Lawbore Legal Events Calendar

Join Professor Tim Potier (Senior Fellow, Center for International Law and Governance, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University), IALS Senior Associate Research Fellow, for a talk on current attitudes towards international law in Russia.

Professor Potier will outline the views of international lawyers in Russia on a range of international legal topics, and give an account of the arguments international lawyers in the country use to justify Russia’s actions (including since 2014) in Ukraine.

Please register here to receive the Zoom link.

Find out more on their event details page (external site).

Over the past three decades, strategic litigation has transformed English law and the prospects of holding multinationals legally accountable for human rights abuses and environmental damage arising from their operations in the Global South. The legal cases have raised important legal and ethical principles around corporate accountability, access to justice, exploitation and double standards. 

Please join Richard Meeran, Partner at Leigh Day, and City Law School's International Law & Affairs Group (ILAG) for a lecture exploring a case study that illustrates these features.

Register here.

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This event celebrates the launch of Dr Koen Slootmaeckers’ new book Coming in. Together with expert panellists, we will reflect on LGBT politics in Serbia and Europe over the past 20 years, as well as on the complex politics that accompanied EuroPride 2022 in Belgrade Serbia.

The book launch will be accompanied by a preview of the HEIF funded exhibition Unstraight Stories from EuroPride Belgrade, which combines the pictures of artist Dawood and the research of Dr Slootmaeckers to bring a snapshot of the EuroPride day.

Through the combination of the visual and words, agnostic of their temporal sequencing, the exhibition invites participants to reflect on their experience of EuroPride, Politics, Activism, Police, LGBTQI identities, Defiance, Fear, Beauty and Pride.

Register to attend here.

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The Law Commission concluded its review of corporate criminality in June 2022 and one of the options for reform was canvassed to be introduced in the Economic Crime Bill but removed. The seminar will examine the options put forward by the Commission and consider alternatives such as the German model of administrative penalties.

The seminar is part of ECLA(UK)’s programme to disseminate information on EU Criminal Law and to stimulate debate on reform in the UK.

This seminar is organised in collaboration with the European Criminal Law Association (UK)

Register here to receive the Zoom link.

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Those in authority over us have been found to be culpable in wrongdoing repeatedly over the years. On each occasion, we have heard a lot about how they may, or may not, be accountable to the rule of law in the interests of justice.

In this talk, Raju Bhatt will look at this issue of accountability from the eyes of those most directly affected by the wrongdoing – its victims, witnesses, and survivors– drawing on his experience of working with them in their use of the law in order to achieve some semblance of justice.

Find out more on their event details page (external site).

BACFI (The Bar Association for Commerce, Finance and Industry) event announcement

Following the resignation of Jacinda Arden (New Zealand’s Prime Minister) and Nicola Sturgeon we explore how to recognise the signs of creeping burn out and steps on how to manage your well-being alongside a long and successful career.

Seminar begins at 5.30pm with Spring themed mocktails and canapes to follow from 6.15pm

Chaired by Rebecca Dix, counsel at Dentons (former Bar Council Chair of Wellbeing at the Bar Committee and Associate General Counsel SFO)

Speakers:

• James Pereira KC (coach, bar trainer, author, founder of The Libra Partnership and practising barrister)
• Ruth Cooper-Dickson (CEO of CHAMPS, positive psychology practitioner and trauma-informed coach)

Supported by the Bar Council and sponsored by Dentons UKIME LLP 

This event is free for all to attend but you must register by 24 March 2023 to secure your place: events@bacfi.org

The Law and Society Annual Lecture 2022-23 will be delivered by Raju Bhatt.

Those in authority over us have been found to be culpable in wrongdoing repeatedly over the years. On each occasion, we have heard a lot about how they may, or may not, be accountable to the rule of law in the interests of justice.

In this talk, Raju Bhatt will look at this issue of accountability from the eyes of those most directly affected by the wrongdoing – its victims, witnesses, and survivors– drawing on his experience of working with them in their use of the law in order to achieve some semblance of justice.

Book your place here.

Find out more on their event details page (external site).

The focus on ‘dirty money’ has persisted for over three decades, and billions of pounds are spent annually trying to tackle it. Yet, there does not appear to be a discernible impact on financial crime, nor the proceeds of crime. This webinar will challenge the global approach, arguing that complacency, self-interest and misunderstandings have resulted in inherent deficiencies which undermine efforts to tackle financial crime. 

Financial crime and proceeds of crime are key areas of focus in FinReg. It will involve an initial talk by an experienced practitioner, followed by an ‘in discussion with’ format. It is anticipated that it will be of interest to law enforcement and legal practitioners, as well as academics.   

Speaker: Tristram Hicks, Independent Consultant (and author of new book on ‘The War on Dirty Money’)

Chair: Professor Colin King, Director, Centre for Financial Law, Regulation and Compliance (FinReg at IALS) 

Register here to receive the Zoom link.

Find out more on their event details page (external site).

Gene editing technology gives us the ability to change our DNA – removing, adding and replacing parts of our genetic code. These technologies have been emerging and improving for some decades, but since the development of CRISPR-based editing technologies, our capacity to edit our DNA has become both more accessible, more accurate and consequently, more powerful. Gene editing could be used to prevent genetic diseases but also alter traits like height and intelligence, presenting both legal and ethical issues.

