Events Calendar by Lawbore™

The University of London and University College London (UCL) are pleased to be collaborating on a series of free clothes swap and mending sessions for students and staff across the University of London federation, offering an opportunity to exchange pre-loved clothing and learn how to repair garments. Attendees can bring up to eight items of clothing to swap, with a 1:1 mending station also available to help participants lean basic clothing repairs. Further sessions will take place throughout the year at Senate House and at UCL’s campus in Bloomsbury.

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Discover the inside scoop from Fieldfisher trainees on their journey into commercial law.

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Hear about funding opportunities and support you may be able to access from representatives from the Inns of Court. This session is run  by the Bar Council in partnership with the Inns of Court – Lincoln’s Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple and Gray’s Inn.

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Hear from barristers from leading family law sets who will give you an insight into their working lives. Understand the skills you need to succeed as a family barrister and hear about developments in the area of family law. This session is run with support from the Family Law Bar Association.

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The rule of law is eroding in backsliding democracies worldwide. Does legal ethics sustain the rule of law, or threaten it? Traditional legal ethics demands that lawyers zealously advance their clients’ objectives, without judging the objectives and without being accountable for them. But this traditional conception faces a profound crisis when the client is a political leader intent on undermining the impartial rule of law. This lecture examines whether the classic model of lawyering has become complicit in democratic backsliding and the erosion of the rule of law.

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In this inaugural lecture, Professor Ayeb-Karlsson examines how climate change, law and structural inequalities limit mobility and justice.

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Hear from employed barristers in different practice areas with insight into their working lives at the employed Bar and about the pupillage options available to you. You'll hear from barristers working in the regulatory sector, business and industry.

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Hear from junior and senior barristers from leading criminal sets about their working lives, the skills required to succeed at the criminal Bar and developments in the area. If you're interested in practising criminal law, this is the session for you. This session is run with the support of the Criminal Bar Association.

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Process is dull, but it decides outcomes. The rules on disclosure, interim injunctions and damages were shaped over centuries by tort and contract disputes between parties of broadly equal standing. In digital markets this is no longer the case. Authorities sit at a distance from the harm and move slowly by design. Complainants lack the money, information and time to act, and fear retaliation if they do. Defendants hold the evidence. By the time liability is established the market has tipped, and fines and damages have become a cost of doing business. In this lecture, Tim Cowen argues that the enforcement gap is procedural at heart, and asks what a system built around speed and the restoration of competition would look like.

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To mark the USA’s 250th anniversary celebration and the publication of David Feldman’s Key Ideas in Constitutional Law, Denis Edwards and David Feldman will discuss some recent developments in US constitutional law, focusing on freedom of speech and federalism in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, 606 US 461 (2025) and citizenship rights in Trump v. Barbara, 609 US ___ (2026).  They will consider what the judgments reveal about the nature of US constitutional law, interpretation, and intensity of judicial review in the fields of federalism and constitutional rights, as compared with some possibly analogous developments in the UK.  

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Join IFALE – International Aspiring Leaders for an evening marking Black History Month 2026.

The panel will bring together future trainees, trainees and associates to share their experiences as Black professionals entering and developing their careers in commercial law.

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Maximise your chances of submitting a successful pupillage application and start preparing for this year’s recruitment process.

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Hear from junior and senior barristers from leading Chancery and commercial sets about their working lives, the skills required to succeed in their areas and developments in those areas. If you're interested in practising Chancery or commercial law, this is the session for you.

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Is the Iran War a “just war”? This question has sparked a global debate over the meaning and relevance of the venerable Just War theory. The debate began in April when two prominent American Catholics, Pope Leo and Vice President J.D. Vance, exchanged deeply differing positions on war and peace. This lecture is about those differences.

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A City St Georges event! This one from one of our outstanding Visiting Professors!

