320:
313:
In 1974, she set up her own chambers at 4 Brick Court. In doing so, she became the first female Head of
Chambers. It had four women as founding members and the chambers was quickly nicknamed "the Monstrous
827:
822:
817:
256:
842:
401:
812:
264:
413:
704:
802:
393:
In 1948, at the age of 21, she married John
Thornton Calvert. They had two children. He was 20 years older than her and died in 1987.
350:
In 1986, she left her chambers and was appointed Chair of the
Industrial Tribunals, the independent judicial bodies that deal with
674:
837:
287:. At a New Year's Eve party in the late 1950s, she was encouraged by a friend of her husband to look at a career in law.
371:
573:
832:
807:
761:
272:
125:
20:
397:
175:
332:
299:
236:
515:
343:, a part-time judge, on 7 November 1980 with effect from 10 November. On 15 March 1982, she was elected a
260:
476:
797:
792:
115:
32:
734:
634:
232:
544:
374:), a charity for grandparents' rights. She later stood down and was appointed a vice-president.
336:
216:
40:
712:
434:
303:
291:
268:
629:
378:
340:
603:
370:
Chambers. At the age of 75, she became chairwoman of the
Grandparents' Federation (now the
339:(QC). She was the first female QC to be called in Northern Ireland. She was appointed a
682:
351:
786:
382:
295:
354:
matters in
Northern Ireland. She was the first woman to be appointed to this post.
363:
367:
581:
307:
284:
228:
135:
649:
344:
321:
The First Blast of the
Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women
315:
252:
65:
298:; at that time, only 3% of barristers were women. She joined the
347:
of the Middle Temple; the first woman to receive that honour.
510:
508:
506:
504:
502:
500:
498:
568:
566:
539:
537:
324:). In 2000, the chambers merged with another to form
735:"Memorial service: Barbara Calvert QC (Lady Lowry)"
255:, Yorkshire, England. Her father was Albert Parker
202:
141:
131:
121:
111:
103:
93:
85:
73:
47:
30:
283:After her first marriage in 1948, Calvert was a
271:, London. She went on to study economics at the
711:. The Grandparents' Association. Archived from
471:
469:
467:
465:
463:
461:
459:
457:
455:
8:
610:. No. 3533. 14 April 1978. p. 289
235:. She was the first woman to be a head of
223:; 30 April 1926 – 22 July 2015), known as
27:
227:after her second marriage, was a British
828:Alumni of the London School of Economics
425:
331:On 6 April 1978, she was called to the
191:
165: 1948; died 1987)
818:Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland
402:Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
377:She died on 22 July 2015, aged 89. A
251:Calvert was born on 30 April 1926 in
7:
823:People educated at St Helen's School
604:"Crown Officer for Northern Ireland"
433:Lawson, Elizabeth (12 August 2015).
414:First women lawyers around the world
381:was held on 13 November 2015 at the
638:. 13 November 1980. p. 15760.
516:"Cycling QC who defies convention"
19:For the New Zealand academic, see
14:
477:"Barbara Calvert QC (Lady Lowry)"
259:, a chemist. She was educated at
580:. Coram Chambers. Archived from
187:
162:
574:"Obituary: Barbara Calvert QC"
190: 1994; died
1:
760:Bew, Paul (18 January 1999).
333:Inner Bar of Northern Ireland
290:On 24 November 1959, she was
813:Members of the Middle Temple
843:20th-century King's Counsel
654:The Office of the Tribunals
404:. He died in January 1999.
99:Barbara Calvert, Lady Lowry
859:
435:"Barbara Calvert obituary"
273:London School of Economics
126:London School of Economics
21:Barbara Calvert (academic)
18:
372:Grandparents' Association
335:; she therefore became a
545:"Mrs Barbara Calvert QC"
362:Calvert was an honorary
213:Barbara Adamson Calvert
803:English King's Counsel
762:"Obituary: Lord Lowry"
52:Barbara Adamson Parker
838:Spouses of life peers
396:In 1994, she married
318:of Women" (a play on
152:John Thornton Calvert
549:Masters of the Bench
267:all-girls school in
97:Barbara, Lady Lowry
68:, Yorkshire, England
33:The Right Honourable
675:"Hon. Door Tenants"
608:The Belfast Gazette
578:News & Articles
833:Lawyers from Leeds
808:British baronesses
741:. 17 November 2015
635:The London Gazette
385:, City of London.
