Helen Grindrod
Helen Grindrod | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 February 1936 |
| Died | 11 July 2002 (aged 66) |
| Education | Liverpool Institute High School for Girls |
| Alma mater | St Hilda's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Judge |
Helen Marjorie Grindrod (28 February 1936 – 11 July 2002) was a British judge. She was one of the United Kingdom's most senior female judges.
Biography
[edit]Grindrod was born in Aigburth, Liverpool, and attended the Liverpool Institute High School for Girls and St Hilda's College, Oxford.[1] After meeting her husband at Oxford through the theatre she taught at Lockleaze school in Bristol.[2] She was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1966.[3]
In the 1980's she was part of the prosecution team for the Toxteth Riots trials in 1981 and against British Nuclear Fuels who were found to have contaminated beaches near their Sellafield plant with radioactive waste.[2]
In the 1990s, she defended Emma Humphreys who was accused of killing her abusive pimp.[4] In 1996 she prosecuted the businessman Owen Oyston who was accused of rape.[5]
In 2000, she was diagnosed with cancer.[6] In 2002, she died from the disease.[2] The Helen Grindrod Social Mobility Prize at Lincoln's Inn is in her name.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Top woman barrister loses cancer battle. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- 1 2 3 Davies, Rhys (2002-07-17). "Helen Grindrod". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ "CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF WOMEN SILKS". 18 St John Street Chambers. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ "Judges urged to free woman jailed for murder conviction". The Independent. 1995-06-29. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ "Tycoon accused of raping models". The Irish Times. 24 April 1996. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ "Man demands murder retrial". Your Local Guardian. 2002-07-17. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ "Applications for the Helen Grindrod Social Mobility Prize 2026 are now open". Lincoln's Inn. 2026-03-30. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
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