Event date:
Tue, 27/09/2011 - 12:15 - 14:15
Speaker:
Lord Phillips, Lord Clarke, Lord Hope
In October 2009, The Supreme Court replaced the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords as the highest court in the United Kingdom.
In September, a delegation from the UK's Supreme Court will visit Hong Kong, led by Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme Court. The Chamber is delighted to offer members the opportunity to attend a special lunch event to meet the visiting Lord Justices, and to put their questions in a lively panel discussion following lunch.
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Lunch with Visiting Justices of the UK Supreme Court
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Speakers:
Lord Phillips, President of the UK Supreme Court
Lord Hope, Deputy President of the UKSupreme Court
Lord Clarke, Justice of the UK Supreme Court
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In October 2009, The Supreme Court replaced the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords as the highest court in the United Kingdom.
The Supreme Court sits at the apex of the United Kingdom’s legal system, hearing appeals from courts in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Court’s 12 Justices maintain the highest standards set by the Appellate Committee, but are now explicitly separate from both Government and Parliament.
In September, a delegation from the UK's Supreme Court will visit Hong Kong. The Chamber is delighted to offer members the opportunity to attend a special lunch event to meet the visiting Lord Justices, and to put their questions in a panel discussion following lunch.
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The Speakers:
Lord Phillips - President of The Supreme Court
Lord Phillips is the first President of The Supreme Court, having been Senior Law Lord from 1 October 2008. He was previously the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Lord Phillips began his second stint as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in October 2008. Before that he served as a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division from 1987 to 1995, where he sat in the Commercial Court and presided over the Barlow Clowes and Maxwell prosecutions.
Lord Hope - Deputy President of The Supreme Court
Lord Hope of Craighead was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1996, and is one of two Scottish Justices of The Supreme Court. He practised at the Scottish Bar for 24 years.
He was educated at The Edinburgh Academy and Rugby School. After national service with the Seaforth Highlanders he studied at Cambridge University, where he read classics, and at the University of Edinburgh, where he read law. In 1965 he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He became a Queens Counsel in 1978. He has been Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde since 1998.
Lord Clarke - Justice of The Supreme Court
Lord Clarke spent 27 years at the bar, specialising in maritime and commercial law, undertaking a wide variety of cases in these areas. He became a Recorder in 1985, sitting in both criminal and civil courts.
He conducted the Marchioness and Bowbelle Inquiries and was appointed Master of the Rolls in 2005. He is the first Justice to be appointed directly to The Supreme Court.
For full biographies, please see: http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/about/biographies.html
A three course lunch will be provided and this will be followed by the panel discussion.
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Tuesday 27th September 2011
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12.15pm - 2.15pm
12.15pm Drinks and Registration
12.45pm Lunch served
1.30pm Panel Discussion
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Oasis Room, 8/F, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Harbour Road, Wanchai
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