Daily Schedule
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Participants and guests are invited to the official "opening" of A Week in Legal London by our British hosts at a Welcome Reception in the Penthouse of the Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
Participants will be divided into five groups, conducive to interaction and conversation with our British hosts. Small groups fit better into a courtroom or a judge's office. Groups rotate "carousel" style to each venue throughout the week.
Groups assemble daily at the Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel and travel to assigned venues for the day. Group assignments will be distributed at the Welcome Reception.
Monday, May 16, 2011
All participants will be welcomed at the Royal Courts of Justice, a magnificent building housing the Civil Courts and the Civil and Criminal Divisions of the Court of Appeal.
Groups will rotate through court sessions in the Supreme Court, the Royal Courts of Justice, the Old Bailey (the Central Criminal Court), the Magistrates' Court, and the Southwark Crown Court. Groups will lunch with barristers and judges at three of the four Inns of Court, Old Bailey and the Southwark Crown Court.
Participants and guests have a free evening.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Groups will rotate through court sessions in the venues noted above. Groups will lunch with barristers and judges at three of the four Inns of Court, Old Bailey and the Southwark Crown Court.
Participants and guests have a free evening.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Groups will rotate through court sessions in the venues noted above. Groups will lunch with barristers and judges at three of the four Inns of Court, Old Bailey and the Southwark Crown Court.
Following lunch, participants and groups have a free afternoon and evening.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Groups will rotate through court sessions in the venues noted above. Groups will lunch with barristers and judges at three of the four Inns of Court, Old Bailey and the Southwark Crown Court.
Participants and guests have a free evening.
Friday, May 20, 2011
All participants and guests will travel to the English countryside to Broughton Castle, built by Sir John de Broughton in 1300, complete with moat, garden, gatehouse and church. We will be welcomed by the present day Lord and Lady Saye with delicious tea, and a fascinating tour of their home. Broughton Castle has been in their family since 1377.
In 1591 Shakespeare wrote about the original Lord Saye in King Henry The Sixth, Part Two, Act IV, Scene 2 when Dick The Butcher opines "The first thing we do is kill all the lawyers", and Cade plans to have Lord Saye beheaded. Lord Saye actually loses his head in Scene 7.
While at Broughton Castle we will have an MCLE program, presented by an Oxford University scholar.
Friday evening is the social highlight of A Week in Legal London. Participants and registered guests will gather at Trinity House for the Closing Reception and Gala Dinner.
We are in the process of finalizing the details of the program. Please be sure to check back for updated program information.