Training Module
The ABC Anti Racism training module was specifically written for Members of the Bar and Chambers’ support staff by Maya Sikand KC and Tayyiba Bajwa, both practising from Doughty Street Chambers. The writers bring their legal expertise combined with their lived experience to this training. It is designed to give barristers and Chambers’ staff a good understanding of anti-racism and its manifestation in the unique context of the Bar.
What does the module cover?
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What are the goals of the module?
The training reflects on the presence of racism at the Bar, exploring definitions of various terms and providing guidance on challenging harmful conduct. The training module is foundational and is designed to be an initial primer for those seeking to educate themselves about anti-racism at the Bar. The training goals are as follows:
Who should do this training?
Why choose ABC’s online training?
Specifically designed for the unique world of Chambers, our training’s authors are a leading KC and experiences junior barrister with particular interest and expertise in discrimination, and written especially for other barristers and Chambers support staff.
Devised with the busy barrister in mind. The content can be accessed on demand, 24/7. The total running time including the quiz is designed to be 45 minutes – which can be undertaken in manageable sections if preferred.
On demand content that is succinct and easily digestible, and training that can be completed even on the move – and can be left if interrupted and rejoined later on a different device if necessary.
The ABC training portfolio provides an unmatched combination of Chambers-specific training written by expert barristers practicing in that field; a user-friendly and easy to navigate e-learning platform, and a training provider renowned for its client-focussed and friendly approach.
Maya Sikand KC: was called to the Bar in 1997 and practises in public law from Doughty Street Chambers. She is a leading silk in the fields of police law, inquests and public inquiries as well as Human Rights Act, discrimination, and tortious/personal injury claims against a range of public bodies. She is a contributing author of Police misconduct: legal remedies (LAG, 2022); Human trafficking and modern slavery: law and practice (Bloomsbury Professional, 2020) and writes three chapters for Archbold (Sweet & Maxwell). She has an MSc in Race & Ethnic Relations and currently serves as Chambers’ Equality and Diversity Officer.
Tayyiba Bajwa is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. She was called to the Bar in 2019 and previously qualified as a solicitor in 2016. She practices across a range of areas including criminal defence, civil liberties and human rights and international law. She has been instructed on a number of cases engaging issues of discrimination, including the successful public law challenge to the Metropolitan Police’s Gangs Matrix. Tayyiba recently spent 18 months seconded to the International Human Rights Clinic at UC Berkeley where she supervised clinic students on a number of international human rights projects and co-taught a seminar on international human law, including modules on racial microaggressions, positionality and colonialism within the law.
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