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Social Context of the Law - June
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'Is Our Adversarial System Fit for Purpose?'

Speakers:

Tracy Ayling KC (2 BR and Inner Temple Bencher)

The Rt Hon Lord Bonomy LLD (Former Senator of the College of Justice and judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 2004-2009. 2020, judge to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT))

David Perry KC, 6KBW College Hill

The speakers will outline the pros and cons of the adversarial legal system. While the adversarial system observes the rights of both prosecutor and defendant, and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, it may result in an outcome determined by argument rather than evidence given that it is not an investigation into or search for truth but a contest of proof.

The event will be delivered in person and online. The session will include an opportunity for Q&A and for post-talk networking.

Non-members: Scroll beneath the Members Login box and click 'Add Ticket'.

Book/cancel: 05/06/2023

Legal Knowledge, Justice and the Rule of Law: 1

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Start Date: 12th June 2023 at 6:00 pm

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End Date: 12th June 2023 at 7:30 pm

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Inner Temple Lecture Theatre

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Business attire

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Open to: Members and the public

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The learning outcomes for this session are:
Better understand the challenges of the adversarial legal system in arriving at the truth and in delivering justice.
This Session will help you to work towards the following section of the professional statement:
Approximately 60 minutes plus Q&A

6pm: introduction by moderator, followed by panelists setting out their arguments. The discussion will be followed by Q&A from the audience.