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Title: Perverse Not Guilty Verdicts Should Remain Final

The speakers will consider:

Are perverse verdicts 'a blatant affront to the legal process and the main purpose of the criminal justice system…?' Sir Robin Auld, 2001 Review of the Criminal Courts of England & Wales.

Or are they an important safeguard of last resort against wrongful imprisonment and government tyranny?

Speakers: Tba

The event will be delivered in person and online. The session will include an opportunity for Q&A and for post-talk networking.

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Cancel by: 09/05/2025

Legal Knowledge, Justice and the Rule of Law: 1

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Start Date: 19th May 2025 at 6:00 pm

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End Date: 19th May 2025 at 7:30 pm

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Online and in person from The Inner Temple

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Business attire

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All members and the public

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The learning outcomes for this session are:
By the end of the session students will be able to:

1. understand that two desirable outcomes may conflict, and a choice has to be made between them
2. understand that the law must lay down who is to make that choice

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