Previous Events
13thJanuary 2020
We held a joint talk together with Techbar and were honoured to have Sir Terence Etherton speak on "Master of the Rolls - work, responsibilities and the Jewish Connection"
20th November 2019
We held our annual joint talk together with the Associato of Muslim Lawyers and Sarah Anticoni talked about 'Religious education and the attitude of family courts'.
11th September 2019
Cressida Dick talked about the Metropolitan Police approach to hate crime, knife attacks and cybercrime.
22nd July 2019
Professor Ira Katznelson discussed'Parliamentary Lawmaking and the Jews - Historical Reflections.'
27th June 2019
Marie van der Zyl - the President of the Board of Deputies discussed 'Being Jewish in the Age of Human Rights'.
5th February 2019
Lindsay Simmonds chaired a discussion by Rabba Smith and Rabbi Sybil Sheridan on 'The Future Role of Female Rabbis'.
5th November 2018
A Joint talk with the Association of Muslim Lawyers
Lady Justice Simler (on behalf of the UKAJLJ) and Tariq Sadiq, a barrister, (on behalf of the AML) gave us an interesting insight into complexes of 'Religion in the Workplace'.
9th July 2018
Lord Neuberger of Abootsbury gave a fascinating insight into 'My Time as Judge and Justice'.
26th April 2018
Dayan Yehonoson Hool and David Wolfson QC co-hosted a talk about the interface between the Beth Din and commercial arbitration.
29th January 2018
The Rt. Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, entertained a very large audience by giving a talk entitled ‘The Speaker, Parliament and Engaging with the Modern Democracy’.
6th December 2017
Renae Satterley, the Librarian at Middle Temple Library, gave an illustrated talk on their collection of 16th & 17th books of Jewish laws and customs. The proceeds were donated to the Library to be put towards the cost of the restoration of one of their books.
8th October 2017
Gerald Adler (the making of the Balfour D.)
Malcolm Shaw (the Balfour D. and the Palestine Mandate: What did they mean then and what do they mean now)
Guglielmo Verdirame with Natasha Hausdorff (the legal status of Jerusalem)
The Balfour Declaration of 6th November 1917Joint event with UKAJLJ, UKLFI, ZF-UK, IAJLJ
4th April 2017
Ismet P. Rawat, Dr Simon Hochhauser, Mr Irfan Halim MBBS FRCS MSc GDL DIC, Professor David Katz
Religious Practices in the Modern World: Circumcision
05-Dec-16
A pre-Chanukah Reception, with short Talk by Roger Lyons (first Jewish President of the TUC).
19-Oct-0-16
Sir Michael Burton
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Judge: The work of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
05-Jul-16
Judge Philip Marcus
The Israeli Family Court: Achievements, Challenges & Comparisons with England & Wales.
19-Jan-16
Faeeza Vaid, David Frei, Mufti Amanullah, Deanna Levene (see her notes here).
Religious Practices in the modern world: Divorce
A Discussion Forum with the Association of Muslim Lawyers
09-Nov-15
Peter Lewis - CPS, Daniel Stone - BoD
Antisemitism
07-Jul-15
Jago Russell of fairtrials.org
Fair Trials Abroad
16-Mar-15
Henry Grunwald OBE & Imam Ajmal Masroor
Religious Practices in the modern world: Food
A Discussion Forum with the Association of Muslim Lawyers
21-Jan-15
The Right Honourable Lord John Dyson MR
A social event to mark Lord Dyson’s election to Master of the Rolls in 2012
20-Oct-14
Dame Rosalyn Higgins DBE QC
The challenges of the Presidency of the International Court of Justice
23-Jun-14
Jonathan Fisher QC
Does the Judeo-Christian tradition continue to influence legal thinking in the West?
25-Jan-14
HH Geoffrey Rivlin QC
A life in the criminal law
25-Nov-13
Michael Caplan QC
Should the UK be a safe haven for those accused of crimes of universal jurisdiction?
07-Oct-13
Sir Louis Blom-Cooper
Trials without Jury for Serious & Complex Fraud Cases
13-Jun-13
Dayan Ivan Binstock & Mr David Frei
English Law & Jewish Law
28-Nov-12
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Privacy in the 21st Century
15-Oct-12
Rosalind Wright CB QC
My Life in Fraud
29-Mar-12
"Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland"
Challenges of Preserving Memory while rebuilding a Community - Rebuilding & Protection of the Jewish Community in Poland
10-Nov-11
Baroness Julia Neuberger
Tricky Issues in the House of Lords
13-Jun-11
Prof Sir Ian Kennedy
Confessions of a Regulator
06-Apr-11
Anthony Julius
Anti Semitism and The Law
17-Jan-11
Lord Justice Etherton
"Religion, the Rule of Law & Democracy"
04-Nov-10
The Hon Mr Justice Burton
Gore: A Convenient or Inconvenient Judgment
30-Oct-10
"Rabbis Eli Pink, Dovid Katz & Yaron Jacobs"
Medicine & Morals (in conjunction with the Jewish Learning Institute)
19-Oct-10
Judge Jonathan Lewis
Judicial Impartiality: The Helow Case
04-Jul-10
Lord Justice Rix
A Private Tour of The Jewish Museum, London, inc a Talk by Lord Justice Rix about his career in the Law.
30-Jun-10
His Excellency Ron Prosor, Yaffa Zilbershats, Irit Kohn, Daniel Shek, Gerald Steinberg, Michael Caplan, Malcolm Shaw, Ann Bayefsky, Robbie Sabel, Jonathan Rynhold, Anthony Julius, Daphne Barak Erez, Hadassa Ben Itto, Paul Bew, Lord Peter Goldsmith, Irwin Cotler
CONFERENCE: Democratic & Legal Norms in the Age of Terror (in conjunction with the Israel Association of Jewish Lawyers & Jurists)
22-Feb-10
Prof. Gerald Adler
Problems in the Application of the Principle of Proportionality in Preventing, Defending & Responding to Armed Attack
20-Jan-10
Oliver Letwin MP
Restoring the Balance of Freedom & Accountability
23-Nov-09
Mari Reid & Mike Whine
Inciting Racial Hatred
20-Oct-09
Prof. Graham Zellick
Miscarriages of Justice
29-Jun-09
Lord Justice Dyson
What is Wrong with Human Rights
20-Apr-09
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Bloch Concert
11-Dec-08
Lord Collins
Reminiscences of German Refugee Jewish International Lawyers
24-Nov-08
Lord Justice Rix
Jewish Law & English Law
27-Oct-08
Lord Neuberger
Human Rights 8 Years On
Dayan Yehonoson Hool and David Wolfson QC co-hosted a talk about the interface between the Beth Din and commercial arbitration.