Inner Temple Diary of Events 2026

Diary of Events

20 26 TREASURER

Helen Davies KC

Contents Call Nights

2

The Reader’s 2026 Lecture Series

3

Diary

4

Qualifying Session and Education & Training Events

21

Non-Qualifying Session Events

23

Temple Church

27

Dining Customs and Procedures for Masters of the Bench

29

Committee Information

31

Telephone Numbers & Email Addresses

32 - 33

Departmental Addresses

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Call Nights Hilary Term Call Night Thursday 19 March

Trinity Term Call Night Thursday 23 July

Deferred Trinity Term Call Night Thursday 8 October

Michaelmas Term Call Night Thursday 26 November

2

The Reader’s Lecture Series Theme: Children in the Justice System Date

Lecturer

9 February

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore FBA FRS Department of Neurophysiology, University of Cambridge

2 March

Professor David Ormerod CBE KC (Hon), Professor of Criminal Justice, Director of the Criminal Law Centre and joint Director of the Judicial Institute at UCL

5 October

The Hon Mrs Justice Lieven DBE High Court Family Division

9 November

Richard Wright KC Six Pump Court

3

January 5

The Inn’s Offices Open Hall Opens

6

QS Pupillage 1: Pupillage Q&A (Online)

7

EDI: Concerns Pupillage

10

Concerns in Pupallage QS Circuit Skills Day (Manchester) Pupils’ Practice Management Day

11

Choral Communion First Choral Service of the Term

12

Hilary Term Law Sittings Begin Bar Liaison Committee

13

Executive Committee Pupils’ Advocacy Course Introduction and Criminal Case Analysis Scholarship Interview Training

14

Treasurer’s Reception for Benchers (preceded by Choral Evensong)

15

Pupils’ Advocacy Course Closing Speeches and Civil Case Analysis

19

Qualifying Sessions Committee 4

20

Legal Research 1: Basic Legal Research Skills

22

Inner Temple Students Association (ITSA) Burns Night Supper

23 - 25

Pupils’ Residential Weekend (Ascot)

26

Insight Event (Midlands Circuit)

27

Pegasus Trust Interviews (online) Estates Committee Established Practitioners Programme: Understanding Accounts Alexander Cameron KC Mock Trial Reception

29

Bench Table followed by Dinner for Benchers

30 - 1

Students’ Advocacy Residential Weekend (Crewe Hall)

31

Intervarsity Debating Competition Library Saturday Opening

February 1

Intervarsity Mooting Competition

2

Scholarships and Outreach Committee

3

International Justice, Development and Rule of Law Capacity Building Panel Discussion 5

4

Investment Sub-Committee

5

EDI Sub-Committee

6

North Eastern Circuit Dinner (Newcastle)

7

Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day QS Circuit Skills Day (Newcastle)

9

Bar Liaison Committee Reader’s Lecture Night (Sarah-Jayne Blakemore FBA FRS)

10

Executive Committee Sutton Trust Discovery Day

11

Pension Scheme Trustees QS Pupillage 2: Self-Employed and Employed Work at the Bar

12

Temple Church Trust QS Legal Research 2: Advanced Legal Research Skills Pupils’ Mock Trial

12 - 14

Bar Course Scholarship Interviews

14

QS Ethics in Practice (online)

16

Student Engagement and Support Committee

17

Pupils’ Mock Trial

6

18

QS Advocacy 4: Applied Advocacy Private Guest Night (preceded by Choral Evensong)

19

Communication Skills for Barristers in the Workplace

21

Bar Course Scholarship Interviews (Leeds) QS Skills Day

23

Education & Training Committee Communications, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Committee

24

Estates Committee Insight Event (Northern Circuit) Pupils’ Mock Trial

25

Archives Committee

26

International Committee

27

Wales and Chester Circuit Dinner (Cardiff)

28

QS Circuit Education Day (Nottingham) Library Saturday Opening

March 2

Reader’s Lecture Night (Professor David Ormerod CBE KC (Hon)) 7

3

Insight Event (Western Circuit) Inns of Court Alliance for Women (Middle Temple)

