Category: lectures

What is indirect discrimination and how to identify the right comparator? – Landmark Chambers

Posted July 30th, 2020 in EC law, equality, lectures, news by sally

‘Legal prohibitions on discrimination based upon certain characteristics have been part of UK domestic law for decades. The Foreword to the seminal book Monaghan on Equality Law started as follows:

“Equality”, wrote Rabinder Singh QC (as he then was) some time ago, is the “neglected virtue”. But it is not neglected now. At long last, we have the Equality Act 2010, which brings together the many separate laws against discrimination and tries to make them into a coherent whole. That is easier said than done. If equality is indeed a virtue, then it is a very complicated one.’

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Landmark Chambers, July 2020

Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk

Speech by Sir Rabinder Singh: Kay Everett Memorial Lecture – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted February 22nd, 2019 in human rights, intelligence services, investigatory powers, lectures, tribunals by tracey

‘The second Kay Everett memorial lecture was delivered by the President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Sir Rabinder Singh, on Wednesday 20 February 2019.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st February 2019

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Lady Hale gives the Michael Ryle Lecture at the House of Lords, London – Supreme Court

Posted November 28th, 2018 in conflict of interest, constitutional law, judiciary, lectures, parliament, Privy Council, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Should the Law Lords have left the House of Lords?’

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Supreme Court, 14th November 2018

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

Lord Briggs at the Denning Society Annual Lecture, Lincoln’s Inn – Supreme Court

Posted November 16th, 2018 in equity, estoppel, fiduciary duty, forfeiture, lectures, rectification, solicitors by tracey

‘Lord Briggs at the Denning Society Annual Lecture, Lincoln’s Inn.’

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Supreme Court, 8th November 2018

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

The second Bridget Lindley Annual Memorial Lecture: Transcript – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted April 9th, 2018 in families, family courts, lectures, media by tracey

‘The Family Justice Council recently held its Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture which looked at the impact of social media on the family justice system and family law journalism.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th March 2018

Law of Medicine and the Individual: current issues – Lecture by Lady Justice Arden

Posted December 11th, 2017 in assisted suicide, consent, foreign jurisdictions, human rights, lectures, medical ethics, medical treatment, negligence by sally

Law of Medicine and the Individual: current issues (PDF)

Lecture by Lady Justice Arden

Justice KT Desai Memorial Lecture, October 2017

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

What Do Judges Do In The Family Court? – Gresham College

Posted December 11th, 2017 in family courts, judges, lectures, news by sally

‘What do judges do in the Family Court? Follow me through a virtual week as a Roving Judge. Learn what goes on behind the scenes: how the family court room works and who is needed to make it work.

A judge’s approach to a case can fundamentally affect the way the parties perceive the trial as fair. What makes for a good judge? What training do they have? Do they properly reflect society’s makeup? Is diversity left at the red baize door and kept outside the corridors of power?’

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Gresham College, 30th November 2017

Source: www.gresham.ac.uk

Lord Sumption at the Personal Injuries Bar Association Annual Lecture, London – Supreme Court

Posted November 17th, 2017 in accidents, compensation, damages, insurance, lectures, negligence, personal injuries by tracey

‘Abolishing Personal Injuries Law – A project’

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Supreme Court, 16th November 2017

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

Give the next generation of women a hand up, QC urges female barristers – Legal Futures

Posted October 9th, 2017 in barristers, equality, lectures, news, queen's counsel, women by sally

‘Female barristers need to actively encourage and mentor the next generation of women at the Bar amid the continuing difficulties of achieving equality, a leading silk said last week.’

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Legal Futures, 9th October 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

The UK Jurisdictions After 2019 – Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court

Posted June 21st, 2017 in civil justice, courts, foreign jurisdictions, judiciary, lectures, rule of law by sally

The UK Jurisdictions After 2019 (PDF)

Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court

Lecture to the Faculty of Advocates, 20th June 2017

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Jamie Susskind Comments on Sir Peter Gross’ Lecture on Judicial Leadership – Littleton Chambers

Posted July 12th, 2016 in case management, judiciary, lectures, news by sally

‘In the aftermath of the EU referendum, observers of British politics have been treated to a Shakespearean orgy of bloodletting, mud-slinging, defenestrating, and back-stabbing. Lawmakers of all parties are settling scores and jostling for position.’

