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Black Barrister Denied Parking, Calls for Judicial Diversity Review

8/7/2026

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Stephen Akinsanya, a barrister, was denied parking at a court because the lot was “not for defendants.”
He cited a 2020 courts-service apology to two black barristers treated as defendants and noted black judges are 1.6% (79 of 5,337) versus a 4% black population.
Laurie Anne-Power KC and Keir Monteith KC urged an oversight board to compare black applicant outcomes and condemned secret “soundings” in judicial appointments, calling for interviews.

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Story summary

Stephen Akinsanya, a barrister, was denied parking at a court because the lot was “not for defendants.”
He cited a 2020 courts-service apology to two black barristers treated as defendants and noted black judges are 1.6% (79 of 5,337) versus a 4% black population.
Laurie Anne-Power KC and Keir Monteith KC urged an oversight board to compare black applicant outcomes and condemned secret “soundings” in judicial appointments, calling for interviews.