A barrister who was sacked for posting a tweet calling a schoolgirl a "stroppy teenager of colour" has lost a £3m discrimination case against his employers. Jon Holbrook was fired by Cornerstone ...

A barrister who branded a schoolgirl a “stroppy teenager of colour” for pursuing an equalities case after suffering hair discrimination at school has been sacked from his law firm. Cornerstone ...

A barrister who was widely criticised for tweeting about a ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ has been expelled by his chambers - four days after he says he resigned. Public law set Cornerstone Barristers ...

A barrister who tweeted that the Equality Act ‘undermines school discipline by empowering the stroppy teenager of colour’ has been censured by his own chambers, which has begun ‘an urgent internal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ruby Williams, left, was called a 'stroppy teenager of colour' by barrister Jon Holbrook, right. (Kate Williams/Cornerstone ...

We are delighted to announce that Joana Setzer has become a new Associate Member of Cornerstone Barristers. Her appointment will strengthen the chambers’ expertise in climate law, environmental ...

A senior barrister has been sacked after refusing to delete a tweet in which he called a schoolgirl who won a discrimination settlement a “stroppy teenager of colour”. Jon Holbrook criticised Ruby ...

Cornerstone Barristers’ Estelle Dehon KC is the Bar’s answer to David Attenborough. She has helped to redefine climate litigation in the UK last year after spearheading two of the most impactful cases ...

A SENIOR barrister has been sacked after calling a girl who was sent home from school because of her Afro hair a “stroppy teenager of colour”. Lawyer Jon Holbrook blasted Ruby Williams, now 19, on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ruby Williams, left, was called a 'stroppy teenager of colour' by barrister Jon Holbrook, right. (Kate Williams/Cornerstone ...