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- Call to the Bar
- Education & Training Policies
- Professor The Hon George Hampel AM KC
- International Practice Panel
- Munich – Why?
- 1500-2023 - Snapshots of The Inner Temple Library
- The Winding Stair: Inside the bitter rivalry of Edward Coke and Francis Bacon
- Dr Ivy Williams, An Enduring Inspiration to Women Lawyers
- Gilds and Things
- The History of The Inner Temple through its Treasures
- Human Rights in Britain and France: From Thomas Becket to the French Revolution
- Law in a Time of Plague - Was the Law a Good Doctor
- Lawyers and Diplomats
- The Selden Society: John Selden and Legal History
- The Selden Society: The Fire Courts
- The Smirkes and The Inner Temple
- Sub-Treasurers of The Inner Temple
- Treasures from the Library
- William Crashawe's Library
- Master H Meets...Again
- Have We "Had Enough of Experts"?
- Race and the Legal Profession
- The Absolute Ban on Assisted Dying and Lessons from Canada
- Assumptions of Responsibility
- Brain Imaging as Evidence
- Calling It Out: Professionals, their Regulators, Equity and Fairness
- The Bar of Ireland, Brexit and the Common Law
- The English Approach to Deciding Commercial Cases
- The Executive and the Courts in the Constitution
- Experts: Love or Loath? The Involvement of Experts in Legal Proceedings
- Forensic Document Examination - The Science Today
- Forensic Identification from the Hand
- The Future for Regulation of the UK Public Markets
- Giving Judges a Voice in Democracies
- The History of the Law Officers
- How the Law Should Respond to External Crises Such as COVID-19
- Lawyer or Politician: What is the Attorney General?
- The Limits of Fiduciary Rules
- Memory as Evidence
- Politics and the Law
- The Predicament and Agency of Refugees
- Previous Lecture Series and Speakers
- Proof in International Criminal Trials
- Reforming the Law of Contempt of Court
- A Public Health Approach to Equality Law
- The Role of the Medical Examiner
- 'Sales' on Retention of Title Terms
- Show me the money!
- Sport - Law and Ethics
- The Wild and Ridiculous Doctrine of Equality
- What Does It Mean to Be Anti-Racist in a Profession Full of Privileged People?
- The Work of UNIDROIT and the Future for the International Harmonisation of Commercial Law
- AI: Risks and Benefits
- Assisted Dying
- Asylum and Immigration: Do Sovereign Island Nations have a Duty to Provide Refuge?
- Britain's Unwritten Constitution
- The Crime of Ecocide
- Do Magnitsky Type Sanctions Develop the Rule of Law?
- Does the Bar Need to Communicate and Market Itself More in the Modern World?
- Environmental Law: Regulation and the Right to Protest
- Global Responses to the Forcibly Displaced
- Handing Back the Past: Cultural Repatriation
- Is Anything More Needed to Ensure Freedom of Speech?
- Is the Presumption of Innocence Alive and Well?
- Is There a Case for Anonymity in Social Media?
- Is Our Adversarial System Fit for Purpose?
- Is it Better to Review or Monitor Terror Laws? The UK and Australian Positions Compared
- Peace vs Justice
- Prison Reform
- The Rule of Law in Times of International Conflict
- Should UK Judges and ex-Judges Be Sitting in Hong Kong?
- Should our Constitution Protect Against Party Elected Leaders?
- Ukraine War: Peace-making Ahead – Traditional Methods of Accountability or New Solutions?
- Special Gandhi Lecture
- What Does a Master of the Bench Do?
- Frequently asked questions
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Social Context of the Law Series
Handing Back the Past: Cultural Repatriation
18 March 2025: Gus Casely-Hayford OBE, Mona Yapova and Prof James Lee
Find out moreEnvironmental Law: Regulation and the Right to Protest
15 October 24: Stephen Simblet KC, Sudhanshu Swaroop KC and Saira Kabir Sheikh KC
Find out moreDo Magnitsky Type Sanctions Develop the Rule of Law?
20 June 24: Bill Browder and Bronwen Maddox
Find out moreAI: Risks and Benefits
19 February 24: Kay Firth-Butterfield and The Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC MP
Find out moreUkraine War: Peace-making Ahead – Traditional Methods of Accountability or New Solutions?
20 November 23: HE Dame Rosalyn Higgins and The Rt Hon Lord Justice Fulford
Find out moreIs Our Adversarial System Fit for Purpose?
12 June 23: The Rt Hon Lord Bonomy and David Perry KC with Caroline Willbourne
Find out moreShould our Constitution Protect Against Party Elected Leaders?
16 May 23: Sir John Curtice, The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington and The Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Wirral
Find out moreGlobal Responses to the Forcibly Displaced
20 February 23: Professor Gillian Triggs and The Hon Alexander Downer AC
Find out moreIs it Better to Review or Monitor Terror Laws? The UK and Australian Positions Compared
21 November 22: Jonathan Hall KC, Dr James Renwick CSC SC and Rory Phillips KC
Find out moreAsylum and Immigration: Do Sovereign Island Nations have a Duty to Provide Refuge?
