This event was originally due to be held on 23 June but due to the rail strike we have had to postpone this event until 21 September. Join us at a dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first official UK Pride march, held in London on 1 July 1972. We will be celebrating our diverse LGBTQ+ barrister, judge and student members and the community’s progress over a fifty year period. This will be an occasion for the Inn to mark its support for and pride in members of all sexual orientations, genders and backgrounds, as well as to increase the visibility of our LGBTQ+ members, who form an integral part of the life and work of the Inn, the Bar and the Judiciary of England and Wales. Champagne and canapé reception followed by a beautiful 3 course dinner and fine wines. Non-members, scroll beneath the Members Login box and click 'Add Ticket'

Reception: 7pm Dinner: 7.30pm - 10.30pm A champagne reception and dinner to which Benchers are welcome to bring their spouse or partner. Book/Cancel by: 22/09/2022

Champagne and canapé reception followed by three course dinner with after dinner music from The Will Cleasby Trio. Will Cleasby is a successful jazz drummer from Lincolnshire, and a member of the Kansas Smitty’s House Band (nominated for ‘best UK Jazz Act’ by Jazz FM and winner of ‘best small band’ at the British Jazz Awards) and The Banger Factory – two of the most revered and critically acclaimed bands on London’s Jazz circuit. He regularly plays in London at Ronnie Scott’s, Vortex and the Jazz Café, having gained a first-class degree in Jazz Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, tutored by Dave Wickins and Gene Calderazzo. Will will be curating a trio for the evening, bringing some of his signature style to The Inner Temple. Book a table of 10 guests for the price of 9 guests (Group of 10 ticket) Open to: Benchers, Called Members and their Guests

'Human Rights in Britain and France from Thomas Becket to the French Revolution' “The whole race of men upon the earth arose from the same origin, … delights in the same heavens, lives the same, and dies the same …” – 1159, John of Salisbury (c1120-1180), secretary to Thomas Becket (1119-1170), and Bishop of Chartres (1176-1180). Slavery, as a legally recognised status, disappeared from Northern France and England around the 13th century. This momentous development gave rise to the legal recognition of equality, liberty, and other human rights, and inspired the eventual abolition of slavery worldwide in the 19th and 20th centuries. Whatever the other contributory causes of these developments, the legal language in which these ideas were expressed in France and Britain originated in France, and evolved in a dialogue between lawyers of the two countries, among others, which continues to this day. Sir Michael Tugendhat, Honorary Professor of Law, University of Leicester, Inner Temple Bencher, joint author with Elizabeth de Montlaur Martin of the Les droits du genre humain: la liberté en France et en Angleterre (1159-1793), [The rights of mankind : liberty in France and England (1159-1793)] Société de législation comparée, Paris, 2021 which was recently awarded a prize by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. In person and livestreamed from The Inner Temple Doors open: 5.30pm Lecture: 6pm - 7pm (GMT+1:00) Reception: 7pm - 8pm Non-Members: Please scroll beneath the Members Login box and click Add Ticket. Book/Cancel: 05/10/2022

Lunch is a two course carvery buffet, similar to weekday lunch. Arrival should be by 1pm. There is no seating plan. Reception: 12.30pm Lunch: 1pm Open to: Members of the Inns and their guests.