Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws

Helena Kennedy has spent her professional life championing civil liberties and promoting human rights. She was called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn, in 1972, was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1991 and a Bencher of Gray’s Inn in 1999.

Helena has used many public platforms – including the House of Lords, to which she was elevated in 1997 – to argue with passion, wit and humanity for social justice. She has also written and broadcast on a wide range of issues, from medical negligence to the rights of women and children.

She enjoys the theatre and spending time with family and friends.