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We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Conkerton Memorial Lecture will be given by
The Hon. Mr Justice Cobb
on
Justice must be seen to be done: One hundred years since Rex v Sussex Justices [1924]
Transparency in the courts: awareness and fairness; confidence and confidentiality:
public interest in the justice system in the twenty first century.
This biennial Lecture is arranged in memory of John & Mary Conkerton and by this Society’s Education & Charities Committee. The Conkertons were two hugely popular and well-respected law lecturers in the 1960s and 1970s who taught many of the university law students at the time. Read more about them here .
The Lecture is aimed at all legal professionals and current university law students and it is free to attend. Read more about this year’s speaker in the biography section below.
The Lecture will take place at Rathbone Hall in the historic, Grade II listed Port of Liverpool Building which was constructed between 1904 and 1907. The building was the headquarters of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board for 87 years, from 1907 to 1994. It was the tallest building in Liverpool at 220 feet (67 m) when built.
Refreshments will be available from 5.30pm with the lecture commencing at 6.15pm. There will be a Q&A session before the event concludes at 7.15pm.
Dress code is formal or business attire.
You can make a booking for multiple people. If you do so, please give first and last name of any guests you are booking on.