Events Calendar by Lawbore™

This roundtable brings two recent works into conversation around the long history of law, the nature of legal order, empire, and international order.

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Join the Inner Temple Racial Equality to celebrate Black History Month!

This event is for Inner Temple Student members and will be taking place at an external event space in Central London. The address will be shared with guests at least a week in advance.

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Careers Day is the flagship event of the Human Rights Lawyers Association's Junior Lawyers Committee. Every year, it brings together students, graduates, aspiring lawyers and career changers with people working across human rights law: barristers, solicitors, NGO and policy lawyers, and those in government.

Whether you're just starting to think about a career in human rights or you're already applying for training contracts and pupillages, the day is a chance to hear honest advice from people who've been where you are, ask your questions, and meet others who share your interests.

Ticket sales end Wednesday 21st October

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Whether you're just starting to think about a career in human rights or you're already applying for training contracts and pupillages, the day is a chance to hear honest advice from people who've been where you are, ask your questions, and meet others who share your interests.

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Join us for an exciting in-person event where you can meet Lady Hale! Kindly hosted by Browne Jacobson in London.

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The webinar will provide aspiring barristers and law students with an opportunity to hear directly from junior members of chambers about their experiences of pupillage, the application process, and life at the Bar.

The session will cover:

• Pupillage at 1 Hare Court – what it is like to undertake pupillage in chambers
• The application and selection process – an insight into what applicants can expect
• Life as a pupil and junior family barrister – experiences of the transition into practice
• Preparing a strong pupillage application – practical tips and guidance for aspiring applicants

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When climate change causes damage and disaster, who should pay? Bring your questions. Explore with Legal Campaigns Manager, Madeleine Lynch.

In December 2021, Super Typhoon Odette devastated communities across the Philippines, killing hundreds of people and destroying millions of homes and livelihoods. A recent study concluded that human-caused climate change significantly intensified a disaster like Odette, more than doubling its likelihood. Now, Filipinos are fighting for justice.

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A look at the legal and practical issues surrounding ownership of dogs and cats. Presented by specialist Solicitor Trevor Cooper.

Ownership Disputes are the #1 legal problem faced by rescues. A dog or cat may have been surrendered, rehomed and settled into a new home — only for somebody to come forward claiming that the rescue never had the right to rehome the animal in the first place.

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What happens when the apparently unstoppable revolutionary force of technological change meets the allegedly immovable object of law? Focussing primarily on copyright, this lecture examines the way in which technologies governing the online world enable the by-passing of long-held legal principles designed by the legislature and the courts to ensure that the governance of expressive creativity is characterised by a socially productive balance of rights.

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Interested in law? Interested in nature? Want to find out more about how the law can work to protect the planet? Join us!

FREE CHILDCARE provided. FREE PIZZA provided.

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This lecture evaluates the current state of European climate policy, analyzes its costs and consequences, and examines whether the EU can maintain its role as a global climate leader. Is climate policy reaching its limits, or is there still scope for action?

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Hallowed doctrines in copyright law such as human authorship, idea-expression dichotomy and fair use can significantly limit the legal protection that fashion creations enjoy, especially with the present use of artificial intelligence to assist in the production of fashion designs. Shrinking copyright protection in the fashion industry is not necessarily a bad thing. This lecture suggests that the leading luxury or Veblen brands will continue to be trendsetters in an enlarged playing field with more entrepreneurs and fast fashion retailers. With flocking, comes differentiation. With differentiation, we beget new non-infringing expressions and transformative adaptations.

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A public lecture by Judge Saadet Yüksel on the European Court of Human Rights' evolving case law on domestic violence and its implications.

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The Law Society is teaming up with the English Society to bring you a Halloween Mock Trial with a fun, light-hearted twist. Forget the usual serious courtroom setting. Expect a little chaos, spooky surprises and plenty of entertainment! ?????????

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This event promises a powerful discussion about joint enterprise and its impact within the legal system. This event is all about continuing the conversation during Black History Month, exploring important topics and sharing insights. Don't miss this chance to engage, learn, and connect with others passionate about justice and equality!

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This Dads House Family Law Clinic Panel Event (for Pro Bono Week) introduces a brand new innovation - an emotional wellbeing toolkit. 

