Barbara Hewson
Irish barrister (1961–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barbara Mary Hewson (1961[3] – 9 January 2021) was an Anglo-Irish barrister with a practice in public law in both the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.[1] Hewson specialised in Court of Protection work, human rights, judicial review, and regulatory defence cases. She was interested in reproductive health and the rights of pregnant women, the mentally incapacitated and the mentally ill.
Barbara Hewson | |
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Born | Barbara Mary Hewson 2 June 1961 |
Died | (aged 59)[1] |
Nationality | Ireland UK |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Barrister; writer |
A controversial advocate for lowering the age of consent, in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal to end the "persecution of old men", the removal of anonymity in sexual abuse cases and the ending of Operation Yewtree, she was suspended from practice for two years for offensive social media comments in December 2019, a suspension later reduced in light of her terminal illness.[4][5][1]