Inner Temple Diary of Events 2021

Diary of Events

20 21 TREASURER

Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC

Contents Call Nights

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The Reader’s 2021 Lecture Series

3

Diary

4

Qualifying Session and Education & Training Events

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Non-Qualifying Session Events

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Temple Church

24

Dining Customs and Procedures for Masters of the Bench

25

Committee Information

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Telephone Numbers & Email Addresses

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Departmental Addresses

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Call Nights Hilary Term Call Night Monday 29 March

Easter Term Call Night Thursday 27 May

Trinity Term Call Night Thursday 22 July

Deferred Trinity Term Call Night Thursday 14 October

Michaelmas Term Call Night Thursday 25 November

2

The Reader’s Lecture Series Date

Lecturer

Title

15 February

Professor Leslie Thomas QC, Gresham College Visiting Professor and Bencher of The Inner Temple

What Does It Mean to Be Anti-racist in a Profession Full of Privileged People?

8 March

Dr Carmen Draghici, Senior Lecturer, The City Law School and Academic Fellow of The Inner Temple

The Absolute Ban on Assisted Dying and Lessons from Canada

4 October

Professor Thom Brooks, Professor of Law and Government and Dean of Durham Law School and Bencher of The Inner Temple

Immigration Law

15 November

Michael Stevenson, Senior Advisor, Programme for International Student Assessment, OECD Education and Skills Directorate and Bencher of The Inner Temple

The Human Impact of Artificial Intelligence

3

January

4

The Inn’s Offices Open

11

Hilary Term Law Sittings Begin Bar Liaison Committie (Online)

12

Executive Committee (Online) EDI Series: Women at the Bar (Online)

15-16

Intervarsity Debating (Online)

17

Intervarsity Mooting (Online) First Choral Mattins of the Legal Term

18

Students’ Societies Sub-Committee (Online) Advocacy Masterclass (Online)

20

Spotlight On: Civil Pupillage (Online)

21

Bench Table (Online)

22

Mentors’ Training (Online)

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Pegasus Trust Interviews (Online) Education & Training Committee (Online) Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister (Online)

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Pegasus Trust Interviews (Online) Investment Sub-Committee (Online) Choral Evensong: Candlemas

28

Pegasus Trust Interviews (Online) COIC Board Meeting

29-31

Students’ Advocacy Weekend (Online)

February

1

Advocacy Training Committee (Online) TMF Board Meeting

2

Estates Committee Social Context of the Law Series (Online)

3

Books Sub-Committee (Online)

4

Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister (Online)

8

Bar Liaison Committee (Online)

9

Discovery Day for Schools (Online) Executive Committee (Online) Spotlight On: Crime and Family Pupillage (Online)

10

Library Committee (Online)

11

Pension Scheme Trustees (Online) EDI Sub-Committee (Online) Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister (Online) 5

15

Reader’s Lecture Night (Online) (Master Leslie Thomas)

17

Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee (Online) Choral Evensong: Ash Wednesday

20

Ethics in Practice (Online)

22

Temple Women’s Forum: Applying for Silk (Online)

24

COIC Board Meeting (GI)

27

Education Day (Online)

March

2

4

6

8

9

10

13

Estates Committee (Online) Bar Societies’ and Bar Officers’ Workshop (Online) Bench Table (Online) Bar Course Scholarship Interviews (Online) Bar Liaison Committee (Online) Reader’s Lecture Night (Online) (Dr Carmen Draghici) Executive Committee Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister (Online) Bar Course Scholarship Interviews (Online) 6

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25

28

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Outreach Committee (Online) History Society Lecture (Online) Discovery Day for Schools (Online) Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister (Online) Choral Mattins: Palm Sunday Hilary Term Call Night (Online) Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee (Online) In Focus (Online) ISAG Meeting (GI) Hilary Term Law Sittings End

April

1

2

3

4

Choral Communion: Maundy Thursday

12

13

Bar Liaison Committee

Choral Mattins: Good Friday Easter Vigil: Holy Saturday Choral Communion: Easter Sunday

Easter Term Law Sittings Begin Executive Committee 7

14

21

22

23

27

28

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Discovery Day for Schools Books Sub-Committee Memorial Service for Master John Laws Education & Training Committee Library Committee Circuit Dinner Social Context of the Law Series Student Societies Sub-Committee Pension Scheme Trustees Dinner for Legal Academics Bench Table and Dinner on Circuit Pupil Supervisors’ Training Session (Online)

