Annual Conference 2026: Putting People at the Centre of Justice

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At this year's JUSTICE Annual Conference, we are exploring how to put people at the centre of justice. Join us – either virtually or in person – for a day of interactive sessions exploring the future of AI in our judicial system, immigration, socio-economic rights and much more.

Both virtual and in-person attendance is available.

If you are unable to join us in London, all of this year’s conference will also be accessible virtually. Virtual tickets include streamed access to the opening keynote session, review of the year, fireside chat, and closing debate, as well as your choice of a morning and afternoon breakout session. Please note that virtual and in-person tickets cannot be exchanged.

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY: Early bird discount ends 2 October

Members Tickets - Early bird member ticket £180 and Member online ticket £105
Non-Members Tickets - Early bird non member ticket £285 and Non member online ticket £135
To purchase a new membership, click here and then please email events@justice.org.uk to access a members discount.
To arrange a Group booking please fill out this registration form or email events@justice.org.uk.
Discounted in-person tickets are available for NGOs – contact events@justice.org.uk for more information.

Our speakers provide their time free of charge to speak at our Conference to allow us to raise funds for JUSTICE. This year, we will not be requiring speakers to provide Papers or PowerPoints. If speakers do provide these, they will be shared with attendees.

For all other ticket enquiries, please email events@justice.org.uk.

THE DAY’S AGENDA:

Please note, these are rough timings, and could be subject to changes over the coming months.

9:45 – 10:45am

Morning Plenary Sessions

Keynote Addresses:

  • Judge Kimberly Prost (Judge, International Criminal Court)
  • More speakers TBA

10:45 – 11:05am
Coffee Break

11:05am – 12:35pm
Morning Breakout Sessions:

AI and Human Rights 

  • Ravi Naik (Legal Director, AWO)
  • Swee Leng Harris (Legal Strategy and Tech Policy Consultant)
  • Jess Asato MP
  • Ellen Lefley (Deputy Legal Director, JUSTICE)

Judicial Review

  • Lee Marsons (Senior Research Fellow, Public Law Project)
  • Sam Guy (Lecturer in Law, University of York)
  • Phil Armitage (Senior Legal Policy Advisor, JUSTICE)

Effective participation at Inquests

  • Emma Snell (Senior Policy Advisor, JUSTICE)
  • Daniel Grütters (1 Pump Court)
  • Rosanna Ellul (INQUEST)
  • Cindy Butts (Independent Public Advocate)

12:35 – 13:35pm
Lunch

13:35 – 15:05pm
Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Prisons & Sentencing Reform

  • Andrea Simon (London Victims Commissioner)
  • Alexandra Marks CBE (Chair, Parole Board of England and Wales)
  • Niamh McCormack (Irish Penal Reform Trust)
  • Leyya Kitmitto (Criminal Policy Lawyer, JUSTICE)

Human Rights and the Justice System

  • Emma Jones (Leigh Day)
  • Kari Gerstheimer (Access Social Care)
  • Robert Logan (Son of a victim of the Gosport scandal
  • Andrea Fraser (Civil Lawyer & JUSTICE Scotland Lead, JUSTICE)

Educating the Public About the Law, Rights and Our Justice System

  • Abiodun Olatokun (Barrister, 36 Group)
  • Kieran Pareira (Assistant Director, Leducate)
  • Ashley Hodges (Young Citizens)
  • Nandini Mitra (JUSTICE)

15:05 – 15:20pm
Comfort Break

15:20 – 16:05pm
Fireside Chat

  • Speakers TBA

16:05 - 17:05

Panel Discussion: The Future of Justice Devolution

  • Kate Green (Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester)
  • Maria Breslin (Editorial Director, Mirror North)
  • More speakers TBA

17:05 – 18:30pm
Drinks reception

BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • Payment must be made before the conference, unless specific arrangements have been made to the contrary.
  • Delegates who register under the reduced fee must provide proof of eligibility for that fee when requested, or be liable to pay the full standard fee. Once submitted, this booking form constitutes a firm booking which can only be cancelled in accordance with our cancellation policy set out below.
  • Breakout session spaces are limited and we therefore cannot guarantee you will be allocated your first choice. If a breakout session is oversubscribed we will contact you to discuss alternative options.
  • Once we receive your booking form we will send you a booking acknowledgement. If you have not received this acknowledgement prior to the date of the conference, please contact us.

CANCELLATION POLICY

  • Bookings may only be cancelled by written notice (by email to events@justice.org.uk) received by us not less than 10 working days before the date of the conference. You will then be sent a refund of your delegate fee, minus an administration fee of £25 for each delegate booking cancelled. Telephone cancellations will not be accepted. Refunds of delegate fees for late cancellations (i.e. other than in accordance with the above paragraph) will not be given.
  • We reserve the right to change the programme, date, content, price, and speakers as necessary.

Date

October 30, 2026

Time

10am- 6:30pm

Location

Clifford Chance (10 Upper Bank Street London E14 5JJ)

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