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Littleton Chambers, 7th July 2016

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Speech by Lord Justice Jackson: Concurrent Expert Evidence – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted July 1st, 2016 in evidence, expert witnesses, lectures, pilot schemes by tracey

‘In this lecture I shall concentrate on one particular Australian invention, which we are now copying in England and Wales. That is concurrent expert evidence.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 30th June 2016

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Speech by Lord Justice Jackson: Fixed Costs – The Time Has Come – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted January 29th, 2016 in civil justice, civil procedure rules, costs, lectures by tracey

‘Lord Justice Jackson gave the IPA Annual Lecture on the 28 January 2016. “The purpose of this lecture is to argue that we should now introduce an extensive regime of fixed costs for civil litigation as proposed in chapters 15 and 16 of the Review of Civil Litigation Costs Final Report. In the light of recent developments the time is now ripe to take this substantial step…” ‘

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th January 2016

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Sir Brian Leveson: Security and Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted November 13th, 2015 in civil justice, closed material, courts, criminal justice, intelligence services, lectures by tracey

‘Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division gave the 13th Annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture in London on 12 November 2015.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th November 2015

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Law Lecture Series 2015-16: An Introduction by Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC – Gresham College

Posted October 1st, 2015 in barristers, lectures, news by sally

‘As he starts his final year as the Gresham Professor of Law, Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC looks to discuss the issues that are nearest to his heart. In this series of interviews, the professor lays out the themes that he will be tackling and explains why they are important to him and to the world at large.
This year’s lectures promise to be intellectually stimulating, making them a must watch for anyone with an interest in the modern world’s legal systems. The Full Series will be called: ‘Law and Lawyers -not all Bad?”

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Gresham College, 25th September 2015

Source: www.gresham.ac.uk

Harbour Lecture by Lord Justice Jackson: Confronting Costs Management – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted May 15th, 2015 in case management, costs, lectures by tracey

‘Harbour Lecture by Lord Justice Jackson: Confronting Costs Management.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th May 2015

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

The Supreme Court in the United Kingdom Constitution – Lecture by Lady Hale

Posted February 16th, 2015 in agriculture, appeals, asbestos, bills, constitutional law, damages, devolution, EC law, human rights, insurance, lectures, news, Northern Ireland, parliament, Privy Council, rule of law, Scotland, Supreme Court, Wales by sally

The Supreme Court in the United Kingdom Constitution (PDF)

Lecture by Lady Hale

The Bryce Lecture, 5th February 2015

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

Human Rights and the Common Law – Where Next after Kennedy v the Charity Commission? The Jan Grodecki Lecture 2014

Posted November 12th, 2014 in human rights, lectures by tracey

‘Human Rights and the Common Law – Where Next after Kennedy v the Charity Commission? The Jan Grodecki Lecture 2014 by Michael Tugendhat at the University of Leicester School of Law on 23rd October, 2014.’

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University of Leicester, 23rd October 2014

Source: www.le.ac.uk

Advocacy – ‘as if’ the Person Represented, or ‘for’ the Person Represented? – Gresham College

Posted March 21st, 2014 in advocacy, barristers, lectures, legal education by sally

‘UK lawyers used to think that advocacy was a God–given art. In the last 20 years – not more – they have discovered how to train advocacy, applying skills acquired from jurisdictions around the world. Analysis of how advocacy really works benefits from looking back at earlier periods, and then looking forward to today and beyond asking whether advocacy is for establishing the truth and whether the advocate is as if the person represented or simply advocating to win on the client’s behalf at almost any cost. This lecture may include practical demonstrations of examples of advocacy and may involve active engagement with the audience – if willing!’

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Gresham College, 5th March 2014

Source: www.gresham.ac.uk

The Sanctity Of Life Law Has Gone Too Far – Gresham College

Posted February 26th, 2014 in assisted suicide, Court of Protection, euthanasia, lectures, medical treatment by tracey

‘Professor Gillon would argue that the judgment in the case of a patient in prolonged and incurable “minimally conscious state”, that she must continue to be kept alive with artificial nutrition and hydration, despite the evidence from her loved ones that she would have rejected such treatment, manifests an excessive concern for the “sanctity of life” and inadequate concern both for patients’ prior views values and autonomy and about the use of scarce health service resources on patients whose loved ones reliably report that they would have rejected those resources had they been able to do so.’

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Gresham College, 12th February 2014

Source: www.gresham.ac.uk