Tuesday 3 February 2026
Deka Chambers, 5 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1DR
5.45pm – 8.00pm
Join ABC Partnership for an engaging and practical evening exploring how Chambers can better understand, support, and empower neurodivergent barristers, clerks, and pupils.
Led by Nat Hawley, founder of Divergent Thinking, this session will provide a clear, accessible introduction to neurodiversity in the context of chambers life. It will address common myths and misconceptions, highlight practical and low-cost adjustments, and explore how inclusive practices can strengthen wellbeing, collaboration, and client service across chambers. Sign up here to secure your place.
Nat will then host a fireside chat bringing together perspectives from across chambers, drawing on the lived experience of chambers professionals, pupils and barristers Alice de Coverley and Sophie Stevens. Drawing on their different roles and lived experience, the panel will explore what neuro-inclusion looks like in practice, the challenges and opportunities they see within chambers, and the practical, achievable steps that can make a real difference day-to-day.
The evening will also include a preview of ABC Partnership’s new Neuro-Inclusive Chambers training module, authored by Nat Hawley, alongside real-world examples of good practice from across the legal sector.
ABC Partnership is grateful to Deka Chambers for hosting and supporting this important event. Deka Chambers is a leading common law set comprising 110 barristers, including 16 market-leading silks. The set has a long-standing and serious commitment to equality and diversity and has been at the forefront of developing best practice at the Bar, with training models adopted by the Bar Council.
Nat supports organisations to rethink how they include and retain neurodivergent talent through practical, evidence-based action. With a Master’s in Applied Neuroscience and lived experience of dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism, Nat brings a distinctive combination of behavioural science, systems thinking, and real-world insight. Nat is the author of ABC Partnership’s Neuro-Inclusive Chambers training module.
Georgina is an experienced legal marketing and business development professional with over a decade in the legal sector, working directly within barristers’ chambers and global law firms. Leading Marketing, BD and Strategy at ABC and with a lived experience of AuDHD, she is passionate about advancing equality, diversity and inclusion within the profession and is a strong advocate for wellbeing.
Alice is a specialist barrister practising in education, equality, and public law. She regularly acts for children and young people, vulnerable adults, parents, schools, local authorities, charities, NGOs, and government bodies, and is a Trustee of Neurodiversity in Law. In 2024, Alice won the “Disability/Neurodiversity: Bar Champion of the Year” at the Legal 500 ESG Awards.
Sophie Stevens practises in crime and extradition and regularly appears in the Crown Court. She has acted in full extradition hearings and appeared before the High Court on appeal. Sophie is known for being “forcefully persuasive” in her submissions and “first class” with her clients. She was recognised as a Rising Star in the Legal 500 for Extradition (2026) and is a Trustee of Neurodiversity in Law.
This event is designed for:
5.45pm – Arrival & Registration
6pm – Welcome
Georgina Sundown, ABC Partnership
6.05pm – Neuro-Inclusive Chambers: Practical Insights
Nat Hawley, Divergent Thinking
6.30pm – Neurodiversity in Law: Fireside Chat
7pm – Networking
| Date: Tuesday 3 February 2026 Time: 5.45pm-8pm Venue: Deka Chambers, 5 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1DR Sign up Now |
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