27 Sep 22

Katrina Walcott, Rosa Polaschek, Stephanie Davin join Doughty Street as Full Tenants

We are delighted to announce that Katrina Walcott, Rosa Polaschek and Stephanie Davin have successfully completed their pupillages and join Doughty Street as tenants.

About Katrina

Katrina specialises in criminal law and joined the Bar in 2019. Prior to joining, Katrina was a criminal paralegal with a leading specialist criminal practice where she assisted in a range of high-profile matters. Katrina also has experience in criminal law and policy research. She was a Research Assistant at the Law Commission for England and Wales from 2019 to 2020 and was a Legal Research and Policy Intern at human rights charities, JUSTICE and ARTICLE 19.

About Rosa

Rosa transferred to the Bar in 2021. Prior to commencing pupillage, she developed extensive litigation experience as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand and as an associate in the London office of a US law firm. Her particular expertise is in public law and business and human rights law, across both litigation and advisory work. During pupillage, she worked on a wide range of public law and human rights matters including immigration and asylum claims and related judicial reviews, inquests and civil claims against authorities.

About Stephanie

Stephanie was called the Bar in 2021. She brings a background in policy, advocacy and strategy, working at the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Equality and Human Rights Commission prior to moving into law. These roles followed almost three years at the Boston Consulting Group, where she advised public, private and third sector clients. Stephanie has a particular interest in prison law and crime-related public law, and is building a practice spanning media law, police actions and inquest work. She is a trustee of Spark Inside, a charity delivering coaching in prisons.