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Commonwealth Lawyers Association Conference Glasgow

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  Date: 12th-16th April 2015 In the 800th anniversary year of the Magna Carta, a symbol of the Rule of Law across the Commonwealth, the 19th Commonwealth Law Conference will examine the role of the legal profession in delivering economic and social sustainability. Robust economies depend on the existence of clear, modern and effective laws […]

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‘Delay too often defeats justice’ Lord Dyson Lecture

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22nd April 2015 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta. The values enshrined in the Magna Carta remain as valuable today as they have ever been. Justice, fairness, equality and legitimacy remain central to a strong, democratic legal system. They are lasting values, which will remain as relevant to lawyers […]

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The Lincoln Magna Carta Conference

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7 – 9th April Lincoln Cathedral’s 1215 Magna Carta is one of only four surviving originals. Copies of the documents were distributed to sheriffs, to important religious houses and to cathedrals, including Lincoln where the then bishop, Hugh of Wells, had been present at Runnymede in June of that year. The Lincoln Magna Carta has […]

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Magna Carta: Icon of Justice – Pledge of Freedom

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23 March – 3 September Hereford Cathedral boasts two important Magna Carta items, housed in its New Library Building, alongside a wealth of other medieval treasures. The first of these is the finest surviving 1217 Magna Carta, a significant revision and reissue of King John’s Magna Carta by his son, Henry III. This superseded the […]

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Magna Carta Lecture Series: Magna Carta and the Levellers

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Speaker Dr Rachel Foxley will be discussing ‘Magna Carta and the Levellers’ as part of the Lincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series 2015, at the University of Lincoln. Dr Foxley’s lecture will be on Magna Carta and the Levellers; from her years of research and specialisation on the topic, this lecture promises to be an extremely […]

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Magna Carta Lecture Series: Speaker Lord Janvrin

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Speaker Lord Janvrin, former Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen, will be hosting a lecture in Lincoln Cathedral Chapter House as part of the Lincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series 2015. With Lord Janvrin’s respected and esteemed role within The Queen’s service and as a Permanent Lord-In-Waiting, his perspective presented in this lecture will be […]

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Magna Carta Lecture Series: Lord Williams of Oystermouth

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As part of the Magna Carta Lecture Series 2015, Lord Williams of Oystermouth will be holding a lecture at Bishop Grosseteste University. This lecture will be held by The Rt Rev and Rt Hon the Lord Williams of Oystermouth, PC FBA FRSL FLSW. Lord Williams’ lecture, titled: Teresa of Avila and Thomas Mereton, promises to […]

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Lincoln Castle Magna Carta Experience Opening

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Lincoln Castle re-opens its doors after a £22m investment; revealing the David P J Ross Magna Carta Vault, vast improvements to the Castle’s prisons and its walls and a new Heritage Skills Centre. After a £22m investment into major improvement works, Lincoln Castle will be opening its gates to the public on 1st April 2015. […]