Speech to the Bar Conference – Nicholas Lavender QC, Chairman of the Bar Council
Speech to the Bar Conference (PDF)
Nicholas Lavender QC, Chairman of the Bar Council
The Bar Council, 8th November 2014
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Category: legal history
Human Rights: Philosophy and History – Gresham College
‘The philosophical and historical development of what may be regarded as essential human rights will be traced. It is essential to understand this development before criticising – or complaining about – modern Human Rights law.’
Gresham College, 15th October 2014
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
Whose Magna Carta is it anyway? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Yesterday was Magna Carta Day. It is now only 364 days until the 800th anniversary of the sealing of England’s oldest charter of rights, and one of the world’s most influential legal documents.’
UK Human Rights Blog,
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
The Family Justice Reforms – Remarks by Sir James Munby
The Family Justice Reforms (PDF)
Remarks by Sir James Munby
Judiciary of England and Wales, 29th April 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Annual Dinner of the Family Law Bar Association – Speech by Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division
‘Since I stood here last year much has happened. I look back on a year when, between us, we have managed to achieve more than most of us had dared to hope. I look forward to a year of what I am sure will be continuing challenges.’
Judiciary of England & Wales, 5th March 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Sex, lies and the law: Lord Denning and the Profumo Affair – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘While the Profumo affair took place just over 50 years ago, it never seems to have left the public arena for very long. This month sees a new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical open to tell the story of Stephen Ward, the man who “pimped” Christine Keeler, the call girl at the centre of the affair. It is also the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Denning Report into the British political scandal and an apt time to reflect on what the report teaches us about public inquiries and the atmosphere of the time.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th December 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
What’s the point of human rights? – Lady Hale
What’s the point of human rights? (PDF)
Lady Hale
Warwick Law Lecture, 28th November 2013
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
Law, morality and religion in the family courts – Keynote address given by Sir James Munby
Law, morality and religion in the family courts (PDF)
Keynote address given by Sir James Munby
The Law Society’s Family Law Annual Conference, 29th October 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Justice in one fixed place or several? – the Lord Chief Justice
“Birkenhead Lecture by the Lord Chief Justice, 22/10/2013.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 21st October 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
The Erskine example – New Law Journal
“Do we need great advocates, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC.”
New Law Journal, 6th September 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Why we would be mad to leave our European Convention on Human Rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“Six decades ago today, the European Convention on Human Rights came into force. It all started brightly, as a post-war, British-led pact against Fascism and Communism. Now, human rights are under heavy, relentless attack. Politicians, press and public seem to have an endless appetite for tales of human rights gone wrong. The Justice Secretary has recently said ‘all options are on the table’ for ‘major change’ on human rights, and it is likely that the future of the ECHR will be a major general election issue in 2015. In short, the UK may soon withdraw from the longstanding international human rights system which it was instrumental in creating.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Expert Evidence – Another Chapter in a Continuing Story – Family Law Week
“David Bedingfield, barrister at 4 Paper Buildings, sets the latest reforms relating to expert evidence in their historical context and considers the dilemmas which expert evidence has long presented to the courts.”
Family Law Week, 29th August 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Judiciary: from friend of the state to champion of the people – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“This week, statements about the role of Parliamentary government in ensuring our liberties seems to die on our lips, while judges seem to enjoy an increasingly high profile in promoting human rights and mitigating the apparent harshness of government schemes. Roll back the clock a few centuries, however, and you find the popular view of the judiciary as self-serving, or delighting in pointless legal technicalities at the expense of justice. The future seemed to require more Parliamentary statutes and less work by judges.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th March 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Report #5: The English Legal System – the foundation – Charon QC
“Today, I am at 6 Bedford Square, the former home of Lord Eldon, Lord Chancellor, talking with Professor Gary Slapper, Director of NYU in London. We discuss the pervasiveness of law in our lives and the foundation and structure of the law of England & Wales. The intention is to provide an overview of the system for non-lawyers to set the scene for the remainder of the tour.”
Charon QC, 6th November 2012
Source: www.charonqcuklawtour.com
Lord Erskine and Trial by Jury – Lecture by Lord Neuberger
Lord Erskine and Trial by Jury (PDF)
Lecture by Lord Neuberger
Seckford Lecture, 18th October 2012
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
Out of his shadow: The long struggle of wives under English Law – Lord Wilson
Out of his shadow: The long struggle of wives under English Law (PDF)
The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire’s Annual Law Lecture, 9th October 2012
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
The case for code – The Guardian
“The common law leads to complexity. Is that always a good thing?”
The Guardian, 6th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Illegal mince pies and other UK legal legends – BBC News
“The Law Commission has proposed the abolition of 800 antiquated laws, but there is a wealth of mythology about what is and isn’t illegal.”
BBC News, 6th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
1215 and All That -Speech by the Rt Hon Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
1215 and All That (PDF)
Speech by the Rt Hon Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Irish Legal History Society Lecture, 26th March 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Geoffrey Boycott launches £1m claim against lawyers over property deal – Daily Telegraph
“Geoffrey Boycott, the former Yorkshire and England cricketer, launched a £1m-plus claim against lawyers he says let him down on a property deal.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
