Ralph Pickering

Ralph joined 2 Hare Court as a pupil barrister in March 2021. Under the supervision of Brian O’Neill QC and Gudrun Young, he is observing and assisting in matters across the range of Chambers’ practice areas.

Prior to starting pupillage Ralph gained experience volunteering with the Innocence Initiative providing legal research for cases pending appeal or review. He was also a member of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Thameside attending in-prison adjudications and processing prisoner complaints.

Ralph is a fluent Russian speaker, having studied the language, literature and politics of Russia and the former Soviet Union at University College London and Oxford University.