Adam Wagner K.C. is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers specialising in human rights, public and international law, and a Visiting Professor of Law at City St George’s. He received the Bar Pro Bono Award for International Barrister of the Year and the Hostage Aid Worldwide “Breaking the Chain” award for his work representing the British families of 10 hostages in Gaza. Join us for a revealing and candid insight into the legal and diplomatic strategy behind two dramatic years of acting for the British families of ten hostages in Gaza.

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Have a go at considering a legal policy project in view of the Commission’s Better Regulation Framework. Don’t miss this event if you consider a career in legal consultancy, policy work or as a legal researcher.

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Book Launch, Expert Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A

Drawing on years of experience defending complex criminal cases, Jaime will explore what it really means to deliver justice in today's criminal courts, examining the challenges facing defence lawyers, the importance of effective legal representation, and the human realities behind criminal proceedings.

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Hear from barristers with lived experience of disability as they share their thoughts and advice on the pupillage recruitment process and life at the Bar, including the challenges that they face(d), existing forms of support and areas for improvement.

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Hear from civil law barristers, including those practising in personal injury and clinical negligence, inquests and inquiries, employment, public and administrative law. If you're interested in practising in civil law, this is the session for you. 

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The A-Z of Assistive Technology event will provide you with an opportunity to speak with our Digital Accessibility specialists about efficient approaches to reading, writing, note-taking and more.

No need to register! Just drop in on the day.

Designed in partnership with the Inns of Court and specialist Bar associations (SBAs), this free event is the largest recruitment fair run by the Bar, for the Bar of the future. 

UPDATE: The in person Saturday fair is sold out, but you can still book to join the event online at the Life at the Bar webinar series from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 October.

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Discover the firm’s unique culture, work environment, and exciting opportunities, while gaining practical insights to give your application a competitive edge.

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With Assembly and local council elections coming up next year, this report provides an update on the current scale of poverty in Northern Ireland. Focusing specifically on child poverty, it's a reminder of why tackling child poverty needs to be front and centre of the next Programme for Government.

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In this lecture, Phillip Ayoub draws on his joint research with Kristina Stöckl to investigate this complex landscape, drawing from over a decade of in-depth fieldwork with LGBTI activists, anti-LGBTI proponents, and various state and international organisation actors.

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A fireside chat With Prof. Jarpa Dawuni discussing her new book African Women in the Law: A Comparative Perspective, alongside Prof. Jessica Corsi

Armed conflict, climate change, democratic backsliding, inequality, displacement and rapid technological change are profoundly affecting children’s lives. They are also placing growing pressure on the international and domestic systems intended to protect children’s rights. In this lecture, Professor Skelton will examine how this wider global turbulence is weakening those systems and consider how the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child can remain a powerful and resilient instrument. In particular, she will explore how the Convention can be interpreted dynamically—responding to emerging threats and changing social conditions while remaining anchored in its fundamental commitments to children.

Organised by The Centre For Childhoods and Social Justice (University of Bristol). 

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Francis Taylor Building (FTB) is a leading London chambers, specialising in all areas of planning and environmental law.  FTB is pleased to invite you to its Pupillage Open Evening, which will provide a great opportunity to learn about life at the planning and environmental Bar, practice at FTB and chambers' recruitment process.

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In a first-ever ‘You, The Jury’ event at the museum, put your minds together with fellow audience members to assess evidence and hand down a verdict on some of the strangest – and spookiest – cases in English legal history.

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The event is co-organised by the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies, of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University of London in cooperation with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and explores the sustainable use of AI in the legislative function of Parliaments.

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In this talk Associate Professor Mark Dsouza and Professor Alan Norrie ask, does the state have the legitimate authority to punish for crimes?

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The City Law School is hosting the City Law School Pupillage Fair on 22 October 2026 from 11-3 in the Law School Atrium. This is a unique opportunity for students to meet and network with barristers, barristers' chambers and explore careers in law. All Students are welcome!

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Hosted by King’s College London’s Professional Law Institute, this session is your opportunity to refine your networking skills and elevate your legal career.

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 

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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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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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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