The purpose of the programme, which is open to members of the Inn and the general public, is to enhance an understanding of the law and its social importance, through the open discussion of difficult questions that the law is asked to address, and concerning which there may be equally plausible but conflicting views.
Education
- Our vision for the future
- Call to the Bar
- Dr Ivy Williams, An Enduring Inspiration to Women Lawyers
- Gilds and Things
- 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
- William Crashawe's Library
- International Practice Panel
- Master H Meets...Again
- Race and the Legal Profession
- Show me the money!
- Forensic Document Examination - The Science Today
- The Bar of Ireland, Brexit and the Common Law
- The History of the Law Officers
- Memory as Evidence
- The Absolute Ban on Assisted Dying and Lessons from Canada
- Brain Imaging as Evidence
- Previous Lecture Series and Speakers
- Calling It Out: Professionals, their Regulators, Equity and Fairness
- Proof in International Criminal Trials
- Forensic Identification from the Hand
- Giving Judges a Voice in Democracies
- A Public Health Approach to Equality Law
- The Limits of Fiduciary Rules
- The Predicament and Agency of Refugees
- The Wild and Ridiculous Doctrine of Equality
- What Does It Mean to Be Anti-Racist in a Profession Full of Privileged People?
- 'Sales' on Retention of Title Terms
- Asylum and Immigration: Do Sovereign Island Nations have a Duty to Provide Refuge?
- Assisted Dying
- Britain's Unwritten Constitution
- The Crime of Ecocide
- Does the Bar Need to Communicate and Market Itself More in the Modern World?
- Is Anything More Needed to Ensure Freedom of Speech?
- Is There a Case for Anonymity in Social Media?
- Is the Presumption of Innocence Alive and Well?
- 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?
- Special Gandhi Lecture
- Temple Women's Forum Autumn Networking Event
- Temple Women's Forum: Planned Breaks and Return to the Bar
- What Does a Master of the Bench Do?
- Frequently asked questions
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Social Context of the Law Series
Asylum and Immigration: Do Sovereign Island Nations have a Duty to Provide Refuge?
13 June 22: Rehana Popal, Anthony Vaughan and Robert Buckland KBE QC MP
Find out moreThe Rule of Law in Times of International Conflict
17 May 22: Lord Hannay, Dominic Grieve QC and Andrew Cayley CMG QC
Find out moreThe Crime of Ecocide
22 November 21: Professor Philippe Sands QC and James Cameron, moderated by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Find out moreIs There a Case for Anonymity in Social Media?
26 October 21: Andrew Caldecott QC, 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 QC and moderated by Libby Purves OBE
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 QC MP
Find out moreThe Rule of Law in Times of International Conflict
17 May 22: Lord Hannay, Dominic Grieve QC and Andrew Cayley CMG QC
Find out moreThe Crime of Ecocide
22 November 21: Professor Philippe Sands QC and James Cameron, moderated by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Find out moreIs There a Case for Anonymity in Social Media?
26 October 21: Andrew Caldecott QC, 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 QC 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 QC, 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 QC; 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 QC, moderated by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
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 QC
Find out moreThe Inner Temple and the Rule of Law: The Life of Helmuth von Moltke
23 Nov 20: Patrick O'Connor QC, 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 QC; 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 QC, moderated by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
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 QC
Find out morePeace vs Justice
1 April 19: The Rt Hon Lord Justice Fulford, The Rt Hon Jack Straw and Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Find out moreAssisted Dying
23 October 18: Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE, Lord Falconer and Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Find out morePeace vs Justice
1 April 19: The Rt Hon Lord Justice Fulford, The Rt Hon Jack Straw and Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Find out moreAssisted Dying
23 October 18: Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE, Lord Falconer and Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Find out more