative deconstruction of every stage of domestic abuse cases within the family justice system. It pinpoints pitfalls and gives tools to avoid them and to improve practice. Its premise is we need to do better for more. This book serves as an essential resource for practitioners, judges, and all working in family justice.
https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/domestic-abuse-and-the-family-justice-system-9781526527714
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