Panel includes Simon Bruce, Sophie Hill and Dr Kerry Devine with others to be announced. 

This event will focus Dad's House Family Law Clinic's trauma informed approach to practising family law and will focus on the family law within the private child jurisdiction.

After the main discussion there will be a Q&A session for attendees, then networking.

This event will also discuss how the power of pro bono will help you develop your career. This can be discussed within the context of Dad's House Family Law Clinic and how in person clinics where students attend learn client skills, case management, conferences skills and understand the law in practice from both solicitors and barristers.

Students members of Middle Temple can get their free tickets at the link below (thank you to LexisNexis - sponsors). Legal professionals should use this one, where we hope you will purchase a ticket. 

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Join professionals from across the legal sector to formally launch the 25th Anniversary of Pro Bono Week.

This special event will bring together colleagues from across the profession to celebrate the impact of pro bono over the past 25 years and look ahead to the future of access to justice.

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Make sure you don't miss out on this exciting and unique event in November, a free legal literary festival.

Enjoy author talks, signings, writing workshops, book proposal workshops, project pitches, industry stands, panels on getting published, publisher exhibits, industry stands, PhD workshops, the Festival Market, a charity book drive, and so much more! There is something for everyone!

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The National Committee on Accreditation (Canadian Legal Profession) is hosting an online information session, of particular interest to any GELLB students.

Topic: NCA Info Session November

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How might courts and judges be impacted by AI? Could justice be improved? What concerns might we need to look at?

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qLegal, the pro bono commercial law clinic at Queen Mary University of London is delighted to chair this panel discussion with partners Sidley Austin LLP and the Company Insolvency Pro Bono Scheme (CO.IN). They will showcase the ways postgraduate law students from qLegal and The City Law School support company directors, start-ups and social enterprises, and celebrate Sidley’s longstanding commitment to pro bono.

Please note this event is hosted in-person. It is by invitation only/only available to students from qLegal and The City Law School, and volunteers from Sidley Austin LLP.

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Join Advocate, the Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association (JLSLA), London Young Lawyers Group (LYLG), Middle Temple Young Barristers’ Association (MTYBA), and the Young Barristers’ Committee (YBC) at this exciting Pro Bono Week event for young barristers and solicitors. This is an opportunity for early-career lawyers to hear from inspiring speakers, share ideas, and consider their role in advancing access to justice through pro bono work.

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Join the Free Representation Unit for their annual general assembly, and a celebration of the clinical legal education delivered throughout the year.

The special guest and speaker will be Heidi Stonecliffe KC, Vice-Chair of the Bar in 2026 and Chair in 2027.

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As part of UK Pro Bono Week 2026, this online panel discussion will explore how artificial intelligence is transforming pro bono legal services and access to justice. As Pro Bono Week celebrates it's 25th year, we will look ahead to the next 25 years of pro bono and discuss how AI tools and systems will impact the sector.

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The RBA is hosting this event for aspiring pupils in collaboration with Lincoln’s Inn, Erskine Chambers, 5RB and Hogarth Chambers. This will be a panel event, enabling attendees to learn about opportunities in Media, Company, Intellectual Property and Tax law.

This is an excellent opportunity to hear more about a career in tax and to meet members of chambers specialising in the area.

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Monckton Chambers has invited prospective pupil applicants to join them for an informal evening where you will hear Members of Chambers discuss life as a tenant at Monckton. There will also be the opportunity for you to network and discuss your future career at the Bar.

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This talk will highlight some of the practical legal design and compliance issues surrounding AI used for recruitment purposes with a particular focus on data protection and AI governance.

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At this seminar, co-organised by the Society of Construction Law, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London Branch and King's College London, the panel will examine international investment law and investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) from the perspective of major construction and infrastructure projects.

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Join LawWorks for the launch of its updated Business Case for Pro Bono guide.

Drawing on the evidence, insights and practical examples featured in the refreshed Business Case for Pro Bono guide, our panel of experts from across the legal sector will explore how to build a compelling case for pro bono within your organisation. Panellists will discuss the benefits of pro bono for volunteers, organisations, clients and communities, and share practical insights on securing leadership support, engaging colleagues and demonstrating value. Whether you are looking to start, grow or strengthen a pro bono programme, this event will provide practical takeaways to help make the case for investment in pro bono activity.

