Date / time
Date(s) - 16/10/2024
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Dechert LLP
Categories
JUSTICE is excited to announce this year’s annual lecture Judicial Review – Finding a Principled Balance Between Intervention and Restraint, delivered by Lord Dingemans.
The lecture will take place at 6.30pm on 16th October 2024, kindly hosted by Dechert (25 Cannon St, London EC4M 5UB).
In-person and virtual tickets are available to book here!
Judicial Review – Finding a Principled Balance Between Intervention and Restraint
In their efforts to best uphold the rule of law, the extent to which courts should intervene in certain cases is a nuanced calculation, and a delicate balance must be struck.
In this talk, Lord Dingemans will examine cases in which courts should defer to specialist tribunals on areas of expertise, and to executive decision makers on areas of social and macro-economic policy, together with cases where the courts have intervened to correct illegality.
Lord Justice Dingemans 
was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2019 as a Lord Justice of Appeal and has since 5 February 2020 been Vice-President of the King’s Bench Division. Since February 2021 he was served as lead judge for International Relations.
Prominent moments in his legal career include appearing in constitutional cases from around the Commonwealth, including acting in pro bono death row cases in the Privy Council for persons appealing against their sentence of death, and against the constitutionality of the mandatory sentence of death.
We are thrilled to be hosting this important lecture and look forward to welcoming you (either on-site or virtually) very soon!
In Memory of Tom Sargant
Tom Sargant led JUSTICE from its foundation in 1957 to his retirement in 1982.
His commitment, persistence and determination meant JUSTICE played a key role in miscarriage of justice cases. His tireless work resulted in some 25 people being released, or released early, from prison.
He played a major role in bringing about key measures such as the creation of the office of Ombudsman and the establishment of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
He died in 1988. Each year, we recognise Tom’s work by inviting a leading legal speaker – from practice, the judiciary, academia or politics – to give the Memorial Lecture.