Date: 20th March In the 800th anniversary year of Magna Carta, two former chancellors –Helena Kennedy QC and Jon Snow – will return to join Oxford Brookes’ present chancellor, Shami Chakrabarti CBE in discussion. Shami will begin by exploring why our fundamental rights and freedoms are indispensable and the unprecedented pressures those rights are under today. Drawing […]
Date: 14th March Theme: Civil Liberty This year’s question to be debated is: ‘What does Magna Carta mean to me?’ The entrant can choose to talk about Magna Carta or can pick an event, object, document, building, individual or group and explain why it has made an impact on their personal civil liberties, why it has wider historical […]
Date: 1st March Read Not Dead was launched in 1995 and brings actors, audiences and scholars together to explore and celebrate the plays performed in London and on its stages before 1642. The ground-rules are simple. Actors are given a script on a Sunday morning and work with a director to get the play up […]
Date: 1st August – 30th September The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will host a free two-month exhibition and a range of associated educational activities during August and September 2015, critically examining the role of the Magna Carta in the UK’s constitutional settlement. For more information on this event please visit the Magna […]
Date: 16th June Title: National Security and the Rule of Law; competing interests or complementary priorities? Since 9/11 there has been much discussion about the perceived ‘competing’ interests of the rule of law and national security. In light of recent events in Syria and Iraq, these issues continue to be highly topical. In this lecture […]
Date: 18th May 2015 The walk is 10km long, starting with registration at our desks in Carey Street (just off Chancery Lane) ending in (tbc) a street party at the same location. Teams may register and start at any time between 5pm and 6.30pm. Funds are raised to support free legal advice charities in London […]
Date: 11th-14th June In honour of the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta, on June 11-14, 2015 in London, the ABA will present a series of continuing legal education programs and plenary sessions featuring preeminent speakers. The focus will include the original 1215 version of Magna Carta and its four subsequent versions, as well as the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thursday 19 February 2015 Speaker: The Rt Hon the Lord Igor Judge Lecture followed by a drinks reception with light food. For Details, click here.