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Official account of the Society of Conservative Lawyers. Since 1947 we have provided input to Conservative Party thinking. Posts by @AndrewJohnKidd
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Joined March 2015
Tonight we held our AGM in the House of Lords chaired by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Hunt of Wirral. After the formal business of the evening we heard from The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC, Shadow Attorney General, who spoke about his review of a potential UK withdrawal from the ECHR.
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Our chair The Rt. Hon. The Lord Hunt of Wirral seen here thanking our outgoing chair of the executive committee, The Lord Sandhurst KC. We are delighted that our new chair, Sarah Bool MP, will now take over as our chair of the executive committee.
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Our 2025 Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 11th June 6.30–8.00 pm in Committee Room G, House of Lords We are delighted that our Guest speaker this year will be The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC, Shadow Attorney General Please register via our website above.
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Thanks to everyone who attended our reception this evening in Portcullis House. The Rt Hon Chris Philp MP, Shadow Home Secretary spoke to us & we were delighted that a number of senior MPs & Peers joined us including our new MP host @sarah_bool
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A reminder we are holding a reception on THIS Tues 6 May 6.30pm in Portcullis House. The Rt Hon Chris Philp MP, Shadow Home Secretary is speaking & we are delighted that a number of senior MPs & Peers will be joining us including the Shadow Att General & Shadow Solicitor General
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A reminder we are holding a reception on Tues 6 May @6.30pm in Portcullis House. The Rt Hon Chris Philp MP, Shadow Home Secretary is speaking & we are delighted that a number of senior MPs & Peers will be joining us including the Shadow Attorney General & Shadow Solicitor General
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Thanks to everyone who attended our event this evening @UKHouseofLords with The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC who discussed the development of new frameworks to support a sustainable criminal justice system which is fit for the future.
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REMINDER The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC is speaking to us tonight to discuss the development of new frameworks to support a sustainable criminal justice system which is fit for the future. Members are welcome to bring a guest to this event 18:30–20:00 Comm Rm G, House of Lords SW1A 0PW
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NEW RESEARCH PAPER: BUILDING A SYSTEM WE CAN TRUST Is the Mental Capacity Act Fit for Purpose 20 years on? Mark Dunkley is a retired solicitor & former Chair of the @STEPSociety Worldwide Mental Capacity Special Interest Group Steering Group. https://t.co/j2fc0nRJcM
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in its attempts to criminalise this behaviour and why any future legislation must be consent based. 2 @NotYourPorn
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"Article 10 of the ECHR was created to protect freedom of speech and expression. It was *not* created to protect creeps from creating non-consensual deepfake porn." https://t.co/A4nedJIv0k I've written a blog for @SocConLaw on why the current government needs to do better 1
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Imogen Sadler finds that the current Government’s unfounded ECHR concerns are undermining efforts to criminalise the creation of non-consensual deepfake pornographyWhat is Deepfake Pornography?In a...
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Our exec committee member @isadler19 has written a new piece: "Article 10 of the ECHR was created to protect freedom of speech and expression. It was *not* created to protect creeps from creating non-consensual deepfake porn." Read it here: https://t.co/gOKcgKEAk1
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Imogen Sadler finds that the current Government’s unfounded ECHR concerns are undermining efforts to criminalise the creation of non-consensual deepfake pornographyWhat is Deepfake Pornography?In a...
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A reminder about our evening this evening at 6.30pm. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
REMINDER Our next event is this Monday 4 Nov at 6.30pm to discuss legislating on assisted dying @UKHouseofLords Chaired by Lord Sandhurst KC, the panellists include: · Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP · Baroness Finlay of Llandaff · Sir Max Hill KCB KC · Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC
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REMINDER Our next event is this Monday 4 Nov at 6.30pm to discuss legislating on assisted dying @UKHouseofLords Chaired by Lord Sandhurst KC, the panellists include: · Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP · Baroness Finlay of Llandaff · Sir Max Hill KCB KC · Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC
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A packed house for our #CPC24 fringe session with @TheLawSociety & @WeAreLAPG - chaired by Lord Sandhurst & joined by new shadow AG Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP. Our Vice Chair @bmillsbarrister set out the key asks in our spending review submission to restore funding for the justice
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Thanks to everyone who came to our #CPC2024 fringe event yesterday “How best to deliver access to justice?” Chaired by Lord Sandhurst KC
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Finally got round to joining @SocConLaw. Looking forward to connecting with like-minded individuals and getting more involved! ⚖️👨⚖️🗣
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Standing room only for the @SocConLaw - Society of Conservative Lawyers fringe this morning on how best to deliver access to justice. Good to hear recognition for @AlexChalkChelt ‘s hard work and passion in standing up for lawyers in the public sector and the work they do.
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A reminder our fringe event is happening today at 1pm ⬇️ #CPC2024
2024 CONFERENCE EVENT: HOW BEST TO DELIVER ACCESS TO JUSTICE? We are co-hosting a fringe event with @thebarcouncil, @TheLawSociety, and @WeAreLAPG on Monday, 30 Sep 2024 1-2.30pm Scherzo Room, Hyatt Regency B1 2JZ with our exec chair Lord Sandhurst KC Chairing
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A reminder our #CPC2024 fringe event is tomorrow at 1pm! @SocConLaw @TheLawSociety @thebarcouncil @WeAreLAPG
2024 CONFERENCE EVENT: HOW BEST TO DELIVER ACCESS TO JUSTICE? We are co-hosting a fringe event with @thebarcouncil, @TheLawSociety, and @WeAreLAPG on Monday, 30 Sep 2024 1-2.30pm Scherzo Room, Hyatt Regency B1 2JZ with our exec chair Lord Sandhurst KC Chairing
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