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Inns’ Amity Visit - Comparative Advocacy Event
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Attendance is optional but highly encouraged.

Facilitated by Inner Temple Bencher, Her Excellency Judge Joanna Korner CMG QC, this programme is designed to highlight the unique and interesting divergence between the US and UK trial systems, using a simple burglary case and featuring counsel and bench comprising a mix of US and UK advocates and judges. The mock trial will be followed by questions and discussion, including on jury voir dire v. random selection, taking objections, Judges summation and witness preparation.

Amity Visit members and their guests will be joined by members of the American Inns of Court and law students and faculty staff from George Washington University Law School.

Judges:
The Hon Barbara M.G. Lynn, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, and President of the American Inn of Court
Her Honour Sally Cahill QC, Circuit Judge and Deputy High Court Judge (2004-2022), former Director of Criminal Training at the Judicial College (2010-2016) and President of the Council of Her Majesty’s Circuit Judges (2020-2021).

Counsel:
Sarah Clarke QC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Graham Aldous QC, 9 Gough Chambers
Patrick C. Holvey, US Department of Justice’s Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, Intellectual Property Section
Caroline Merck, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Boston, Massachusetts

This event is only open to members and their guests who are registered for the Joint Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn Amity Visit to Washington D.C. in September 2022. Registrations for the Amity Visit are now closed. If you have not had confirmation of your place on the Amity Visit for you (and your guest, if applicable), please do not attempt to book a place on this event.

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Start Date: 14th September 2022 at 1:30 pm

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End Date: 14th September 2022 at 3:30 pm

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George Washington University Law School

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Smart Casual/Business Attire

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This event is only open to Amity Visit members and their guests

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Event Manager
Mrs Jennie Collis Price
020 7797 8177
jcollisprice@innertemple.org.uk