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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique, legal affairs correspondent, and Amelia Gentleman

‘Nothing in the language excludes admission of women’: KC issues opinion on Garrick Club rules

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The Garrick Club in London. A team led by David Pannick KC said: ‘In our view, the language of the rules is clear. There is no prohibition on the admission of female members.’
The Garrick Club in London. A team led by David Pannick KC said: ‘In our view, the language of the rules is clear. There is no prohibition on the admission of female members.’ Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

A senior lawyer has issued a legal opinion saying that the current rules at the men-only Garrick Club do not in fact bar women from being members.

David Pannick KC, who led the successful Brexit article 50 case against the government and has also represented Boris Johnson, was commissioned by Garrick members who are in favour of women being allowed membership of the London gentlemen’s club.

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