Christina studied JurisPrudence at Oxford and qualified as a solicitor in 1991. She has developed and managed law firms and set up the UK’s first Alternative Business Structure with the Co-op. Christina initially specialised in family law and was a passionate advocate for Access to Justice. After establishing her own law firm, Blacklaws Davis LLP, Christina through her judicious use of cutting edge technology developed the firm into one of the first, and largest, ‘virtual’ law firms in the country. Shortly after Christina designed, developed and implemented a full range of fixed and transparently priced national legal services whilst working as the Director of Policy for the Co-operative Legal services. As Chief Operating Officer of Cripps LLP Christina established a diversity initiative and chaired their strategic risk committee. From 2016 until 2019 Christina was an elected office holder (deputy vice president, vice president then president) of the Law Society of England and Wales. During her time as President Christina flew across the world, speaking at important events and representing the Law Society on the international stage. Christina organised and championed the largest ever study into women lawyers, through a series of conferences and round table events across the world. In 2014 Christina established Blacklaws consulting, a business that she uses to provide strategic advice, particularly in the areas of transformational change, technological developments and diversity and inclusion.

Christina is passionate about Diversity and Inclusion, about Access to Justice and about technology and innovation. She has dedicated her career to furthering the rights and lives of women in the legal sector and has fought tirelessly to bring about great changes in the legal aid sector.

Christina has four children and lives in Oxfordshire with her husband Graham and their dog.