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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson and Amelia Gentleman

At least four judges resign from men-only Garrick Club after backlash

The judges who resigned from the Garrick Club, clockwise from top left: Sir Nicholas Cusworth, Sir Keith Lindblom, Sir Ian Dove and Sir Nicholas Lavender. The latest resignations follow those of the head of the civil service and the MI6 chief.
The judges who resigned from the Garrick Club, clockwise from top left: Sir Nicholas Cusworth, Sir Keith Lindblom, Sir Ian Dove and Sir Nicholas Lavender. The latest resignations follow those of the head of the civil service and the MI6 chief. Photograph: Avalon

At least four senior judges have resigned from the men-only Garrick Club, the Judicial Office has said, as men in the legal profession come under increasing pressure over their close association with an organisation that has repeatedly blocked attempts to allow women to join.

The office confirmed that the appeal court judge Keith Lindblom and the high court judges Nicholas Cusworth, Nicholas Lavender and Ian Dove had resigned.

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