May

1

4

5

6

Advocacy Day & Legal Research Training

7-9

Students’ Residential Advocacy Weekend

Estates Committee History Society Lecture Investment Sub-Committee Dinner for 2020 & 2021 New Silks Advocacy Training Committee

8

10

11

12

13

19

Bar Liaison Committee TMF Board Meeting Executive Committee COIC Board Meeting (GI) Rawlinson Cup Debate Final and Reception Benchers’ Night Scholarships Committee

20

21

25

EDI Sub-Committee

27

Easter Term Call Night

28

Easter Term Law Sittings End

Circuit Dinner Dinner for Legal Academics

June

7

8

9-10

London Legal Walk Bar Liaison Committee Trinity Term Law Sittings Begin Executive Committee Internship Award Interviews 9

9

10

14

16

18-19

21

22

23

ISAG Meeting (LI) Revels: Keyboard Conversations

26

28

29

30

Training: Advocacy & the Vulnerable

Students’ Advocacy Weekend Dinner EDI Sub-Committee Social Context of the Law Series Books Sub-Committee BACFI Employed Bar Garden Party Choral Evensong Private Guest Night GDL Scholarship Interviews Circuit QS (Online) Estates Committee EDI Series: Anti-Racism at the Bar (Online) Library Committee Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee

PASS Skills Day Advocacy Dinner PASS Skills Day Education & Training Committee Temple Women’s Forum Garden Party Choral Evensong: St Peter’s Day Dinner for Academic Fellows 10

July

1

Pupillage Advice & Networking Evening

4

5

6

7

8

12

Temple Big Picnic

14

15

22

25

EDI Sub-Committee Amity Dinner at Middle Temple

26

Investment Sub-Committee

Bar Liaison Committee Call to the Bar Celebratory Reception Executive Committee COIC Board Meeting Advocacy Training Committee Pegasus Trust Reception Summer Party Scholarships Reception

Bench Table Trinity Term Call Night Choral Communion: Last Service of the Legal Year

11

28

30

Pension Scheme Trustees Trinity Term Law Sittings End

August September

18

21

22

23

24

Advocacy Day & Legal Research Training

25-26

Advocacy Teacher Training Weekend

29

Education & Training Committee

30

Benchers’ Night

Introductory Evening for London Students Pension Scheme Trustees Police Liaison Scheme Mock Trial Prospective Students’ Question & Answer Day

12

October

1

2

3

Michaelmas Term Law Sittings Begin Presentation Skills Course for Students from Outside of London Introductory Evening for Students from Outside of London

4

5

6

7

8

Bar Liaison Committee Reader’s Lecture Night (Master Thom Brooks)

Presentation Skills Course Choral Mattins: First Service of the Legal Year

Hall Opens Executive Committee Pupils’ Advocacy Introductory Evening Books Sub-Committee COIC Board Meeting (GI) First Choral Evensong of the Legal Year Treasurer’s Reception for Benchers Bench Table Bar Guest Night

13

11

12

13

14

Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee TMF Board Meeting Pupils’ Criminal Case Analysis Session

18

19

20

21

22-24

25

26

27

EDI Sub-Committee Magna Carta Moot & Reception

29

Discovery Day for Schools

Estates Committee Library Committee Pupils’ Civil Case Analysis Session Deferred Trinity Term Call Night

Student Societies Sub-Committee Selden Society Lecture Legal Research Training Choral Evensong: St Luke’s Day Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister Pupils’ Advocacy Residential Weekend Mooting Masterclass & Reception Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister Investment Sub-Committee Choral Evensong: All Saints’ Day

14

November

2

3

6

8

9

Training: Advocacy and the Vulnerable Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister

10

11

13

14

15

16

COIC Board Meeting (GI)

Choral Evensong Grand Day Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day Bar Liaison Committee Executive Committee Insight Event: Becoming a Barrister

Outreach Committee Pegasus Scholarship Trust Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day Choral Mattins: Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday Lunch Reader’s Lecture Night (Master Michael Stevenson) Education & Training Committee Education & Training Thank You Reception

