Treasurer's Lecture | Radical Courtrooms: The Transforming Power of the Trial
Monday 5th of July 2021 17:45
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Online (Joining link will be sent via email)Timings
18:15 - 19:15
(Zoom Meeting ‘room’ will be open from 18:00)
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Introduction by Master Treasurer, Andrew Hochhauser QC. Followed by the lecture and Q&A
This event is expected to end at approximately 19:15 for those with an Online Ticket
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In this lecture Thomas Grant explores the way that trials can also serve other wider purposes, whether as engines of social and moral change, instruments of oppression, mirrors to their age, or simply as entertainment and literary/cinematic source material.
About the Speaker:
Thomas Grant QC
Thomas Grant QC was Called to the Bar in 1993 and took Silk in 2013. A Tenant at Maitland Chambers, Thomas practises in the commercial chancery, fraud, professional negligence, company, property, and art and entertainment fields, and practises mainly in the Chancery Division and Commercial Court.
Pricing:
Free of Charge
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Who can Attend
Students/Hall Members/Benchers: Guests welcome
Dietary Requirements
Qualifying Session Details
Click here to see details of the QS Requirements and how to be credited with the QS for this session
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this QS students will be able to:
- Describe the legal foundations of the trial process and how it serves the rule of law
- Explain the wider political and social ramifications/significance that trials can have
Links to the Professional Statement, wider workings of the Bar, administration of justice or a public interest matter
In this lecture Thomas Grant explores the way that trials can also serve other wider purposes, whether as engines of social and moral change, instruments of oppression, mirrors to their age, or simply as entertainment and literary/cinematic source material.
Click here to view the BSB's Professional Statement
For Middle Temple Benchers - this event counts as a Qualifying Session for Commons.
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