Inner Temple Diary of Events 2024

Diary of Events

20 24 TREASURER

The Hon Mr Justice Michael Soole

Contents Call Nights

2

The Reader’s 2024 Lecture Series

3

Diary

4

Qualifying Session and Education & Training Events

19

Non-Qualifying Session Events

21

Temple Church

25

Dining Customs and Procedures for Masters of the Bench

26

Committee Information

27

Telephone Numbers & Email Addresses

28

Departmental Addresses

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1

Call Nights Hilary Term Call Night Thursday 21 March

Trinity Term Call Night Thursday 25 July

Deferred Trinity Term Call Night Thursday 10 October

Michaelmas Term Call Night Thursday 28 November

2

The Reader’s Lecture Series Date

Lecturer

Title

11 April

Professor Jennifer Payne - Warden of Merton College, formerly Linklaters Professor of Corporate Finance Law, University of Oxford

The Future for Regulation of the UK Public Markets

16 May

Professor Kristin van Zwieten - Clifford Chance Professor of Law and Finance, Gullifer Fellow and Director of the Commercial Law Centre, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford

How the Law Sould Respond to External Crises such as COVID-19

9 October

Professor Louise Gullifer KC (Hon) FBA - Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and fellow of Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge

The Work of UNIDROIT and the Future for the International Harmonisation of Commercial Law

13 November

Professor Sir Ross Cranston FBA - Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science

The English Approach to Deciding Commercial Cases

3

January 2

The Inn’s Offices Open

8

Bar Liaison Committee

9

Executive Committee EDI Online Series: Women at the Bar

10

Treasurer’s Reception for Benchers

11

Hilary Term Law Sittings Begin Pre-Pupillage Support Programme: CV and Applications (Online) Pupils’ Advocacy Introductory Evening

13

Pupils’ Practice Management Course

15

Advocacy Masterclass

16

Pupils’ Criminal Case Analysis Session

18

Pupils’ Civil Case Analysis Session Bench Table followed by Dinner for Benchers

20

Circuit Education Day (Bristol)

22

Qualifying Sessions Committee

4

23

Pegasus Trust Interviews (Online) Estates Committee Moving on with Legal Research

24

Investment Sub-Committee Mentors’ Training (Online)

25

Insight Event Cambridge (South Eastern Circuit) ITSA Burns Night Supper

26-28

Pupils’ Advocacy Residential Weekend

27

Circuit Education Day (Newcastle)

29

Books Sub-Committee Scholarships and Outreach Committee

30

International Committee

31

Dinner in Honour of Master Sue Carr’s Appointment as Lady Chief Justice

February 1

Insight Event Birmingham (Midland Circuit) Pension Scheme Trustees

2-4

Students’ Advocacy Residential Weekend

3

Intervarsity Debating Competition 5

4

Intervarsity Mooting Competition

5

Bar Liaison Committee Library Committee Pegasus Scholarship Trust Committee

6

Executive Committee

8

EDI Sub-Committee

10

Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day

12

Education & Training Committee

17

Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day Pre-Pupillage Support Program: Mock Interviews Ethics in Practice (Online)

19

Social Context of the Law Series (Hybrid)

20

Student Support and Engagement Committee

21

Advocacy Training Day Advocacy Training Committee Archive Committee Circuit Qualifying Session Dinner to the Universities

22

Communication for Barristers in the Workplace Private Guest Night

24

Education Day 6

27

Estates Committee Employed Bar Forum

28

International Practice Panel

29

Insight Event Liverpool (Northern Circuit)

March 1

Wales and Chester Circuit Dinner (Cardiff)

2

Bar Course Scholarship Interviews

4

Bar Liaison Committee Inns of Court Alliance for Women Panel Discussion (LI)

5

Executive Committee

7

Insight Event Southampton ( Western Circuit)

9

Bar Course Scholarship Interview

10

Mothering Sunday Lunch

14

Bench Table Insight Event (Online)

18

History Society Lecture

20

Amity Dinner for Lincoln’s Inn (preceded by Choral Evensong) 7

21

Hilary Term Call Night

22

Circuits Forum

23

Circuit Education Day (Nottingham)