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25

30

Discovery Day for Schools Choral Evensong Private Guest Night Advocacy Training Committee In Focus Social Context of the Law Series Scholarships Committee Michaelmas Term Call Night Estates Committee

December

1

Inns’ Strategic Advisory Group and COIC Reception (IT) Advent Carol Service

2

4

Bench Table

6

7

8

Bar Liaison Committee TMF Board Meeting

Advocacy & Pupillage Applications Advice Day

Executive Committee followed by Dinner Pension Scheme Trustees 16

10-12

12

14

15

21

24

Students’ Residential Advocacy Weekend

25

Choral Mattins: Christmas Day

11.15am Christmas Carol Service 12.30pm Sunday Christmas Lunch 3.30pm Children’s Nativity Play 4.00pm Children’s Christmas Tea Weekday Christmas Lunch EDI Sub-Committee Michaelmas Term Law Sittings End Hall Closes The Inn’s Offices Close Choral Communion: Christmas Eve

January

4

Hall Opens The Inn’s Offices Open

11

Hilary Term Law Sittings Begin

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Qualifying Session and Education & Training Events Coronavirus The format of events might change throughout the year due to COVID-19. Please check innertemple.org.uk/covid-19/ for up to date information on the Inn’s activities.

Education and Training Outreach Events Glossary of Outreach Events Events held around England and Wales for Insight students and graduates considering a career Events: at the Bar. Open to members and Masters Becoming a of the Bench to attend as speakers and to Barrister network with future members.

Discovery Day for Schools

For year 12 and 13 school students from around England and Wales. Open to Members and Masters of the Bench to attend as speakers and to network with future members.

In Focus

A roundtable event that explores specific issues in relation to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and access to the profession. Open to Members and Masters of the Bench to attend

Dinner for Legal Academics

Open to Members and Masters of the Bench to attend 18

Please email outreach@innertemple.org.uk to find out more about the Inn’s outreach activities.

Qualifying Session Events Information on each term’s events will be published in the Term Notice and on innertemple.org.uk/events.

Glossary of Qualifying Session terms Spotlight On The ‘Spotlight On’ events will focus on practical advice on pupillage in different practice areas.

EDI Series

An event that explores specific issues in relation to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Ethics in Practice

An interactive discussion on a variety of ethics scenarios.

Student’s Advocacy Weekend

The Inn hosts three student advocacy weekends a year. The weekends offer the chance to practise advocacy skills, as well as an opportunity to hear from high profile speakers and experts in the topic under discussion.

Education Day

Three sessions, each covering a separate theme: a) Advocacy Training Session b) EDI at the Bar Talk c) Ethics Training 19

Bookings Please book on innertemple.org.uk/events Members Events Team on 020 7797 8264 or members@innertemple.org.uk.

For online events will close three working days prior to the event. Bookings for in person events will close 10 workings days prior to the event.

Dress Code Unless otherwise stated the dress code for Qualifying Sessions is lounge suits, no gowns.

Continued Professional Development Events Please speak to the Professional Training Team in Education & Training to find out about continued professional development events for Pupils, New Practitioners and Established Barristers by contacting education@innertemple.org.uk.

Call to the Bar Hilary Term Call Night (Lounge suits, no gowns) The Call Ceremony will be online and will start at 6.00pm.

Bookings Contact Education & Training Department at education@innertemple.org.uk on 020 7797 8212.

Trinity, Deferred Trinity and Michaelmas Term Call Nights (Lounge suits and gowns)

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Drinks are available for Benchers from 5.15pm. The Call Ceremony in the Temple Church starts at 6.00pm and is followed by a champagne reception. The evening usually ends by 8.30pm.

For a detailed explanation about all the Inn’s Qualifying Sessions, please visit innertemple.org.uk/qualifysessions.

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Non-Qualifying Session Events Events from April 2021 are subject to change and government guidance due to COVID-19. Full details of all events will be publicised on term notices, innertemple.org.uk/events and in Innerview.

Bookings for all non-qualifying session events will close 10 working days prior to the event.

Grand Day (The dress and format for Grand Day will be advertised decided nearer the time).

Hosted by the Treasurer, Grand Day is the most prestigious event of the Inn’s calendar.

