Ghislaine frequently appears in Magistrates’ Court representing clients from all walks of life. She has a particular interest in acting for vulnerable clients. Ghislaine is committed to being an anti-racist lawyer and challenges institutional racism in every aspect that in she witnesses it during her practice.

Ghislaine begins by outlining decades of evidence that demonstrates the existence of institutional racism, citing common examples of the ways in which this takes place, from embellishing offences to racial profiling. She highlights the impact this has on children, explaining that Black children are overrepresented in all stages of the Youth Justice System. She then goes on to give practical guidance on how to tackle this directly as police station representatives.

Key words/topics:

Institutional racism 

Children and the police station

Practical guidance

The Equal Treatment Bench Book

The MacPherson Report 1999 

The Baroness Casey Review 2023

Stop and search

Arrests for assault against an emergency worker

Embellishing offences

Overexaggerating character 

Racial profiling

Bail conditions

Joint enterprise and ‘gangs’

Misunderstanding of language

Abuse of position

Adultification