27

Hilary Term Law Sittings End

April 8

Bar Liaison Committee Books Sub-Committee

9

Easter Term Law Sittings Begin Executive Committee

11

Reader’s Lecture Night (Hybrid) (Professor Jennifer Payne)

13

Circuit Education Day (Manchester)

15

Library Committee

24

International Committee Pension Scheme Trustees

25

Pupil Supervisors’ Training Session

26-28

New Practitioners’ Residential Weekend

8

26

Joint Amity North Eastern Circuit Dinner with Middle Temple (Leeds)

27

Advocacy Day & Legal Research Training

29

Scholarships and Outreach Committee

30

Estates Committee

May 1

Investment Sub-Committee

2

Estates Committee Benchers’ Night

7

Social Context of the Law Series (Hybrid)

8

Ethics in Practice (Online) Advocacy Training Committee

10

Midland Circuit Dinner (Birmingham)

10-12

Students’ Residential Advocacy Weekend

13

Bar Liaison Committee EDI Sub-Committee Circuit Qualifying Session

14

Executive Committee

9

15

Education & Training Committee Pre-Pupillage Support Programme Resilience Training

16

Reader’s Lecture Night (Hybrid) (Professor Kristin van Zwieten)

18

Garden Open Day

20

Qualifying Sessions Committee

21

Temple Shakespeare Cup

22

Dinner for New Silks

23

Bench Table Rawlinson Cup Debate and Reception

24

Easter Term Law Sittings End

June 3

Bar Liaison Committee Books Sub-Committee

4

Trinity Term Law Sittings Begin Executive Committee

5-6

Internship Award Interviews

5

History Society Lecture 10

9 London (Squares) Open Garden

10 Library Committee 12

Private Guest Night (Choral Evensong)

13

Train the Trainers Advanced Case Analysis (Master Ann Ainslie-Wallace)

14-16

New Practitioners’ Residential Weekend

15

GDL Scholarship Interviews

16

Middle Temple Sunday Lunch (Father’s Day)

17

Student Engagement and Support Committee Circuit Qualifying Sessions

18

Estates Committee EDI Online Series: Tackling Harassment

19

Circuits Forum Archives Committee

20

LGBTQ+ Celebratory Dinner

24

Inns of Court Alliance for Women Garden Party

25

Training Advocacy & The Vulnerable

29

PASS Skills Day 11

30

Temple Big Picnic

July 1

Pegasus Trust Reception

3

Inter-Inn Debating Competition

4

Advocacy Training Committee

8

Bar Liaison Committee Qualifying Sessions Committee Scholarships Reception

9

Executive Committee Scholarship and Outreach Committee

10

Inter-Inn Debating Competition

11

Summer Party

15

Advocacy Dinner

16

EDI Sub-Committee

18

Bench Table

22

Investment Sub-Committee

24

International Committee Pensions Scheme Trustees 12

25

Trinity Term Call Night

28

Last Service of the Legal Year (Said)

31

Trinity Term Law Sittings End Hall Closes

August September 2

Hall Opens

14

Advocacy Day & Legal Research Training

15

Inner Temple Garden Open House Festival

16

Scholarships and Outreach Committee

17

Introductory Evening for London Students

21-22

Advocacy Teacher Training Weekend

25

Education & Training Committee

26

Circuits Forum

27

Introductory Evening for Students from Outside of London 13

28

Foundational Skills Course

30

Bar Liaison Committee Books Sub-Committee

October 1

Michaelmas Term Law Sittings Begin Executive Committee Pupils’ Advocacy Introductory Evening

2

First Choral Evensong of the Legal Year Treasurer’s Reception for Members

3

Bench Table

6

Choral Mattins First Service of the Legal Year

7

International Committee Pupils’ Criminal Case Analysis Session

8

Estates Committee Library Committee EDI Online Series: Being LGBTQ+ at the Bar

9

Pupils’ Civil Case Analysis Session Joint Inns of Court Insight Event (Online) Reader’s Lecture Night (Hybrid) (Professor Louise Gullifer KC (Hon) FBA)

10

Deferred Trinity Term Call Night 14

11

Bar Guest Night

14

EDI Sub-Committee

15

Social Context of the Law Series (Hybrid)