4

Pegasus Scholarship Trust Council

5

International Practice Panel Discussion

9

Bar Liaison Committee Dinner to the Universities

10

Executive Committee Iftar Dinner

11

Library Committee

12

Bench Table

13

Western Circuit Dinner (Bristol)

15

Mothering Sunday Lunch

17

Advocacy Training Committee Social Context of the Law Sutton Trust Discovery Day Château Talbot Dinner

19

Hilary Term Call Night

24

Qualifying Sessions Committee Employed Bar Forum

8

25

Circuit Committee Insight Event (Online)

28

Library Saturday Opening

29

Choral Mattins Palm Sunday History Society Lecture

April 1

Hall Closes Hilary Term Law Sitting Ends

13

Hall Opens Bar Liaison Committee New Practitioner Case Conference Session (Online)

14

Easter Law Term Sittings Begin Executive Committee New Practitioner Case Conference Session (Online)

15

International Committee

17 - 19

New Practitioner Residential Weekend

21

Lawson Moot Final and Reception

22

Transatlantic Demonstration Moot with California Lawyers Association 9

24

International Circuit Dinner (The Hague) Debating Society 65th Anniversary Dinner

27

Investment Sub-Committee Sutton Trust Discovery Day

28

Estates Committee

30

Benchers’ Night Pupil Supervisors Training

May 2

QS Advocacy Day & Legal Research Training

7

Scholarships and Outreach Committee Pension Scheme Trustees Insight Event (Online)

9

Library Saturday Opening

8 - 10

Students’ Advocacy Residential Weekend

11

Bar Liaison Committee followed by Dinner Insight Event (Online) QS Advocacy Masterclass Executive Committee Ordinary Dining Night

13

Executive Committee 10

14

Advocacy Training Committee Wellbeing 2: Reality and Resilience at the Bar (Online)

18

Social Context of the Law

19

Rawlinson Cup Debate

20

Dinner for New Silks Advocacy 8: Vulnerable Witnesses (Online)

21

Bench Table Insight Event (Online)

22

Easter Term Law Sittings End

24

Inner Temple Garden Open Day

June 1

New Practitioner Case Conference Session (Online)

2

Trinity Term Law Sittings Begin New Practitioner Case Conference Session (Online) Communication, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Committee

3

Internship Award Interviews (Online) LGBTQ+ Dinner 11

4

Domestic and International Commercial Arbitration: Australian and English Perspectives Panel Discussion

5-7

New Practitioner Residential Weekend

7

London Open Gardens

8

Bar Liaison Committee Insight Event (Online)

9

Executive Committee

10

Private Guest Night (preceded by Choral Evensong)

11

New Practitioner Ethics Course (Online)

12

GDL Scholarship Interviews (Online)

14

Father’s Day Sunday Lunch (Middle Temple)

15

Student Engagement and Support Committee Online Qualifying Session

16

Estates Committee QS EDI Online Series: Tackling Harassment

17

Library Committee Circuit Committee Ethics in Practice (Online)

18

Pupils’ Advocacy Prize - Mock Trial Final 12

22

EDI: Flexible Work at the Bar (Online)

23

Pupils Summer Course: Introduction and Criminal Case Analysis Evening

24

Archives Committee Summer Party

25

Pupils’ Advocacy Course: Closing Speeches and Civil Case Analysis New Practitioner Ethics Course (Online)

27

PASS Skills Day

28

Temple Big Picnic (preceded by Choral Communion)

29

Established Practitioners: Advocacy & the Vulnerable

30

EDI Sub-Committee New Practitioner Ethics Course (Online)

July 1

Pegasus Scholarship Trust & Reception

2

New Practitioner Ethics Course (Online)

3-5

Pupils’ Advocacy Residential Weekend

13

6

Bar Liaison Committee Scholarships and Outreach Committee Scholarships Reception

7

Inns of Court Alliance for Women Garden Party Executive Committee

8

Advocacy Training Committee

9

International Committee Benchers’ Private Guest Night

11

Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day Library Saturday Opening

