Greenwich Law Society Event
On Thursday 28th March 2024 I spoke at the Greenwich Law Society event. I spoke about
Is Parliament Fit For Purpose?
The Chancellor’s Lecture, Hertfordshire University, 2 November 2023
Cambridge – Department of Engineering
I was delighted to spend the day in Cambridge to lecture to the professional architecture course in Department of Engineering about the legal implications for the architecture profession
New Young Lawyers Blog
Some newly-qualified & aspiring barristers needed a platform to publish ideas that were not suitable for full-article publication in academic journals
IALS/WFD Digital Conference
I spoke at the IALS/WFD Digital Conference on the subject of
Reading Legislation Course
Daniel Greenberg delivered his Reading Legislation course via zoom last week
Open Course for the CSC
I delivered another open course for
Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law conference on Law, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
On 18 December 2019 I had the pleasure of chairing a panel at the Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law conference on Law, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science: Challenges and Opportunities
Bonavero Institute of Human Rights in Mansfield College, Oxford
On 6 November 2019 I spoke at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights in Mansfield College, Oxford, at a Digital Rights Roundtable
Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research at the University of St Andrews
On 19 September I gave two talks at the Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research at the University of St Andrews
Journal Expert Systems with Applications
In March 2019 the article, of which I am a co-author, Explanations by Arbitrated Argumentative Dispute appeared in the journal Expert Systems with Applications
Statutes For Students: The Essentials of Statutory Interpretation
Daniel Greenberg has written a book ‘Statutes for Students: The Essentials of Statutory Interpretation. How to Read and Apply Legislation in 40 Easy Pages’
Kings College London Cancer Prevention Group
On 10 January 2019 the Kings College London Cancer Prevention Group Blog published a piece by me entitled Maintaining Independence in a Collaborative Government Structure
International Workshop on Omnibus Legislation
From 1 to 3 January 2019 I attended the International Workshop on Omnibus Legislation in Bar-Ilan University
University of London Bill
On 21 November Private Bill Committee in my House of Commons capacity I advised the Unopposed Private Bill Committee considering the University of London Bill.
Annual General Meeting of the Statute Law Society
On 13 November 2017 at the Annual General Meeting of the Statute Law Society held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in Russell Square, I was elected as a Member of the Council. I am looking forward very much to working with colleagues on the Council to continue the important work of the Society. After the AGM there was a public lecture, at which the Society heard a fascinating analysis of the concepts of legislative intent and purpose from Sir John Laws who retired recently from the Court of Appeal
Gender Neutrality in Legislative Drafting
On 5 July 2017 I spoke at a seminar on Gender Neutrality in Legislative Drafting at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London University.
Symposium in Melbourne organised by the La Trobe University Law School’s Centre for Legislation
On 17 and 18 November 2016 I attended a symposium in Melbourne organised by the La Trobe University Law School's Centre for Legislation, Its Interpretation and Drafting. The symposium was attended by judges, academics and practitioner. I participated as Commentator at a session that heard papers by two legislative drafters on issues including the desirablity of consistency (which I have often argued is an impossible and undesirable aim).
Society of Legal Scholars’ Annual Conference in St Catherine’s College, Oxford
On 7 September 2016 I spoke at the Society of Legal Scholars' Annual Conference in St Catherine's College, Oxford - the session was entitled Modern Statutory Interpretation, chaired by Lady Justice Arden, with Lord Justice Sales and Professor John Bell. My contribution was an argument that judges have started to look at parliamentary and other materials that are misleading without understanding the political and practical realities - see https://twitter.com/macsithigh/status/773471989457645568.