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In this paper, Professor Vanessa Munro (Warwick Law School) will present findings from the first systematic analysis undertaken in England and Wales of completed suicide Domestic Homicide Reviews (conducted with Sarah Dangar and Lotte Young Andrade). Funded by the Home Office, the research combined detailed coding of DHRs with a series of semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders to learn lessons both from the content of reviews as well as their process.

In this paper, Vanessa will explore how the findings of this study should inform efforts currently underway to improve the DHR process in England and Wales, and the upcoming design and implementation of a parallel process for domestic homicides in Scotland.

Register here to receive the Zoom link.

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What is the role of criminal law in society, and do we need it? How did English criminal law develop? The traditional justifications for criminalisation are retribution, deterrence, containment and control: do they stand up to scrutiny? What are the alternatives to criminalisation, such as restorative and transformative justice? Should we abolish or reform criminal law? How should a just legal system respond to harm and conflict?

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LSBU are proud to present this inaugural lecture by Professor Shaminder Takhar as part of our inaugural lectures programme for 2022-23.

Professor Takhar is Professor of Sociology in the School of Law & Social Sciences at LSBU. She is also Chair of the School Ethics Panel and leads the Race, Gender and Sexualities Research Group. Her research and publications are centred around race, gender, sexuality and social justice. You can read more about her lecture, accomplishments & impressive career below. We hope you'll join us as Professor Takhar explores important - and timely - discussions around women, politics & gender equality.

Inaugural lectures are an occasion of significance in our professors’ careers at the University. They provide an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our recently appointed professors who are undertaking research, innovation, engagement and teaching activities in their field of expertise.

Lectures are open to all LSBU Group staff & students as well as to members of the public and are free of charge. They are taking place in person and will be recorded. They are not being live streamed at present.

You can check out the full programme of our inaugural lectures here.

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Trade policy affects our everyday lives, from the food we buy, to the jobs we have, to the environment. Since Brexit gave the UK autonomy over its trade policy, the UK has been transforming its trade relationships. It has a new, much more limited trade agreement with the EU, is undertaking trade negotiations with new countries, and is looking to have closer trade relationships with countries in Asia-Pacific. But what does all this activity add up to, and what does it tell us about the UK’s evolving role in the world?

Join University of Sussex's experienced panel of members from the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) and Research Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) to answer your questions on the future of British trade. If you have any questions you would like to submit in advance please send these to events@sussex.ac.uk.

The evening will conclude with a drinks and canapé reception, which we hope you will stay for.

Booking to this special event is essential. Please book your free tickets here.

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As we navigate a time of global instability, the ability of the corporation to deliver prosperity is put to the test. In this symposium, experts in company law, corporate governance and corporate finance discuss what “trigger points” in the legal and financial architecture of the corporation we might  activate, at this point in time, to help bring stability and sustainability to social, environmental and economic systems. 

In three interactive panel sessions, the symposium tackles individual structural levers in the architecture of the corporation to discuss what promise they potentially hold:

• The evolution of corporate purpose and ownership.
• Standards and systems of corporate reporting and disclosure.
• Emerging instruments and institutions in corporate finance.

The symposium includes short panel presentations followed by interactive discussion with members of the audience. It closes with a brief concluding session. Conference proceedings will be published.

Register for free here.

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Students are invited to join Sarah Wolff, Professor in European Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London, Director of the Centre for European Research and Strategic Lead of Queen Mary in Paris, for a talk based on her book Secular Power Europe and Islam: Identity and Foreign Policy (2021) published by Michigan University Press. 

Through the case study of EU religious engagement this talk will illustrate how the EU has engaged with religious actors, and how this decentring move is particularly difficult to achieve due to uncertainties about EU's secular identity and values.

Register here.

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In this year's Kay Everett Lecture, barrister Mark Symes will discuss seminal changes vis-á-vis the UK’s approach to refugee law:

• Assessing truth – the rise and fall of the low standard of proof
• Persecution – did the key moment to properly address discrimination as persecution irrevocably pass?
• Protection – when exactly was it appreciated that protection had to be effective?
• Armed conflict – was the opportunity to help civilian victims of armed conflict missed?
• European Union law – the UK’s embrace and rejection of the Common European Asylum System

There will also be a presentation of the Kay Everett Memorial Prize for the best SOAS Masters dissertation written on a human rights theme. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.

Book your place here.

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Since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, some have asked whether we need a police force.

This lecture will examine the role and purpose of the police in our society. What do the police do? What is their historical and social context? Does the current system of policing work? If so, for who? Are all citizens in our society policed fairly? Should we defund the police? If there were no police what might replace them? Are the alternatives realistic?

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The Centre for Criminological Research is pleased to host this 'Author Meets Readers' event headed by Dr Amanda Spalding of the University of Sheffield (Law) and author of The Treatment of Immigrants in the European Court of Human Rights: Moving Beyond Criminalisation (Hart, 2022). The panel will consist of Professor Ana Aliverti (Law, University of Warwick) and Dr Jonathan Collinson (Law, University of Sheffield).

Register for the event here.

Find out more on their event details page (external site).

A full day, comprehensive training on understanding, working with and responding to domestic abuse within Gloucestershire.

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