13

Advocacy Dinner

14

Qualifying Sessions Committee Temple Church Trust

15

Pupils Advocacy Course: Mock Trials

16

Bench Table

20

Joint Inner & Middle Temple Dinner for the Master of the Temple

23

Trinity Term Call Night

26

Last Service of the Legal Year (Said)

27

Investment Sub-Committee 14

30

Pension Scheme Trustees

31

Trinity Term Law Sittings End Hall Closes after lunch

August September 7

Hall Opens Scholarships and Outreach Committee

12 - 13

Advocacy Teacher Training Weekend

13

Garden Open House Festival

14

Student Engagement and Support Committee

16

Circuit Committee Meeting

19

Pupils Negotiations Skills Day

22

Introductory Evening for London Students

23

Education & Training Committee

25

Introductory Evening for Students Outside of London

15

October 1

Michaelmas Term Law Sittings Begin Bench Table Treasurer’s Reception for Members

3

Library Saturday Opening Pupils’ Closing Speeches and Civil Case Analysis Evening

5

Reader’s Lecture Night (The Hon Mrs Justice Lieven DBE)

6

QS EDI Online Series: Being LGBTQ+ at the Bar Pupils’ Advocacy Introduction and Criminal Case Analysis

7

Estates Committee

9

Bar Guest Night

12

Insight Online Scholarships

13

Library Committee

14

QS Legal Research Training

15

International Committee Benchers’ Night

16

Joint Midland Circuit Amity Dinner with Middle Temple (Birmingham) 16

17

QS Circuit Education Day (Birmingham)

19

Communication, Information Technology & Artificial Intelligence Committee Joint Inns of Court Insight Event (online) QS Moot Masterclass

20

Pegasus Scholarship Trust Council Pegasus Scholarship Trust Dinner Selden Society Lecture

21

Insight Event (North Eastern Circuit)

22

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

23 - 25

Pupils’ Advocacy Residential Weekend

27

Established Practitioners: Advocacy & The Vulnerable EDI Sub-Committee

28

Investment Sub-Committee

29

QS Wellbeing at the Bar

31

PASS Welcome Morning and Insight Afternoon Library Saturday Opening

17

November 2

Bar Liaison Committee Magna Carta Moot and Reception

3

Executive Committee QS Pupillage Q&A

4

Grand Day (preceded by Choral Evensong) Insight Event (Wales and Chester Circuit)

5

Scholarships and Outreach Committee Qualifying Session (Online)

7

Pupils’ Advocacy Applications Day

8

Choral Mattins Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday Lunch (Middle Temple)

9

Reader’s Lecture Night (Richard Wright KC)

10

Pupils’ Mock Trial

12

QS Ethics in Practice (Online) Pupils’ Mock Trial

13

Northern Circuit Dinner (Liverpool)

18

17

Social Context of the Law Pupils’ Mock Trial

19

Archives Committee

21

Established Barristers’ Flagship Event

23

Qualifying Sessions Committee

24

Estates Committee Qualifying Session (Online)

25

South Eastern Circuit Dinner Advocacy Training Committee

26

Michaelmas Term Call Night

28

Library Saturday Opening

29

Pupils’ Mock Trial

30

Bar Liaison Committee

December 1

Executive Committee followed by Dinner

2

Library Committee Advent Carol Service Drama Society Performance

3

Drama Society Performance Scholarship Interview Training 19

4-6

Students’ Residential Advocacy Weekend (Moor Hall)

7

Scholarship Interview Training (Online) Student Engagement and Support Committee

8

Christmas Lunch in Hall International Committee

9

Education & Training Committee

10

Bench Table

13

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

15

EDI Sub-Committee

21

Michaelmas Term Law Sittings End Hall Closes after Lunch Inner Temple Offices Close

January 4

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, Qualifying Sessions Team on 020 7797 8189 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 business attire, 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 (Business attire and gowns) 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.

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.

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

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Bookings Masters of the Bench: Emails listing the term’s events 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 is one Benchers’ Private Guest Night when Benchers bring one guest. There will be an additional dessert course in a different room with a change of seating.

