Category: Topical 2025

For centuries, the answer to ‘who gets Silk?’ came from the Lord Chancellor’s department. In June 2003, the Blair Government announced that England and Wales were going to go modern: the office of Lord Chancellor would be...

Looking back on Pro Bono Week 2024 and our Cases of Conflict Student Panel Event How Dads House Family Law Clinic helps  We focus all year, not just during pro bono week, on providing holistic pro bono advice through our...

George Treby’s notebooks in the Middle Temple Library, Cases in the King’s Bench, 1678-1672, are a treasure trove for legal scholars and historians. The two manuscript volumes of proceedings in the King’s Bench (including some...

In some commercial dealings, one of the most significant considerations, especially with respect to persons who are paying money (hereinafter the “Payer” or “settlor”), is whether the person who receives the money (hereinafter...

Master Rory Phillips, Chair of the Temple Church Trust, writes … Mark Hatcher assumed the role of Reader of the Temple in September 2015. He quickly became a superlative colleague and a dear friend. He initially remained at the...

Professor Theo Gavrielides Understanding restorative justice In The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Sir Doyle said through his leading character, ‘it is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist...

Sir John Taylor Coleridge wearing a black cap. From the Middle Temple Archives The Middle Temple Library is delighted to announce a collaboration with Art Responders, a socially engaged community organisation, to present a...

Introduction Legal aid remains a powerful symbol of the UK’s commitment to equality before the law. Despite facing well-documented challenges, the legal profession continues to demonstrate ingenuity and collaboration in...