New Event for Justice Week 2020

The Bar is hosting a special Leaders in Legal Excellence discussion event later this month as part of UK and Ireland wide plans for Justice Week running from 24-28 February. Justice Week 2020 aims to improve access to justice by boosting the profile of justice and the rule of law, placing them at the centre stage of public discourse with a particular focus this year on enhancing young people’s support and understanding of the justice system.

Justice and the rule of law are facing threats, right across the UK, from cuts to spending to attacks on the judiciary which undermine our democracy. Yet often the law can feel to many like an impenetrable world which they only get an insight into through selective news reports and tv dramatisations; in reality it touches every area of life from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society. At a time of widespread discussion about citizens’ rights and obligations, the role of Government and the rule of law, it’s important that we do more to scrutinise and promote the world of law and make it easier to understand, particularly as we grapple with how to tackle fake news and misinformation in a digital age.

The discussion will be led by Bar Council Chair, Sarah Ramsey QC, and the panel will include:

The Right Honourable Sir Declan Morgan, Lord Chief Justice

Ronan Lavery QC, Member of the Bar of Northern Ireland

Allison Morris, Security Correspondent at the Irish News

Allan Leonard, FactCheckNI

Places are very limited. To register your interest please email media@barlibrary.com and a member of the team will be contact with you.

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Read The Bar of Northern Ireland: Leaders in Legal Excellence

Find out more about our previous Leaders in Legal Excellence events - “Stormont Stalemate: politicians, civil servants or the courts – who decides?” and “Families in Crisis: Spotlight on the Role of the Family Courts in Northern Ireland”

Read more about just some of the Justice Week 2020 events taking place in other parts of the UK and Ireland here.