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This talk focuses on family and children law and will assist all those wanting to be family barristers in the future.

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For ten years, men, women and children (including Shamima Begum, trafficked from London at 15) have been confined in camps in northeast Syria, often at the behest of the U.K. and its allies. As Assad’s regime collapses, many are fleeing. But where can they go, when many have had their passports revoked? Men such as Jack Letts spent years in secret prisons before being transferred en masse to Iraq, where the U.S. funds their incarceration and trials involving torture and the death penalty.

In this lecture, Professor Clive Stafford Smith reports on his recent visits to Syria and Iraq, attempting to reunite these detainees with the rule of law.

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Join a walk and building tour about the history of 17 Russell Square, home of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), and its surrounding neighbourhood. The IALS building was designed by the renowned architect Denys Lasdun and opened in 1976.

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The UK’s national festival of the humanities returns this November with more than 230 events across 38 towns and cities. Led by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, this festival brings humanities research to life through a diverse programme of talks, workshops, performances, and other activities. This year’s theme, Crossroad, explores places of decision, encounter and consequence, with events covering topics including climate, democracy and technological change.

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Join the Criminal Justice Centre for the UK launch of Outlawed, a new account of pseudolaw and the sovereign citizen movement. Its adherents go by many names, including sovereign citizens, freemen, state nationals and constitutional warriors, and its critics simply call it a scam. The book follows these ideas from aggrieved New Zealand ratepayers and North American farm foreclosures to Australian pandemic protests, German coup plots and ordinary family courts. Along the way it shows how legal conspiracy theories travel, change shape and draw in ordinary people.

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For ten years, men, women and children (including Shamima Begum, trafficked from London at 15) have been confined in camps in northeast Syria, often at the behest of the U.K. and its allies. As Assad’s regime collapses, many are fleeing. But where can they go, when many have had their passports revoked? Men such as Jack Letts spent years in secret prisons before being transferred en masse to Iraq, where the U.S. funds their incarceration and trials involving torture and the death penalty. I will report on recent visits to Syria and Iraq attempting to reunite these detainees with the rule of law.

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Prior to the East India Company’s establishment in India in 1661, Islamic law was widely applied by the Mughal Empire. But as the Company’s power grew, it established a court system intended to limit Islamic law. Following the Great Rebellion of 1857, the decentralized Islamic legal system was replaced with a new standardized system. Islamic Law on Trial interrogates the project of juridical colonization and demonstrates that alongside—and despite—the violent displacement of Muslim legal sovereignty, Muslims were able to engage with and even champion Islamic law from inside the colonial judiciary. The outcome of their work was a paradoxical legal terrain that appeared legitimate to both Muslim practitioners and English colonizers. Sohaira Siddiqui challenges long-standing assumptions about Islamic law under British rule, the ways in which colonial power displaced preexisting traditions, and how local Muslim elites navigated the new institutions imposed upon them.

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Recent years have seen a significant number of miscarriage of justice appeals. At the same time, there are a number of key reforms in the pipeline that will affect the fairness of our justice and appeals system.

This conference will bring together key speakers involved in unpicking past mistakes and those working on future reforms.

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Join this in person person event to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the practice and procedures in children and family proceedings. The panel discussion will address AI tools and their impact upon children and family law and practice.

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Join us in person to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the practice and procedures in children and family proceedings. The panel discussion will address AI tools and their impact upon children and family law and practice.

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The exhibition will begin with a panel event on Monday 9th November 4-5.30pm focusing on the campaign for Zane’s Law, The Clean Land (Human Rights) Bill and the Truth about Zane. Nicole and Kye Gbangbola have tirelessly pursued truth, justice and new legislation following the tragic death of their 7-year-old son, Zane, in 2014 when toxic gas was released from landfill waste that flooded the basement of their home.  Their purpose is both deeply personal and profoundly public: “to ensure that what happens to Zane never happens again”. 

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Join the In House Pro Bono Group on Monday 9 November at Linklaters in London for an evening of ideas, practical advice and discussion about how in-house legal teams can grow their pro bono contribution.

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Please go along to learn about pupillage opportunities, applications, and interviews, and to find out about life as a pupil and practicing barrister at South Square. The event is open to prospective applicants with a genuine interest in the commercial bar.

