This is a hybrid lecture which will be held in Lincoln’s Inn at 5.30pm on the 8th June.
The venue will have limited seats; members are therefore encouraged to register in-person attendance.
27th June – Seminar: “The Arbitration Act 1996 – the Law Commission’s project and proposals”. Professor Sarah Green and Dr Nathan Tamblyn of the Law Commission
Professor Sarah Green and Dr Nathan Tamblyn of the Law Commission will give a presentation, to be followed by a discussion. The event will take place on the 27th June in the Lecture Theatre at Lincoln’s Inn Ashworth centre at 5.30pm
Proof of foreign law and Egyptian mythology by Adrian Briggs QC
The date for this lecture has changed. This hybrid lecture will now take place on Monday 9 May at 5.30pm in the Large Pension Room, Gray’s Inn.
CANCELLED: Combar Lecture – “Convoy v Broad Idea: A Welcome Divorce of an Unhappy Marriage” Paul McGrath QC on 22 February 2022
Remote lecture at 5.30pm via Zoom only. No need to register. Details to be circulated to the membership nearer the date.
A lecture in memory of Edmund King QC, 8 March 2022
COMBAR is pleased to announce that on 8 March 2022, at 5.30 p.m. in the Ashworth Theatre, Lincoln’s Inn, Mr Justice Foxton will deliver a lecture in memory of Edmund King QC. Edmund was a distinguished member of Essex Court Chambers and of COMBAR who died in December 2020; he is much missed. The title of the lecture will be “What did the French ever do for us? Historic and prospective French influences on English law.” The lecture will be live streamed but it will also be possible for members of COMBAR to attend in person, and we anticipate that many will wish to do so. Please indicate your intention to attend by registering at admin@combar.com
The new Commercial Court Guide, 19 January 2022 at 5.30pm
Mrs Justice Cockerill and Mr Justice Andrew Baker will give this talk at the Ashworth Centre Lecture Hall, Lincoln’s Inn. In-person attendance and by Zoom as well. Zoom details will be circulated nearer the time.
Lady Rose will be speaking about “Judicial decision-making: case studies from biblical times and now” on 1 December at 6pm
1st December at 6:00pm
Large Pension Room
Gray’s Inn
The United Kingdom Association of Jewish Lawyers & Jurists (UKAJLJ) in conjunction with TECBAR, COMBAR, and THE CHANCERY BAR ASSOCIATION are delighted to host this fascinating talk by Lady Rose, a Justice of the Supreme Court.
This event has been generously supported by Gray’s Inn, Tecbar, Combar, and The Chancery Bar Association.
Please register attendance as places are limited. The talk will be followed by a drinks reception.
RSVP by email to: ukajlj@jewishlawyers.co.uk
“The jurisdictional gateways: some (very) modest proposals” Lecture by Mr Justice Foxton on 5 October 2021
At the Ashworth Centre Lecture Hall, Lincoln’s Inn at 5pm
COMBAR Seminar on Economic Duress by Nigel Jones QC and Professor Paul Davies on Tuesday 7 September 2021 at 5.30pm via Zoom,
“The dividing line between legitimate and illegitimate pressure: a new Supreme Court decision on economic duress. Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40.”
Combar Annual Lecture 2021
The Annual Lecture will be delivered by Dame Elizabeth Gloster DBE, PC on
Monday 22 November at 5.30pm, Gray’s Inn Hall. The title of her lecture will be “What, if anything, can the Commercial Court today learn from commercial arbitration?”
All welcome.
Wine will be served after the lecture.