‘Higher ballot thresholds which must be met before trade unions can proceed with industrial action, particularly in relation to ‘important public services’, will come into force on 1 March 2017, the government has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A documentary film screening, courtesy of Channel 4, first screened in 1997 to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, nicknamed `William’, which legalised sex between males aged 21 and over. As a dramatized documentary A Bill Called William has all the elements of a Whitehall farce; a larger than life cast of genuine eccentrics and double-dealing politicians. The programme includes interviews with Leo Abse, who sponsored the bill through Parliament, Lord Roy Jenkins, and Baroness Barbara Castle, and dramatizations of the contemporary debates held in the Houses of Commons and Lords. Gay men also recall the social ostracism, blackmail threats and physical attacks of the era.’
Date: 24th February 2017, 5.00-6.00pm
Location: Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Charge: Free, booking required
More information can be found here.
‘Speaker: Professor Michael Lobban, London School of Economics’
Date: 6.00-8.00pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘A millionaire businessman who stabbed his wife to death in the midst of a bitter divorce row is being sued for £1.5m by his two sons.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Theresa May has been urged by 250 legal academics to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit and scale back Britain’s support for the US until he reverses his positions on immigration, refugees, torture, climate change and judicial independence.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The plight of unaccompanied migrant children will be familiar to many of you. You may be less familiar with the proposal to establish an Unaccompanied Migrant Children’s Court in the UK, a sort of ‘one stop shop’ to help migrant children address the many complex problems they face, in a holistic manner.
Catriona Jarvis will lead a panel discussion on the work of the Steering Group in seeking to establish this court. A former Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), Catriona Jarvis has extensive experience in the field of immigration and asylum law and human rights.’
Date: 7th March 2017, 5.30-9.00pm
Location: School of Law (Laws 210), Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘A severely disabled man born after an incestuous rape is seeking compensation at the Court of Appeal as a victim.’
BBC News, 15th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Law Society and the Bar Council in association with Stonewall, Interlaw Diversity Forum and CILex, requests the pleasure of your company at the 13th Stonewall Lecture: The Law and Trans People – Pitfalls and Potential.
The lecture will be delivered by Helen Belcher, Founder and Trustee of Trans Media Watch and Liberal Democrats Candidate for Chippenham and chaired by Ruth Hunt, CEO, Stonewall. ‘
Date: 23rd February 2017, 5.30-8.45pm
Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘The president of the Supreme Court has warned that its judges will end up being picked for their political or religious views if they are vetted by MPs before appointment.’
The Independent, 16th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Boardroom bosses face tougher punishments when they break financial reporting rules under proposals being submitted to the government by the body which polices corporate behaviour.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A pensioner arrested for drink driving has been jailed for nine years after a routine DNA sample linked him to the kidnap and sex assault of a young girl more than 15 years ago.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Britain’s top judge has spoken out about media attacks on the judiciary and the failure of politicians to stand up for judges after the Brexit court challenge.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Who are the villains and heroes of LGBT history? How did England end up with its anti-LGBT laws? How did they spread across the Empire and what are the ongoing consequences overseas? Join us for this LGBT History Month event as we look at the history of LGBT rights in the UK and hear the personal stories of those who have been affected by the UK’s anti-LGBT laws.’
Date: 21st February 2017, 6.00-9.00pm
Location: Hogan Lovells International LLP, 50 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Speaker: Dr Elena Gualco, Lecturer in Law, University of Bedfordshire; IALS Visiting Fellow’
Date: 21st February 2017, 6.00-8.00pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘On the 17th of August 1839 the first piece of feminist legislation became law. The Infant Custody Act changed the legal status of mothers of good reputation forever. For the first time, a wife who was legally separated or divorced from her husband, and who had not been found guilty of adultery, was entitled to custody of her children up to the age of seven and periodic access after that. The Act was the result of Caroline Norton’s struggle with an abusive husband, and the patriarchal values embedded into English law which insisted that a father was the only parent of a child, and mothers had no rights. Caroline Norton’s wretched marriage drew her out of the private sphere and into the sphere of the law; her pamphleteering also informed the 1857 Matrimonial Causes (Divorce) Act, and the Married Women’s Property Act of 1870. Caroline Norton, the model for Daniel Maclise’s fresco ‘Justice’ in the House of Lords, was an accidental feminist who changed women’s lives for the better.’
Date: 7th March 2017, 6.00-7.30pm
Location: Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, House of Commons, London SW1A 2LW
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Madge Easton Anderson was the first woman in Scotland and the UK to qualify as a lawyer. Later, she became the first woman to qualify in both Scottish and English jurisdictions. Yet very little is known about her, unlike her English contemporaries. The search for evidence about her life and career is a work in progress, and Alison will sharing her researches to date in piecing together the story of a pioneering Scottish lawyer.’
Date: 7th March 2017, 7.00pm
Location: Moot Court Room, New Academic Building, LSE
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Ruth Hunt, Chief Executive of Stonewall, will reflect on Stonewall’s history, the progress made and the work still to be done regarding equality for LGBT people with an emphasis on women.’
Date: 14th March 2017, 6.30-7.30pm
Location: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Shami Chakrabarti discusses her position as Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales with questions from the audience and online.’
Date: 13th March 2017, 6.30-8.00pm
Location: Sheikh Zayed Theature, New Academic Building
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
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