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Is your business using AI tools without knowing the legal risks? From ChatGPT to AI-powered recruitment, small businesses are adopting AI at pace, but the legal landscape is shifting just as fast. Join UK lawyer Nkem Ekwukoma to cut through the noise and understand what the law actually requires of you.

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Five Women. Five Extraordinary Careers. One honest conversation about ambition. Join us for career tips, inspiration and connection.

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Are you a socio-legal scholar who is interested in how writing can animate or shape your research? The Power, Justice & Imagination Network, hosted by LHub at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, is putting on a free afternoon of craft and writing workshops at the National Maritime Museum on 7 November 2026. Explore how the law shapes refugee boat journeys and hone your creative writing skills. Book here.

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What would a fair energy system actually look like?

Not just a cheaper one, or a greener one, but one that works for everyone, including the millions of people currently being pushed into hardship by their bills.

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Kick off the evening with a welcome drink and the chance to meet and greet. Enjoy an engaging presentation about GSK Stockmann. Learn about our operations, policies, and corporate culture, and get to know what makes us unique, followed by a round of crazy golf to continue networking in a laid-back atmosphere.

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This lecture explores the legal lessons Professor Stafford-Smith learned from visiting Afghanistan. He argues critical Western rhetoric betrays the country’s liberal majority (80% of its population and leadership), drawing parallels to U.S. involvement in other drawn-out conflicts. He asks: what positives do we see in Afghanistan? What legal lessons should we learn from it, about how we can best support those who share our values? How can we create a world that upholds individual rights and the rule of law?

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As governments, democratic and authoritarian alike, restrict children's access to social media in the name of protection, this event asks a harder question: protection for whom, and from what?

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For many, artificial intelligence is the most transformational technology of the past century. For others—including some of the leaders of the frontier AI labs developing the most advanced systems—it also poses a potentially existential threat to humanity. Yet AI remains only lightly regulated. Can law and corporate governance realistically navigate between the extraordinary opportunities created by AI and the risks posed by increasingly powerful systems? Or does the competitive dynamic of the AI arms race—between companies and between states—mean that meaningful control, restraint or even temporary slowdowns are ultimately unrealistic? This event asks whether law and governance can genuinely control AI, and what effective control would have to look like.

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When (former) Prince Andrew was arrested in February for ‘misconduct in public office’ every front page was emblazoned with his picture, sloping in the back of a car, looking ashen. Just days later, Peter Mandelson was arrested for the same obscure offence. But, what exactly happened, how did the unprecedented arrests occur and what exactly IS ‘misconduct in public office’?

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This book launch brings together several authors that have contributed to an edited volume, The UK Regulatory Framework Post?Brexit: ‘Law Unbound’ (Oxford University Press 2026).

The book offers a comprehensive analysis of the UK’s post-Brexit regulatory framework in a wide range of constitutional and policy areas, economic and social. It assesses that regulatory framework through the conceptual lens of ‘Law Unbound’, which encapsulates the idea that UK law is no longer constrained by EU law, echoing the Brexit campaign’s promise to ‘take back control’.

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This workshop will examine the terms of the UK–EU ‘Reset’, including both the agenda that has been set and the agreements and understandings negotiated so far. It will focus on the substantive areas the UK has prioritised: SPS and veterinary arrangements, climate and energy cooperation, electricity market, security and defence, migration and borders, and professional and youth mobility. It will also consider the legal, procedural and institutional pathways through which any new arrangements might be negotiated, adopted and implemented, with particular focus on the role and implications of dynamic alignment.

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Join LSE Library in the final celebration of The Women's Library's centennial year!

To mark the end of The Women's Library centenary year, Elizabeth Crawford will talk about her association with The Women’s Library as both a researcher, author and dealer in books and ephemera.

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Are you motivated by advocacy, debate, and the ambition to shape the future of the legal system? The National Pupillage Fair is your opportunity to explore a career at the Bar and connect directly with the people who can help you get there.

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From the host - "The Ecologies of Care reading group was started last year as an initiative of the Law and Environmental Humanities Network (LEHN) which I founded and convene since September 2025, when my fellowship at IALS began."

