Day: 29 May 2013

“Islam and English Law, ed. Robin Griffith-Jones (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013) begins with the foundational lecture given for the Temple Church by Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, on an ‘inevitable’ accommodation between shari‛a and British law. The book’s following chapters – by lawyers, sociologists and theologians – look back on developments since the Archbishop spoke and forwards along trajectories, in family law and human rights, opened by his lecture. This evening we pursue these questions further. How are the rights of all citizens to be respected and their responsibilities met?”

CPD-accreditation: 1 hour

Date: 3rd June 2013, 6.00-8.00pm

Location: Temple Church

Charge: Free entry, copies of the book will be on sale: paperback, £20; hardback, £55.

More information can be found here.

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, is hosting a ‘Legal Aid Question Time’ debate in Westminster to give a range of interested individuals and groups the chance to have their say on the proposed legal aid changes.”

Date: 18th June 2013, 6.00-7.30pm

Location: Church House, Harvey Goodwin Suite, Dean’s Yard, London SW1P 3NZ

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.

“The UCL Faculty of Laws is celebrating Professor Michael Freeman’s extraordinary contribution to legal scholarship over the course of his distinguished career in the 2013 Current Legal Issues Colloquium.

The themes of the Colloquium will encompass children’s rights, corporal punishment of children, family and child law generally, medical ethics and the law, jurisprudence, Jewish law and legal systems/legal pluralism, all areas of research to which Michael has made significant contributions.”

Date: 1st – 2nd July 2013

Location: UCL Faculty of Laws – Graduate Wing

Charge: For conference packages see here.

More information can be found here.

“In these times of austerity, the impact of public spending cuts on the most disadvantaged is in the spotlight. With research suggesting that the poor are disproportionately negatively impacted by spending cuts, the question of whether the law should step in on their behalf to challenge public spending decisions is at the fore. The longstanding divide between those who think that it is not the place of the law to redistribute resources and those who think socio-economic rights cannot be fully realised without such redistribution, is reignited.”

Date: 6th June 2013, 6.00pm

Location: Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H 0EG

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.

“Industry leaders (including the judiciary) will give delegates the benefit of their experience of what difference Jackson has really made in practice – has it been a massive change, or is everyone just carrying on the same old way?

Delegates will have the opportunity to share their own experiences, and question experts about the real world post-Jackson

CPD hours 2

The target audience is every single litigator, from commercial litigation to personal injury, and including more niche specialists, as these changes affect everyone.”

Date: 20th June 2013, 2.15-4.45pm

Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

Charge: This event is free to attend for Civil Justice Section Members. Non Section Member £50 + VAT= £60.00

More information can be found here.

“Over the last twenty years the web has fundamentally changed who is accessing legislation. The official legislation website, legislation.gov.uk is now used by millions of people every month. Who are the new users of legislation and what do they need and expect? How might the growth in audience impact both how legislation is drafted and presented? What further changes does the web have in store for the statute book? What does it mean to think about legislation as data and legislation as code, and what contribution might these ideas make to legislation that is clear and accessible – the essence of good law?”

Date: 10th June 2013, 6.00-7.00pm

Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.

“In 2007, the Association of Women Solicitors decided to honour the achievements of Fiona Woolf CBE, then President of the Law Society, with an annual lecture by a prestigious figure.

On June 3rd 2013 the lecture will be delivered by guest speaker Katherine Grainger CBE: ‘Murder She Rowed’

CPD hours 1.0

This event is aimed at both members and non members of the Law Society.”

Date: 3rd June 2013, 6.30-8.30pm

Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.