Inspiring Women Fundraising Conference, 14-16 June 2021

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s virtual Inspiring Women’s Fundraising Conference, taking place from 5pm to 7pm on 14, 15 and 16 June 2021. Every penny from ticket sales will directly support our work.

Over three evenings, nine successful women working in different areas of practice will share their stories of careers in the law, before taking questions from our audience. We have invited these speakers for their success, but also for their passionate and wholehearted approach to life.

Monday 14 June:
Lady Justice Rose DBE, Supreme Court Justice
Lisa Osofsky, Director, UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
Professor Nicola Lacey, School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, LSE

Tuesday 15 June:
HHJ Khatun Sapnara, Circuit Judge, East London Family Court and Kingston Crown Court
Claire Walter, Head of Dispute Resolution Paris-London at Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
Felicity Gerry QC, Libertas Chambers, London and Crockett Chambers, Melbourne

Wednesday 16 June:
Sandra Paul, Partner, Kingsley Napley
Tessa Khan, Founder of Uplift
Dame Vera Baird DBE, Victim’s Commissioner

This is an event for any woman who does or aspires to practice law, anyone who manages female lawyers, and anyone who wants to be a better ally for women in the workplace whilst supporting the work of JUSTICE.

Topics discussed will include making difficult career moves, overcoming imposter syndrome, balancing work and children (triplets no less!), working and living abroad, managing mental health, negotiating a promotion, and much more.

Tickets are £30 for JUSTICE Members and £50 for non-members. Don’t miss out on a chance to hear from leading women in the law – book your ticket today.

Race to the Bench: 26 May 2021, 5:30pm – 7pm

It has been just over a year since JUSTICE published Increasing Judicial Diversity: An Update, which shone a particular light on the continued appointment of an overwhelmingly white senior judiciary.

This members’ event will discuss why racial diversity in the senior judiciary matters, the obstacles to the appointment of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic judges, and will explore what can be done to increase the appointment of quality candidates from racial minorities.

Our panel includes Head of Equality and Inclusion for the judiciary Dame Ingrid Simler, Nkumbe Ekaney QC, Maya Sikand QC, and HHJ Anuja Dhir QC, JAC Commissioner, and will be chaired by Andrea Coomber, Director of JUSTICE.

This virtual event is for JUSTICE Members only – become a member today and book your free ticket.

Our latest work

On 8 April 2021 we launched our latest Working Party – A Parole System fit for purpose.

It will examine the role, powers, and procedures of the Parole Board and wider system, to ensure that no one is detained longer than is necessary and lawful. The parole system has not benefited from a comprehensive, independent review in recent years. Backlogs and delays have plagued the system. The process can be difficult to navigate, raising human rights concerns around participation and procedural fairness.

Those detained by the State must be afforded appropriate access to justice to enforce their rights. This is fundamental to upholding the rule of law. The decision-making body which determines continued detention must carry out this role fairly, independently and effectively.

This Working Party will take place alongside the Government’s own Root and Branch Review of the Parole System, announced in October 2020. The Working Party’s findings will be used to inform JUSTICE’s response.

Read the full challenge and find out more on our website.

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