Ep 93: Unbinding the Binary in Law - with Oscar Davies

Join award-winning barrister Oscar Davies and host Sarah Henry as they discuss Oscar's journey to their practice at Garden Court Chambers. Oscar shares personal insights into becoming a barrister and offers practical advice for aspiring legal professionals. They also address the lack of legal protections for trans and non-binary individuals, along with Oscar's upcoming book on non-binary recognition, promoting understanding and openness towards the challenges faced by the non-binary community. 

Oscar is recognised as the first publicly acknowledged non-binary barrister in the UK and has been a trailblazer in representing trans and non-binary clients across various civil and public law sectors. Oscar’s work as a barrister is a gateway to their activism in trans issues and climate related strategic litigation.

Their impressive accolades include winning 'LGBTQ+: Champion of the Year’ at the Legal 500 ESG Awards 2024 and being nominated for 'DE&I: Rising Star of the Year' at the same awards. Oscar was also nominated as one of the ‘Top 10 Outstanding Contributions to LGBT+ Life’ by the British LGBT Awards 2022 and was a finalist in this year’s Advocate's awards category Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year'.

Oscar is ranked as a Tier 1 ‘Rising Star’ in the Legal 500 and was recently featured by Evening Standard Magazine as one of the Unsung Heroes of the LGBTQ+ community.

Beyond their courtroom successes, Oscar is currently writing a book on non-binary recognition, exploring how the law can better reflect and dismantle stigmas around gender/sex binary.