Barbara Adamson Calvert, QC (née Parker; 30 April 1926 – 22 July 2015), known as The Lady Lowry after her second marriage, was a British barrister specialising in family law.
[2] At a New Year's Eve party in the late 1950s, she was encouraged by a friend of her husband to look at a career in law.
[3] On 24 November 1959, she was called to the bar at Middle Temple;[4] at that time, only 3% of barristers were women.
[5] On 6 April 1978, she was called to the Inner Bar of Northern Ireland; she therefore became a Queen's Counsel (QC).
[3] In 1986, she left her chambers and was appointed Chair of the Industrial Tribunals, the independent judicial bodies that deal with employment law matters in Northern Ireland.
[2] A memorial service was held on 13 November 2015 at the Temple Church, City of London.