Lady Gifty Tetteh

Lady Gifty Tetteh is a barrister and the Head of Chambers at Chambers of GD Tetteh-UK, she is a member of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple and the first black woman to set up her Chambers in the Middle Temple. She is also a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Ghana, and the CEO of Rehoboth Chambers’ (Tetteh and Tetteh Advocates)-Ghana. She holds a law degree LLB (Hons) from the London Guildhall University, a postgraduate certificate from the University of West of England –UWE and a Master of Laws Degree in Oil and Gas (LLM) from the Robert Gordon University – Aberdeen. She is (among other areas of law) a criminal and a commercial law barrister. She has handled cases of rape, murder and attempted murder. Lady Tetteh is a listed Counsel/Advocate at the International Criminal Court – The Hague. She regularly participates and speaks at workshops across the UK on trafficking & safeguarding children. She is a registered pupillage supervisor in England and Wales. She is a girl child mentor with the Menfyd foundation and others. She is the advisor for the Diaspora Africa Forum, a board member and the UK Chairperson of the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa Foundation. She is a trustee and a Board member both in the UK and Africa. She is the founder and President of the Africa Women in Energy-AWIE and the Africa Women in Farming. She serves as a Patron of the Kyabobo Girls School (Ghana Education Project).

Vincent Coughlin

A Londoner and law graduate of Queen Mary (UL), I’ve been a criminal barrister since 1980, taking silk in 2003. I was a founding member of Furnival Chambers where I developed a busy practice over 25 years, moving on in 2010, latterly to 7 Bedford Row before being appointed Chief Criminal Counsel at the Financial Conduct Authority in 2017. I have held door tenancies in Cardiff and Nottingham. I live in Suffolk, I enjoy walking my lurcher, playing classical and jazz guitar, horse-racing, sailing solo on the East Coast but most of all the company of my irreverent family.

James Keeley

Committee Vice Chair 2023

I have done the following for the Inn:

Ran three London marathons raising money for scholarships.
Ran 5km a day at the start of lockdown to help younger members of the Bar who were in financial difficulties. I raised over £1,000.
Participated in scholarship interviews.
Devoted a lot of time to teaching advocacy to pupils, new practitioners, at Cumberland Lodge on the vulnerable witness course.
Given many mock pupillage interviews.
Brought many young people to Open Days.
I was brought up on benefits and was homeless for a short time. My background was rich because of incredible diversity I experienced in inner city Birmingham.

Simon Rowbotham

Committee Vice Chair 2021

Simon Rowbotham has recently moved to London from Manchester, where his practice included all areas of family and Court of Protection law.