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Annual Birkenhead Lecture: Judicial afterlife: should it be subject to any limits? Speaker: The Rt. Hon. Lord Dyson.

Lord Dyson was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2010 and Master of the Rolls (President of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales, and Head of Civil Justice) in 2012. Since retiring from the Bench in 2016, he returned to 39 Essex Chambers where he was Head of Chambers for many years. He is now appointed as an arbitrator, mediator, chair of inquiries and legal expert.

Event details

Location: Hall

Date and registration time: Tuesday 12 November, 5.45pm

Who can attend: Open to all

Dress code: Dark suits

Cost:

  • Students (Gray’s Inn student members only) and barristers within 3 years of Call: £12
  • Guests of students: £12
  • Barristers (from 3 years of Call) & guests: £12
  • Benchers & guests: £12
  • Online £6

Booking

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Qualifying Sessions

Also counting towards 1 CPD Hour

Qualifying Session (QS):  1 QS

Theme: Legal knowledge, Justice and the Rule of Law

Learning aims:

1. Analyse concepts and principles in relation to the rule of law, the administration of justice and the Bar of England and Wales.
2. Contribute to legal debate and discussion.
3. Develop legal knowledge and understanding through discussion with practitioners

This QS relates to the following elements of the Professional Statement for Barristers: 

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 3.1, 4.1

Preparation required: No

To be awarded the QS for this event you are required to join the event on time and stay for the full duration of the event. Please enter your full name when joining the event so that we can record attendance and update the QS records accordingly. This can take up to two weeks.

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