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The Commonwealth-in-England Barristers Association invites you to a talk by Baroness Barbara Mills KC (Chair of the Bar for 2025) “Protection of Lawyers and their Independence”

Entrance to the talk is free of charge to students, Commonwealth-in-England Barristers Association (CEBA) members, non-members and friends. The talk will be followed by a reception just a few metres from the lecture theatre at Jimmy and the Bee, coffee shop, 135 Goswell Road.

Please book your place for the reception by contacting Mr Michel Aslangul, CEBA Events Co-ordinator

Email: m.aslangul@hotmail.co.uk 

Interested in a career in law? Explore the Law is a career-enhancing event for ambitious students with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

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How does storytelling shape the way legal teams understand, develop and argue a case?

Climate litigation requires legal teams to process complex scientific evidence, lived experience, future harms and legal doctrine into coherent arguments capable of being understood and tested, often through many levels of courts, across jurisdictions and over many years. It is therefore an especially rich area in which to explore storytelling, not simply as a means of persuasion or public engagement, but as an essential element of legal practice itself.

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The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan became the first female Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland on September 2, 2021, making her the country’s most senior judge. Born in Newry in 1971, she graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 1993, was called to the Bar in 1994, and became a Queen’s Counsel in 2006, specializing in family and criminal law. She made history in 2015 as one of the first two women appointed to the High Court, later serving as Presiding Coroner for Northern Ireland (2017–2020)—where she led the high-profile Ballymurphy Inquest—and as Senior Family Judge until her elevation to lead the judiciary and chair the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.

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The Information Law & Policy Centre is delighted to announce that this year’s Annual Lecture 2026 will be delivered by leading legal expert and scholar Jeremias Adams-Prassl, Professor of Law at Oxford University, entitled: 

Humans in the Loop: Human Agency in the Age of AI.

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What role do the law and courts play in holding corporations accountable for climate change?

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On 8th January 2026, Littleton is hosting an information evening in Chambers for prospective pupillage applicants. The event is open to those currently on the GDL or Bar Course with a serious interest in Chambers’ practice areas: employment, commercial and sports law.

The evening will include talks from Members of Chambers about their practices and from Chambers’ most recent pupil, followed by drinks and nibbles.

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Matrix will be opening its doors to prospective applicants who are considering applying in the forthcoming recruitment round for traineeships commencing in October 2028. Both events will be offered in person and online.

If you would like to attend either event, please email recruitment@matrixlaw.co.uk, providing your full name, email address and whether you wish to attend in person or remotely. 

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Here's what the chambers say about this event! 

Join us for our annual Women at Quadrant Pupillage Workshop on the evening of Thursday 10 December 2026 in London. 

This in-person event will be held in Chambers and will give attendees a chance to meet our barristers, understand our pupillage application process and pick up tips on pupillage applications and interview techniques.

The event is open to all but, in line with our commitment to diversity, we are particularly keen for aspiring female barristers to hear from some of our female Members of Chambers about life at the commercial bar and to see what we have to offer at Quadrant.  The evening will therefore start with some short talks from a panel of female Members of Chambers about life and work at the commercial bar as a woman, followed by an interactive pupillage application/interview workshop. 

To register your interest, please email: events@quadrantchambers.com

You are warmly invited to submit papers for presentation at the joint annual conference of the Political Studies Association’s Media and Politics Group & Technology, Information and Policy Group. This year’s conference theme, “Dis(mis)information and the Public Sphere in the Age of AI,” will explore how Information Communication Technologies (ICT) are impacting the public sphere and whether social media facilitates an electronic agora.

Tuesday, 12th – Wednesday, 13th January 2027

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From the use of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the recent U.S/Israel war with Iran, the legal and moral basis for nuclear proliferation has been contested through international legal institutions. This lecture outlines the ambition and failure of international law to address the threats of nuclearisation.

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There are two futures for copyright in the age of AI. The first is to strengthen the traditional regime with incremental changes, shoring up old protections and introducing new ones. The other is to replace it entirely. This lecture argues for the latter.

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This lecture examines the persistent tension between economic growth and human health through the lens of legislative failure. Honouring Rachel Carson’s early warnings about the mirage of industrial safety, we trace how corporate liability is externalised while the management of chronic disease becomes a lucrative entry on the economic ledger.

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