The Finance & Resources Committee’s main responsibility is to advise Parliament and its Standing Committees on matters affecting the finances of the Inn.
The Committee also has responsibility for: -
The Finance & Resources Committee’s main responsibility is to advise Parliament and its Standing Committees on matters affecting the finances of the Inn.
The Committee also has responsibility for: -
Investigating the historic role of Steward of the Inn, whose primary duties were the provision of commons and the collection of debts from members for commons – a role that sometimes made him unpopular with the membership.
The twentieth century began with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, and her succession on the throne by her son, King Edward VII, the Middle Temple's Royal Bencher since 1861. He maintained his connection with the Inn, attending events including the Grand Day dinner in 1903.
Topically, for December’s Archive of the Month, we will look at how winter has played it part in life at the Inn, from frost fairs, the arrival of snow and struggling to heat freezing chambers.
According to the statutes approved by Parliament in 2020, the Finance and Resources Committee shall be responsible for:
(1) oversight of the management of the Inn’s finances;
(2) advising Parliament and the Executive Committee on matters affecting the finances of the Inn;
(3) preparation and approval of the Inn’s annual budget;
(4) preparation, approval and review of the Inn’s medium term financial projections;
(5) preparation of the Inn’s financial statements and liaison with the appointed external auditors;
Over the past hundred and fifty years, the Inn has sought to combat financial barriers to studying and qualifying for the Bar. This month we will look back at the introduction of scholarships, their impact, and their development throughout the years.
Uncovering a variety of complaints made to the Inn over the past 400 years, with grievances ranging from being kept awake by noisy neighbours to dissatisfied diners in Hall.
Exploring, through archival records, the stories of the many barristers, students and members of staff of the Middle Temple who fought or participated in the First World War.
When Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, she was succeeded by her cousin James, King of Scotland, and (excepting the period of the Commonwealth) he and his successors in the house of Stuart would rule England, Scotland and finally the unified Great Britain until 1714. It was under James, in 1608, that the land finally officially entered the Middle and Inner Temples’ hands, when they were conveyed to the two Inns to be held in trust.