13 June 22: Rehana Popal, Anthony Vaughan and Robert Buckland KBE KC MP
Find out moreThe Rule of Law in Times of International Conflict
17 May 22: Lord Hannay, Dominic Grieve KC and Andrew Cayley CMG KC
Find out moreThe Crime of Ecocide
22 November 21: Professor Philippe Sands KC and James Cameron, moderated by Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
Find out moreIs There a Case for Anonymity in Social Media?
26 October 21: Andrew Caldecott KC, Caroline Addy and Adam Wagner
Find out moreShould UK Judges and ex-Judges Be Sitting in Hong Kong?
6 May 21: The Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury and The Rt Hon The Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Find out morePrison Reform
2 February 21: The Rev’d Jonathan Aitken & Chris Daw KC and moderated by Libby Purves OBE
Find out moreHanding Back the Past: Cultural Repatriation
18 March 2025: Gus Casely-Hayford OBE, Mona Yapova and Prof James Lee
Find out moreEnvironmental Law: Regulation and the Right to Protest
15 October 24: Stephen Simblet KC, Sudhanshu Swaroop KC and Saira Kabir Sheikh KC
Find out moreDo Magnitsky Type Sanctions Develop the Rule of Law?
20 June 24: Bill Browder and Bronwen Maddox
Find out moreAI: Risks and Benefits
19 February 24: Kay Firth-Butterfield and The Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC MP
Find out moreUkraine War: Peace-making Ahead – Traditional Methods of Accountability or New Solutions?
20 November 23: HE Dame Rosalyn Higgins and The Rt Hon Lord Justice Fulford
Find out moreIs Our Adversarial System Fit for Purpose?
12 June 23: The Rt Hon Lord Bonomy and David Perry KC with Caroline Willbourne
Find out moreShould our Constitution Protect Against Party Elected Leaders?
16 May 23: Sir John Curtice, The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington and The Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Wirral
Find out moreGlobal Responses to the Forcibly Displaced
20 February 23: Professor Gillian Triggs and The Hon Alexander Downer AC
Find out moreIs it Better to Review or Monitor Terror Laws? The UK and Australian Positions Compared
21 November 22: Jonathan Hall KC, Dr James Renwick CSC SC and Rory Phillips KC
Find out moreAsylum and Immigration: Do Sovereign Island Nations have a Duty to Provide Refuge?
13 June 22: Rehana Popal, Anthony Vaughan and Robert Buckland KBE KC MP
Find out moreThe Rule of Law in Times of International Conflict
17 May 22: Lord Hannay, Dominic Grieve KC and Andrew Cayley CMG KC
Find out moreThe Crime of Ecocide
22 November 21: Professor Philippe Sands KC and James Cameron, moderated by Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
Find out moreIs There a Case for Anonymity in Social Media?
26 October 21: Andrew Caldecott KC, Caroline Addy and Adam Wagner
Find out moreShould UK Judges and ex-Judges Be Sitting in Hong Kong?
6 May 21: The Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury and The Rt Hon The Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Find out morePrison Reform
2 February 21: The Rev’d Jonathan Aitken & Chris Daw KC and moderated by Libby Purves OBE
Find out morePrevious Discussions
The Inner Temple and the Rule of Law: The Life of Helmuth von Moltke
23 Nov 20: Patrick O'Connor KC, introduction by The Rt Hon Sir Konrad Schiemann
Find out moreDoes the Bar Need to Communicate and Market Itself More in the Modern World?
25 June 20: John Shaw & Helen Davies KC; moderator Miles Young
Find out moreIs the Presumption of Innocence Alive and Well?
4 February 20: The Rt Hon The Baroness Hallet DBE and Tracy Ayling KC, moderated by Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
Find out moreBritain's Unwritten Constitution
4 November 19: Lord Sumption OBE and Professor Vernon Bogdanor CBE FRSA FBA
Find out moreIs Anything More Needed to Ensure Freedom of Speech?
13 May 19: The Hon Robert French AC, Alan Rusbridger and Desmond Browne KC
Find out moreThe Inner Temple and the Rule of Law: The Life of Helmuth von Moltke
23 Nov 20: Patrick O'Connor KC, introduction by The Rt Hon Sir Konrad Schiemann
Find out moreDoes the Bar Need to Communicate and Market Itself More in the Modern World?
25 June 20: John Shaw & Helen Davies KC; moderator Miles Young
Find out moreIs the Presumption of Innocence Alive and Well?
4 February 20: The Rt Hon The Baroness Hallet DBE and Tracy Ayling KC, moderated by Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
Find out moreBritain's Unwritten Constitution
4 November 19: Lord Sumption OBE and Professor Vernon Bogdanor CBE FRSA FBA
Find out moreIs Anything More Needed to Ensure Freedom of Speech?
13 May 19: The Hon Robert French AC, Alan Rusbridger and Desmond Browne KC
Find out morePeace vs Justice
1 April 19: The Rt Hon Lord Justice Fulford, The Rt Hon Jack Straw and Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
Find out moreAssisted Dying
23 October 18: Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE, Lord Falconer and Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
Find out morePeace vs Justice
1 April 19: The Rt Hon Lord Justice Fulford, The Rt Hon Jack Straw and Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
Find out moreAssisted Dying
23 October 18: Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE, Lord Falconer and Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
Find out more