261:St. Helen's School
709:FOR PROFESSIONALS
304:John Platts-Mills
292:called to the bar
239:when she founded
210:
209:
116:St Helen's School
16:British barrister
850:
777:
776:
774:
772:
757:
751:
750:
748:
746:
731:
725:
724:
722:
720:
715:on 2 August 2015
701:
695:
694:
692:
690:
681:. Archived from
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
646:
640:
639:
626:
620:
619:
617:
615:
600:
594:
593:
591:
589:
570:
561:
560:
558:
556:
541:
532:
531:
529:
527:
512:
493:
492:
490:
488:
473:
450:
449:
447:
445:
430:
379:memorial service
231:specialising in
195:
193:
189:
166:
164:
94:Other names
80:
61:
59:
28:
858:
857:
853:
852:
851:
849:
848:
847:
783:
782:
781:
780:
770:
768:
766:The Independent
759:
758:
754:
744:
742:
733:
732:
728:
718:
716:
703:
702:
698:
688:
686:
673:
672:
668:
658:
656:
648:
647:
643:
628:
627:
623:
613:
611:
602:
601:
597:
587:
585:
584:on 4 March 2016
572:
571:
564:
554:
552:
551:. Middle Temple
543:
542:
535:
525:
523:
522:. 21 April 1998
514:
513:
496:
486:
484:
475:
474:
453:
443:
441:
432:
431:
427:
422:
410:
391:
360:
337:Queen's Counsel
281:
249:
198:
197:
185:
181:
178:
168:
160:
156:
153:
122:Alma mater
98:
78:
69:
63:
57:
55:
54:
53:
43:
38:
35:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
856:
854:
846:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
785:
784:
779:
778:
752:
726:
696:
666:
641:
621:
595:
562:
533:
494:
483:. 29 July 2015
451:
424:
423:
421:
418:
417:
416:
409:
406:
390:
387:
359:
356:
352:employment law
326:Coram Chambers
280:
277:
248:
245:
225:The Lady Lowry
208:
207:
204:
200:
199:
183:
179:
176:The Lord Lowry
174:
173:
172:
171:
158:
154:
151:
150:
149:
148:
145:
143:
139:
138:
133:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
107:United Kingdom
105:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
81:(aged 89)
75:
71:
70:
64:
51:
49:
45:
44:
39:
37:The Lady Lowry
36:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
855:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
790:
788:
767:
763:
756:
753:
740:
736:
730:
727:
714:
710:
706:
700:
697:
685:on 7 May 2015
684:
680:
676:
670:
667:
655:
651:
645:
642:
637:
636:
631:
625:
622:
609:
605:
599:
596:
583:
579:
575:
569:
567:
563:
550:
546:
540:
538:
534:
521:
517:
511:
509:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
495:
482:
478:
472:
470:
468:
466:
464:
462:
460:
458:
456:
452:
440:
436:
429:
426:
419:
415:
412:
411:
407:
405:
403:
399:
394:
389:Personal life
388:
386:
384:
383:Temple Church
380:
375:
373:
369:
365:
357:
355:
353:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
329:
327:
323:
322:
317:
311:
309:
305:
301:
297:
296:Middle Temple
293:
288:
286:
278:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
246:
244:
242:
241:4 Brick Court
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
205:
201:
177:
170:
169:
147:
146:
144:
140:
137:
134:
130:
127:
124:
120:
117:
114:
110:
106:
102:
96:
92:
88:
84:
76:
72:
67:
62:30 April 1926
50:
46:
42:
34:
29:
26:
22:
769:. Retrieved
765:
755:
743:. Retrieved
738:
729:
717:. Retrieved
713:the original
708:
705:"MEMBERSHIP"
699:
687:. Retrieved
683:the original
679:1 Pump Court
678:
669:
657:. Retrieved
653:
644:
633:
624:
612:. Retrieved
607:
598:
586:. Retrieved
582:the original
577:
553:. Retrieved
548:
524:. Retrieved
519:
485:. Retrieved
480:
442:. Retrieved
439:The Guardian
438:
428:
395:
392:
376:
361:
349:
330:
325:
319:
312:
289:
282:
279:Legal career
250:
240:
224:
220:
212:
211:
79:(2015-07-22)
77:22 July 2015
25:
798:2015 deaths
793:1926 births
745:26 November
650:"Tribunals"
630:"No. 48369"
400:, a former
364:door tenant
104:Citizenship
86:Nationality
787:Categories
520:The Lawyer
420:References
398:Lord Lowry
368:Pump Court
358:Later life
247:Early life
233:family law
132:Occupation
58:1926-04-30
739:The Times
481:The Times
444:12 August
308:barrister
285:housewife
269:Northwood
243:in 1974.
229:barrister
136:Barrister
112:Education
408:See also
341:Recorder
300:chambers
237:chambers
203:Children
771:30 July
719:30 July
689:30 July
659:30 July
614:30 July
588:30 July
555:30 July
526:30 July
487:30 July
345:Bencher
316:Regimen
302:run by
265:private
196:
184:
180:
167:
159:
155:
142:Spouses
89:British
221:Parker
366:of 1
306:as a
253:Leeds
219:(née
194:)
186:(
182:
161:(
157:
66:Leeds
773:2015
747:2015
721:2015
691:2015
661:2015
616:2015
590:2015
557:2015
528:2015
489:2015
446:2015
263:, a
192:1999
74:Died
48:Born
294:at
257:CBE
206:Two
789::
764:.
737:.
707:.
677:.
652:.
632:.
606:.
576:.
565:^
547:.
536:^
518:.
497:^
479:.
454:^
437:.
328:.
310:.
275:.
217:QC
215:,
188:m.
163:m.
41:QC
775:.
749:.
723:.
693:.
663:.
618:.
592:.
559:.
530:.
491:.
448:.
60:)
56:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.