16

Legal Research Training Choral Evensong for St Luke’s Day

17

Benchers’ Night

18-20

Pupils’ Advocacy Residential Weekend

21

Mooting Masterclass & Reception

22

Pegasus Scholarship Trust Meeting Insight Event Leeds (North Eastern Circuit) Pegasus Scholarship Trust Dinner

23

Investment Sub-Committee Pre-Pupillage Support Program: Introductory Evening

24

Pension Scheme Trustees EDI Online Series: Class and Socio-Economic Diversity at the Bar

25

Northern Circuit Dinner (Liverpool)

26

PASS Launch Event Insight London Q&A Afternoon

29

Training Advocacy & The Vulnerable 15

30

Choral Evensong for All Saints Day Advocacy Training Committee

31

Wellbeing at the Bar

November 2

Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day

4

Bar Liaison Committee Magna Carta Moot and Reception

5

Executive Committee Pupillage Q&A

6

Grand Day (preceded by Choral Evensong)

7

Insight Event Cardiff (Wales and Chester Circuit)

9

Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day

10

Choral Mattins Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday Lunch (Middle Temple)

12

Advocacy Training Committee

13

Reader’s Lecture Night (Hybrid) (Professor Sir Ross Cranston FBA)

14

Ethics in Practice (Online) 16

19

Archive Committee

20

Dinner for Barristers’ and Judges’ Clerks

25

Qualifying Sessions Committee

26

Estates Committee

27

Choral Evensong for St Andrew’s Day South Eastern Circuit Dinner

28

Michaelmas Term Call Night

30

Pre-pupillage Support Program: Advocacy Day

December 2

Bar Liaison Committee

3

Executive Committee

4

Drama Society Performance Scholarships and Outreach Committee

5

Bench Table Drama Society Performance

6-8

Students’ Advocacy Residential Weekend

9

Education & Training Committee

17

10

Christmas Lunch in Hall International Committee

15

Christmas Carol Service Christmas Lunch Children’s Nativity Play Children’s Christmas Tea

16

EDI Sub-Committee

20

Michaelmas Term Law Sittings Begin Hall Closes Inner Temple Offices Close

January 6

Hall Opens Inner Temple Offices Open

Diary dates correct at time of going to print.

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Qualifying Session and Education & Training Events Outreach Events Glossary of Outreach Events Dinner Open to Members and Masters of the for Legal Bench to attend.

Academics 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.

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Glossary of Qualifying Session terms An event that explores specific issues in EDI Series relation to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Ethics in An interactive discussion on a variety of Practice ethics scenarios.

The Inn hosts three student advocacy Student’s weekends a year. The weekends offer the Residential chance to practise advocacy skills, as well Advocacy as an opportunity to hear from high profile speakers and experts on the topic under Weekend discussion.

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

Three sessions, available to Circuit Students, each covering a separate topic: a) Advocacy Talk/Masterclass b) CV Review & Mock Pupillage Interview c) EDI at the Bar Talk

Bookings Please book on innertemple.org.uk/events Team on 020 7438 2311 or qs@innertemple.org.uk.

Online events will close three working days prior to the event.

Bookings for in-person events will close five working days prior to the event.

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

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Non-Qualifying Session Events 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 seven working days prior to the event.

Call to the Bar: Call Nights (Lounge suits, gowns) Drinks are available for Benchers from 5.15pm. The Call Ceremony in the Temple Church starts at 6pm and is followed by a champagne reception.

The evening usually ends by 8.30pm.

The Hilary Term Call Night takes place in The Inner Temple Treasury Building.

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

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Grand Day (The dress and format for Grand Day will be advertised nearer the time) Bookings Masters of the Bench: Reply cards 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.

There are two Private Guest Nights. 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.

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

Amity Dinner (Black tie) Bookings Reply cards 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.

Dinner following Bench Table (Lounge suits) This dinner takes place following the first Bench Table of the year. Open to all Governing Benchers attending Bench Table.

Bar Guest Night (Black tie) A champagne and canapé 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.

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Sunday Lunch (Smart) 1. Mothering Sunday Lunch 2. Remembrance Sunday Lunch (alternates with Middle Temple) 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.

3. Middle Temple Sunday Lunch On Sundays when Middle Temple is holding a Lunch, members of The Inner Temple may book to attend.

16 June (Father’s Day) 10 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 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 6pm, unless otherwise stated for special occasions.