Bookings Masters of the Bench: Reply slips are sent out approximately six weeks before the event and Benchers should complete and return them, or contact the Member Events Team on members@innertemple.org.uk, or via innertemple.org.uk/events.

Members of Hall and Students: innertemple.org.uk/events or contact the Member Events Team in the Treasury Office on 020 7797 8264.

Private Guest Nights (Black tie) A champagne reception followed by dinner for Benchers, Members of Hall, Students and their guests.

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The Inn holds three Private Guest Nights each year. Benchers may bring one guest. Members of Hall and Students may bring more than one guest subject to capacity.

Bookings Contact the Member Events Team on 020 7797 8264, members@innertemple.org.uk or innertemple.org.uk/events.

Benchers’ Nights (Black tie) A champagne reception and dinner to which Benchers may bring their spouse or partner. There are three Benchers’ Nights each year.

Amity Dinner at Other Inns (Black tie) Bookings Reply slips are sent out approximately six weeks before the event and Benchers should complete and return them or contact the Member Events Team on members@innertemple.org.uk.

Benchers’ Dinner following Bench Table (Lounge suits) This dinner takes place following the first Bench Table of the year.

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Bar Guest Night (Black tie) A champagne and canapĂŠ reception followed by dinner and entertainment for Benchers, Members of Hall and their guests.

Bookings Contact the Member Events Team on 020 7797 8264, members@innertemple.org.uk or innertemple.org.uk/events.

Sunday Lunch (Lounge suits) 1. Remembrance Sunday Lunch Open to all members and their guests.

Bookings Contact the Member Events Team on 020 7797 8264, members@innertemple.org.uk or innertemple.org.uk/events.

2. Middle Temple Sunday Lunch On Sundays when Middle Temple is holding a Lunch, Masters of the Bench of Inner Temple may book to attend.

3 October 10 October 14 November (Remembrance Sunday Lunch) Bookings Contact Rachel Pydiah at Middle Temple on 020 7427 4820 or r.pydiah@middletemple.org.uk.

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Temple Church Opening Times For opening times and all Church information go to www. templechurch.com. Services are being streamed with a live congregation when government guidance permits.

Services Thursday: Holy Communion (said) is celebrated at 1.15pm and ends at approximately 1.45pm.

Sunday: Holy Communion (said) is celebrated at 8.30am.

Choral Mattins or Choral Communion begin at 11.15am on Sundays except on Remembrance Day when assembly is by 10.50am.

Weekday services of Choral Evensong are held every Wednesday in term time at 5.45pm.

The Easter Vigil service is held at 8.00pm.

Midnight Choral Communion on Christmas Eve is held at 11.15pm.

The services of the Book of Common Prayer (1662) are used.

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Dining Customs and Procedures for Masters of The Bench Guests 1.

The Treasurer alone may invite guests to Grand Day.

2.

Benchers may introduce to dine on a Private Guest Night, a guest who has attained the age of 18, who is not their spouse or partner, who is not a member of The Inner Temple practising as a Barrister in England or Wales (this rule may be waived with the prior agreement of the Treasurer), and who is not a Student of any of the Inns of Court.

3.

Guests will be seated near to their host.

4.

There is no limit to the number of Private Guest Nights which a Master of the Bench may attend.

A Master of the Bench may introduce their spouse or partner as a guest to dine on Benchers’ Night. There is no limit to the number of Benchers’ Nights which a Master of the Bench may apply to attend; where, however, a Benchers’ Night is over-subscribed, priority will be given to Masters of the Bench who have not attended an earlier Benchers’ Night in the same calendar year.

5.

The Master of the Bench who is to take the chair 6.

At dining events, if the Treasurer and Reader are both absent, the Senior Bencher present shall take the chair, even if they are no longer a Governing Bencher.

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Duties of the Junior Master of the Bench at Dinner 7.

When there is to be the Loyal Toast, the procedure shall be as follows: Master Treasurer: “Master (the Junior Master of the Bench present), the Queen”. All those present rise. The junior Master of the Bench present: “Master Treasurer, the Queen”. All those present: “The Queen”.