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, partner, or other guest. There are two Benchers’ Nights each year.

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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.

Dinner following Bench Table (Business attire) This dinner, usually held after the first Bench Table of the year, will follow a Bench Table later in the year. It is open to all Governing Benchers.

(Business Attire) 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.

Ordinary Dining Night (Business Attire) Benchers, Members of Hall and Students may bring guests subject to capacity. Drinks and a buffet supper with an informal seating plan placing Benchers and Members of Hall amongst students and their guests..

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Bookings: Contact the Member Events Team members@innertemple.org. uk or innertemple.org.uk/events.

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.

14 June (Father’s Day) 8 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. Please check the Temple Church website for more information.

2026 Easter Services: 29 March

Choral Mattins (Palm Sunday)

2 April

Choral Communion for Maundy Thursday

3 April

Choral Mattins for Good Friday

4 April

Choral Communion for Holy Saturday

5 April

Choral Communion for Easter Sunday 27

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. 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.

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 Governing Master of the Bench at Dinner

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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

Temple Church Trust

Under-Treasurer of Middle Temple

Circuits Committee

Membership Registrar

Education & Training Committee

Director of Education

Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee

Head of the Sub-Treasurer’s Office

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) Head of Teaching and Learning

Scholarships & Outreach Committee Senior Manager (Scholarships & Outreach) Treasurer Nomination Committee

Sub-Treasurer

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education@innertemple.org.uk outreach@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8203 020 7797 8217 020 7797 8217 020 7797 8214 020 7797 8208 020 7797 8240

Director of Properties and Surveyor

Library Enquiries

Librarian & Keeper of Manuscripts

Director of Education

General and Volunteering Enquiries

Outreach

gfleming@innertemple.org.uk

rhodgson@innertemple.org.uk

library@innertemple.org.uk

rsnowdon@innertemple.org.uk

eprayer@innertemple.org.uk

jwhittaker@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8186

jhodgson@innertemple.org.uk

members@innertemple.org.uk

ikeltie@innertemple.org.uk

Assistant Collector

Member Events & Administration

treasuryadmin@innertemple.org.uk

pclark@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8264

Assistant to Director of the Treasury Office

enquiries@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8185

020 7797 8182

Director of the Treasury Office

wszwed@innertemple.org.uk

Collector

020 7797 8181

Treasury Office

jcollisprice@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8229

020 7797 8250

PA to the Sub-Treasurer

Technology & Communications Officer

020 7797 8181

Head of the Sub-Treasurer’s Office

Email subtreasurer@innertemple.org.uk

020 7797 8206

020 7797 8177

Sub-Treasurer

Membership Registrar

Telephone 020 7797 8175

Contact

33 020 7797 8230 020 7797 8255 020 7353 8559 020 7353 8559 020 7427 5650 020 7353 3470

Duty Porter

Master of the Temple

Temple Church Office

Temple Church Music Office

Verger

Qualifying Sessions

Overnight Accommodation

020 7438 2311

Call to the Bar

020 7797 8230

020 7797 8257

Pre-Pupillage

Catering Department

020 7438 2311

Professional Training: Established Barristers

020 7797 8251

020 7797 8209

Professional Training: Pupils and New Practitioners

Archivist

020 7438 2310

Pegasus Scholarship Trust

020 7797 8243

020 7797 8210

Scholarships

Head Gardener

Telephone 020 7797 8211

Contact

Email

verger@templechurch.com

susan@templechurch.com

catherine@templechurch.com

master@templechurch.com

porters@innertemple.org.uk

catering@innertemple.org.uk

catering@innertemple.org.uk

cpilkington@innertemple.org.uk

sharkin@innertemple.org.uk

qs@innertemple.org.uk

call@innertemple.org.uk

pre-pupillage@innertemple.org.uk

establishedbarristers@innertemple.org.uk

pupils-practitioners@innertemple.org.uk

pegasus@innertemple.org.uk

scholarships@innertemple.org.uk

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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