‘What are the implications of surveillance, big data, malware and hacking for individuals and societies? What conversations do we need to have about the rules of cyberspace?’
Date: 20th January 2015, 6.30-8.00pm
Location: Old Theatre, Old Building
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘The UK’s troubled relationship with Strasbourg has taken a critical turn with the Conservative proposals to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights if its unilateral proposals to weaken the authority of the European Court of Human Rights are rejected by the Council of Europe. This session will explore the future of the UK-Strasbourg relationship in the light of the UK parties’ manifesto positions. It will also examine the wider reform process within the Council of Europe, which seeks to secure the future of the Court in the face of multiple institutional and political pressures.’
CPD hours 2
Date: 29th January 2015, 6.00-8.00pm
Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Is there a conflict between freedom of religion and the right to be free from sexual orientation discrimination or can these rights be reconciled? In Eweida and Others v UK, two of the applicants refused to work with same sex couples because they believed homosexuality was against God’s law. Should such objections be accommodated in the workplace? Both ECHR and EU case law will be discussed.’
CPD hours 2
Date: 19th February 2015, 6.00-8.00pm
Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Calling all Solicitor Advocates! Come and hear top dos and don’ts in the court room from the Judges themselves.
Want to know what Judges are really looking for in Court room? Come and hear those all important tips from our top Judges and have an opportunity to ask your burning questions.’
CPD hours 1.5
Date: 15th December 2014, 5.45-7.15pm
Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘This conference will cover a wide range of topics associated with business and human rights including Modern Slavery, Litigating the Global case and whether a treaty on business and human rights is the way forward?’
Date: 10th December 2014, 9.30-5.00pm
Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
‘Speakers: Professor Caroline Hunter, University of York.’
Date: 26th January 2015, 6.00-7.00pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘The United Kingdom Association of Jewish Lawyers & Jurists are pleased to invite you to a Reception to Honour The Right Honorable the Lord John Dyson MR PC.’
Date: 21st January 2015, 6.00pm
Location: City of London
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
‘Speakers: James Michael, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies’
Date: 20th January 2015, 6.00-8.00pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘If the rule of law was one of the main pillars of the English constitution in the eyes of Victorian jurists, its crowning glory was the writ of habeas corpus, which ensured that no one could be deprived of their liberty save by law. This paper will explore the various ways in which this was used at the end of the nineteenth and in the early twentieth century.’
Date: 29th January 2015, 6.00-7.00pm
Location: UCL Laws, Bentham House, WC1H 0EG
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Judges, the court system and wider justice arrangements are a major element in the British constitutional arrangement. European institutions also have a role. This lecture will consider the institutions concerned, recent reform and the range of views about possible future change.’
Date: 13th January 2015, 5.00-6.30pm
Location: Alumni Theatre, New Academic Building
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Dr Beyani will talk about international human rights, working with the UN and his duties as Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons.’
Date: 14th January 2015, 6.30-8.00pm
Location: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Speaker: Sir Keir Starmer, KCB, QC, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers, and former Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service
Chair: The Rt Hon. Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls
The Mishcon Lectures were established at UCL in 1990 in honour of Lord Mishcon to mark his 75th birthday and in recognition of his achievements and service in the fields of law, education, religion, government and politics, both central and local.’
Date: 26th November 2014, 6.00-8.15pm
Location: UCL Cruciform Lecture Theatre, Gower Street WC1E 6BT
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Sir Ross Cranston will interview the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, about his career in the law.
John Thomas is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.’
Date: 25th November 2014, 6.30-8.00pm
Location: Old Theatre, Old Building
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Double Booker prize winning author, Hilary Mantel will read from Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, bringing to life one of the most complex characters of Tudor England, Thomas Cromwell.’
Date: 11th February 2015, 5.30pm
Location: Middle Temple
Charge: These are exclusive events for JUSTICE members and their guests. Tickets cost £50 and all profits go to the Securing JUSTICE at 60 Appeal.
More information can be found here.
‘Best-selling author Robert Harris will read from An Officer & A Spy, his compelling account of France’s most infamous miscarriage of justice, the Dreyfus affair.’
Date: 4th December 2014, 5.30pm
Location: Lincoln’s Inn
Charge: These are exclusive events for JUSTICE members and their guests. Tickets cost £50 and all profits go to the Securing JUSTICE at 60 Appeal.
More information can be found here.
‘Successive UK Governments have promised to “put victims at the heart of the criminal justice system” and to “get it right for victims and witnesses”, without necessarily satisfying the requirements of Directive 2012/29/EU – let alone the levels of participation and protection offered by the traditional “parti civile” status in, for example, Italy.’
Date: 8th December 2014, 2.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘In the third and final 2014 Hamlyn lecture Paul Craig will begin with a consideration of the formal Treaty foundations on which the subject has been built, and explores the origins of general principles of law crafted by the Community courts. The focus then shifts to the substantive foundations on which the subject has been constructed, and the role played by the rule of law in this development. The final section addresses the regulatory foundations of EU administrative law and the challenges that this has posed.’
Date: 2nd December 2014, 6.00-7.00pm
Location: Gray’s Inn Hall, London WC1R 5ET
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Organised with the London Legal History Seminar.’
Date: 28th November 2014, 6.00-7.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘The House of Lords Extradition Law Committee is once again inquiring into the complexity and fitness for purpose of the law and practice surrounding extradition, and the Extradition Act 2003 in particular. The European Arrest Warrant is slated to be retained under the UK’s opt out and in again arrangement.’
Date: 13th November 2014, 2.00-5.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Guest speaker: Mr Shai Wade, partner at Stephenson Harwood, Partner at Stephenson Harwood LLP
Chair: Dr Emilia Onyema’
Date: 20th November 2014, 7.00-9.00pm
Location: Room 4426, Russell Square: College Building
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
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