Weekday Lunch at the Other Inns Members may exercise their reciprocal rights to lunch at the other Inns’ Hall. For daily menus: innertemple.org.uk/lunch/middle innertemple.org.uk/lunch/lincolns innertemple.org.uk/lunch/grays

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Committee Information Committees

Secretaries

Advocacy Training Committee

Professional Training Manager

Archives Committee

Archivist

Bar Liaison Committee

Director of the Treasury Office

Benchers Selection Committee Sub-Treasurer Bench Table

Sub-Treasurer

Church Committee

Under-Treasurer of Middle Temple

Circuits Liaison

Membership Registrar

Education & Training Committee Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee

Director of Education

Estates Committee

Director of Properties & Surveyor

Executive Committee

Sub-Treasurer

Finance Sub-Committee

Collector

International Committee

Head of the Sub-Treasurer’s Office

Investment Sub-Committee

Collector

Library Committee

Libraian

Pegasus Scholarships Trust

Scholarships & Student Engagement Manager

Pension Scheme Trustees

Collector

Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee

Education & Student Support Manager

Outreach Sub-Committee

Interim Outreach Manager

Student Societies Sub-Committee

Scholarships & Student Engagement Co-ordinator

Scholarships Committee

Scholarships & Student Engagement Manager

Head of the Sub-Treasurer’s Office

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jcollis@innertemple.org.uk wszwed@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8177

Sub-Treasurer

Head of the Sub-Treasurer’s Office

members@innertemple.org.uk jhodgson@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8182 020 7797 8264

Assistant to Director of the Treasury Office

Member Events & Administration

020 7797 8214

Interim Outreach Manager

scampbell@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8214 020 7797 8189

library@innertemple.org.uk ffulton@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8217 020 7797 8240

Library

Director of Education

Interim Director of Education

eprayer@innertemple.org.uk rsnowdon@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8186 020 7797 8203

Assistant Collector

Director of Properties and Surveyor

Education Co-ordinator and PA to DoE

dbartlett@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8250 020 7797 8185

Treasury Office

Collector

dmortimer@innertemple.org.uk

kupham@innertemple.org.uk

enquiries@innertemple.org.uk

pclark@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8206 020 7797 8229

Membership Registrar

Technology & Communications Officer

nruiz@innertemple.org.uk

hamodio@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8181 020 7797 8181

PA to the Sub-Treasurer

Director of the Treasury Office

subtreasurer@innertemple.org.uk

Telephone Email 020 7797 8175

Contact

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ekoroma@innertemple.org.uk slockyer@innertemple.org.uk geveratt@innertemple.org.uk jarmfield@innertemple.org.uk hgaskell@innertemple.org.uk dmiller@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8213 020 7797 8210 020 7797 8211 020 7797 8207 020 7438 2386

Interim Outreach Co-ordinator

Outreach & Professional Training Co-ordinator

Scholarships & Student Engagement Manager

Scholarships & Student Engagement Co-ordinator

Education & Student Support Manager

Education & Student Support Co-ordinator

020 7353 3470

Verger

catherine@templechurch.com

020 7353 8559 020 7427 5650

porters@innertemple.org.uk master@templechurch.com

020 7797 8255 020 7353 8559

Duty Porter

Master of the Temple

Temple Church Office

catering@innertemple.org.uk catering@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8230 020 7797 8230

Catering Department

Overnight Accommodation

Temple Church Music Office

cpilkington@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8243 020 7797 8251

Head Gardener

Archivist

verger@templechurch.com

elisabeth@templechurch.com

sharkin@innertemple.org.uk

rloveridge@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8209 020 7797 8212

Professional Training Manager

Call to the Bar & Professional Training Co-ordinator

gabolins@innertemple.org.uk

Telephone Email 020 7797 8262

Contact

Inner Temple Addresses

Treasury Office

1 Mitre Court Buildings Inner Temple London EC4Y 7BS

Education & Training Department

2 King’s Bench Walk Inner Temple London EC4Y 7DE

Catering Department

3 King’s Bench Walk Inner Temple London EC4Y 7DQ

Surveyor’s Department

Third Floor 6 King’s Bench Walk Inner Temple London EC4Y 7DR

Collector’s Department

Third Floor 6 King’s Bench Walk Inner Temple London EC4Y 7DR

Library

Temple Church Office

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10 Fetter Lane 5th Floor London EC4A 1BR 1 Inner Temple Lane Inner Temple London EC4Y 7AF

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