The Easter Vigil service is held at 8pm.

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.

A Master of the Bench may introduce their spouse or partner as a guest to dine on Benchers’ Night.

The Master of the Bench who is to take the chair 5.

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.

Duties of the Junior Master of the Bench at Dinner 6.

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 King”. All those present rise. The junior Master of the Bench present: “Master Treasurer, the King”. All those present: “The King”.

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Committee Information Committees

Secretaries

Advocacy Training Committee

Education Programme Manager (Pupils & New Practitioners)

Archives Committee

Archivist

Bar Liaison Committee

Director of the Treasury Office

Bencher Nomination Committee

Sub-Treasurer

Bench Table

Sub-Treasurer

Church Committee

Under-Treasurer of Middle Temple

Circuits Forum

Membership Registrar

Education & Training Committee

Director of Education

Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee

Education Operations & Projects Manager

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

Librarian

Pegasus Scholarships Trust

Pegasus Trust Co-ordinator

Pension Scheme Trustees

Collector

Qualifying Sessions Committee Student Engagement & Support Committee

Education Programme Manager (Pre-Pupillage) Education Engagement Co-ordinator

Scholarships & Outreach Committee Outreach & Scholarships Manager Treasurer Nomination Committee

Sub-Treasurer

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28 020 7797 8217 020 7797 8214 020 7797 8208 020 7797 8240

Librarian & Keeper of Manuscripts

Director of Education

General and Volunteering Enquiries

Outreach

020 7797 8203 020 7797 8217

Director of Properties and Surveyor

Assistant Collector

Library Enquiries

020 7797 8185 020 7797 8186

Collector

020 7797 8206 020 7797 8229

Membership Registrar

Member Events & Administration

Technology & Communications Officer

020 7797 8182 020 7797 8264

Assistant to Director of the Treasury Office

enquiries@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8250 020 7797 8181

Treasury Office

PA to the Sub-Treasurer

Director of the Treasury Office

cburton@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8177 020 7797 8181

Head of the Sub-Treasurer’s Office

Email

Sub-Treasurer

outreach@innertemple.org.uk

education@innertemple.org.uk

gfleming@innertemple.org.uk

rhodgson@innertemple.org.uk

library@innertemple.org.uk

rsnowdon@innertemple.org.uk

eprayer@innertemple.org.uk

dbartlett@innertemple.org.uk

pclark@innertemple.org.uk

jhodgson@innertemple.org.uk

members@innertemple.org.uk

nruiz@innertemple.org.uk

hamodio@innertemple.org.uk

wszwed@innertemple.org.uk

subtreasurer@innertemple.org.uk

Telephone 020 7797 8175

Contact

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establishedbarristers@innertemple.org.uk

porters@innertemple.org.uk

020 7353 8559 020 7427 5650 020 7353 3470

Temple Church Office

Temple Church Music Office

Verger

020 7797 8255 020 7353 8559

Duty Porter

Overnight Accommodation

Master of the Temple

catering@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8230 020 7797 8230

Catering Department

verger@templechurch.com

susan@templechurch.com

catherine@templechurch.com

master@templechurch.com

catering@innertemple.org.uk

cpilkington@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8243

sharkin@innertemple.org.uk

qs@innertemple.org.uk

call@innertemple.org.uk

pre-pupillage@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8251

Qualifying Sessions

pegasus@innertemple.org.uk pupils-practitioners@innertemple.org.uk

Head Gardener

020 7797 8257 020 7438 2311

Call to the Bar

Email scholarships@innertemple.org.uk

Archivist

020 7797 8209 020 7438 2311

Professional Training: Established Barristers

Pre-Pupillage

020 7797 8210 020 7438 2310

Professional Training: Pupils and New Practitioners

Scholarships

Pegasus Scholarship Trust

Telephone 020 7797 8211

Contact

Inner Temple Addresses Treasury Office

Treasury Building Inner Temple London EC4Y 7HL

Education & Training Department

Treasury Building Inner Temple London EC4Y 7HL

Catering Department

Treasury Building Inner Temple London EC4Y 7HL

Library

Treasury Building Inner Temple London EC4Y 7HL

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

Temple Church Office

1 Inner Temple Lane Inner Temple London EC4Y 7AF

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Notes

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