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//Denning Lectures
The Bar Association for Commerce, Finance and Industry was founded in 1965 to promote the interests and professional status of Barristers employed in commerce, finance and industry. In 1975 it inaugurated an annual lecture by an eminent lawyer. The topic is of general interest to the legal profession and indeed the wider business community. From 1981 the annual lecture became known as The Denning Lecture. Last year's lecture took place on Thursday, 7 December 2023, at Gray's Inn with The Rt Hon Lady Rose of Colmworth DBE, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The 2023 Denning Lecture is entitled, "On the Job? The Law on Status in a Gig Economy".
The first Denning Lecture was given by The Rt Hon The Lord Templeman, entitled "The State of the Legal Profession". In his opening remarks, Lord Templeman said:
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"These lectures which were instituted by the Bar Association for Commerce, Finance and Industry have produced interesting and provocative contributions. Now and henceforth the lectures are to be known as "The Denning Lectures" in honour of our most interesting and provocative Master of the Rolls. He has always been concerned about the state of the Profession and is a supporter of the Association whose members help to ensure that the training, discipline and ethics of the Bar are fully maintained outside the narrow confines of advocacy and litigation". |
The series of Denning Lectures has continued in an unbroken sequence every year since its inception. Lord Denning himself delivered the lecture in 1984. Copies of some of the lectures are available. Please contact us if you are interested in a particular lecture not provided below.
The following is a full list of Denning Lectures since 1975:
2023: |
The Rt Hon Lady Rose of Colmworth DBE"On the Job? The Law on Status in a Gig Economy"Lady Rose's lecture |
2022: |
Sara Lawson KC"The Future for a Changing Bar"Sara Lawson's lecture |
2021: |
Amanda Pinto QC"CEOs, crimes, and corporate responsibility"Amanda Pinto's lecture |
2020: |
Michael Sosso"Forced Evolution: From Diversity to Technology - How Covid-19 has modernised the legal profession"Michael Sosso's lecture |
2019: |
Lady Hale"Women in law - the next 100 years"Lady Hale's lecture |
2018: |
Mrs Justice Rose"An Understanding Heart’ : Being a Judge in the 21st Century"Lady Justice Rose's lecture |
2017: |
Sir Christopher Clarke"The English Courts - good for future business?"Sir Christopher's lecture |
2016: |
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC, MP"The British Bill of Rights – substance or poltergeist?"Dominic Grieve's lecture |
2015: |
The Rt Hon Lord Reed"Cyberspace and the Law"Lord Reed's lecture |
2014: |
Lady Justice Gloster"Commercial litigation - what is tomorrow's Brave New World?"Lady Justice Gloster's lecture |
2013: |
Lord Justice Moses"The Reputation of the Law"Lord Justice Moses's lecture |
2012: |
The Hon Mr Justice Briggs"Has English law coped with the Lehman collapse?"Mr Justice Briggs's lecture |
2011: |
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Munby"Shaping the Law - The Law Commission at the Crossroads"Lord Justice Munby's lecture |
2010: |
Peter Freeman CBE, QC"Is the sword mightier than the pen? Competition enforcement and the law"Peter Freeman's lecture |
2009: |
The Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, MR"Rights and Responsibilities: Civic Duty and the Rule of Law"Lord Neuberger's lecture |
2008: |
The Rt Hon The Baroness Hale of Richmond, DBE, PC"Welcome to the UK Supreme Court?"Baroness Hale's lecture |
2007: |
The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Allerton QC"Independence: myth or mystery?" Personal reflections of the former Attorney GeneralLord Goldsmith's lecture |
2006: |
The Hon Mr Justice Jackson"The Tower of Babel - What happens when a building project goes wrong"Mr Justice Jackson's lecture |
2005: |
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Mummery"Intellectual Property and Employment"Lord Justice Mummery's lecture |
2004: |
Sir Michael Burton"Let Them Eat CAC!"Sir Michael's lecture |
2003: |
The Lord Mayor of London Alderman Gavyn Arthur"The City and the Law"Gavyn Arthur's lecture |
2002: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Williams"The Role of the House of Lords"Lord William's lecture |
2001: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Lester"The Impact of the Human Right Act 1998" |
2000: |
Sir Christopher Bellamy"A Common Law Judge in a Civil Law System" |
1999: |
John Bridgeman TD DL |
1998: |
The Hon Mrs Justice Arden DBE"Company Directors and their Accountability" |
1997: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Falconer"Commercial Fraud or Sharp Practice - Beyond the Law?" |
1996: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Hoffmann"Cross-Border Insolvency"Lord Hoffman's lecture |
1995: |
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Saville"Arbitration and the Courts" |
1994: |
Sir Nicholas Lyell QC MP"The Criminal Justice System: Current Problems and Solutions"Sir Nicholas's Lecture |
1993: |
The Rt Hon Sir Thomas Bingham MR"The European Convention on Human Rights: time to incorporate"Sir Thomas's Lecture |
1992: |
Sir Leon Brittan QC"How Far has the Tide Gone?"Sir Leon's Lecture |
1991: |
The Hon Mr Justice Peter Gibson"Law Reform Now: The Law Commission 25 Years on"Mr Justice Gibson's lecture |
1990: |
Sir Sydney Lipworth"Development of Merger Control in the UK and the European Community"Sir Sydney's lecture |
1989: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Keith of Kinkel"Take-Overs and Self Regulation"Lord Kinkel's lecture |
1988: |
Lord Alexander of Weedon QC"Take-Overs and Self Regulation"Lord Alexander's lecture |
1987: |
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Woolf"Judicial Review in the Commercial Area"Lord Justice Woolf's lecture |
1986: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Slynn"The Incoming Tide: the Impact of Community Law in the United Kingdom"Lord Slynn's lecture |
1985: |
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Parker"The Administration of Justice in the Next Fifty Years"Lord Justice Parker's lecture |
1984: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Denning"Trade Unions on Trial"Lord Denning's lecture |
1983: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Roskill"Does the Law Still Stand"Lord Roskill's lecture |
1982: |
Sir Patrick Neill QC"Locus Standi and Mere Busybody" |
1981: |
The Rt Hon The Lord Templeman"The State of the Legal Profession"Lord Templeman's lecture |
1975: |
The Hon Sir Henry Fisher"Law and Society 1975"Sir Henry's lecture |