Fiona Scolding KC

  • Signing of the European Convention on Human Rights
    Feature

    Human rights: Conventional wisdom

    5 December 2025

    Aged 75, the ECHR faces calls for retirement, while at 25, the Human Rights Act is also under attack. Fiona Scolding KC finds their links to peace, stability, respect and autonomy to be intact. So what now?

  • Blood protest
    Feature

    Anatomising a disaster

    2024-06-26T15:17:00

    Sir Brian Langstaff delivered his final report on the infected blood scandal last month. Fiona Scolding KC, who represented over 300 victims, examines how the state failed them so badly – and the role played by lawyers and the legal system.