My 4 year tenure at Gresham is coming to an end. Please join me for my last lecture as Gresham Professor of Law.

In-person tickets open: Race, Disability & Education: Law's Uphill Battle

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In his final lecture as Gresham Professor of Law, Professor Leslie Thomas KC KC traces the history of #race and #disability #law in the English #education system

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Conclusion tonight is the jury system fit for purpose? A really interesting social experience. And I know this is not a representative sample but its nevertheless interesting with our voyeuristic fly on the wall observation of the decision making process in the jury room.

BREAKING: Privy Council holds that islanders have standing to challenge construction of runway on Barbuda

Marc Willers KC (@MWillersQC), @_LeslieThomas KC, Stephen Cottle & @ThaliaMaragh represent John Mussington & Jacklyn Frank, supported by GLAN | Global Legal Action Network tinyurl.com/yc8p5tve

.Professor Leslie Thomas KC and Emma Snell explain the necessity of JUSTICE and INQUEST's new guide to Achieving Racial Justice at Inquests lag.org.uk/?id=215173

Catch up: LGBT Rights: Overcoming a Colonial Legacy

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Historically the #LGBTcommunity were persecuted under English law. Prof Professor Leslie Thomas KC KC examines this and its legacy in the #Caribbean

#LGBTHM24 #LGBTHistoryMonth #lgbt #lgbt q

Catch up: LGBT Rights: Overcoming a Colonial Legacy

Watch more: gres.hm/lgbt-law

Historically the #LGBTcommunity were persecuted under English law. Prof Professor Leslie Thomas KC KC examines this and its legacy in the #Caribbean

#LGBTHM24 #LGBTHistoryMonth #lgbt #lgbt q

Book Free tickets for: #LGBT Rights: Overcoming a Colonial Legacy

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Historically the #LGBT community were persecuted under English law. Prof Professor Leslie Thomas KC KC examines the legacy of this imported prejudice in the #Caribbean

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“Less than 4 months into her role, the 1st lady chief justice has shown more inclination to stand up to politicians than many of her male predecessors managed across their entire tenures.” Sue Carr hits back and tells Sunak: the judiciary won’t be cowed theguardian.com/law/2024/jan/1…

“…to be absolutely clear, matters of deployment of judges, the allocation of work for judges and the use of courtrooms is a matter for the judiciary and more exclusively a matter for myself and the senior president of the tribunals and it’s really important, chair, that people

“It’s a leadership responsibility for us to describe to them what it [institutional racism] means and what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean that all police officers are racist.” Head of Britain’s police chiefs says force ‘institutionally racist’ theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/j…

“Amanda Bostock, for PC Binala, said her client had made “a lapse in language” when he made the report claiming to have smelled cannabis from inside the car, and should have written that he “assumed the smell came from the vehicle” WHAAAT!!!theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/j…

✨NEW REPORT✨

Unlocking the Truth: 40 years of INQUEST looks at moments of progress, hard fought campaigns, and positive changes.

It is a reminder that there is hope in this work, and that speaking truth to power truly can and does make a difference.
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“The county lines narrative has been used by government & police as a contrived new threat that falsely and cruelly legitimises the targeting of racialised communities, especially of young Black children & men.” Police county lines strategy cruelly targets theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/n…

“The police say they’re serious about rooting out so-called ‘bad apples’, but what this data tells us is that the system itself is enabling & facilitating the behaviour of dangerous officers.” Police ‘enabling dangerous officers’ theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/n…

“Our environment, our culture, our history and our right to be consulted and participate in the future of our lands have been totally ignored,” Our 5 year David -v- Goliath battle finally comes before the Privy Council and we did our best. Now we pray 🙏 apnews.com/article/barbud…

‘Billionaire club’: the tiny island of Barbuda braces for decision on land rights and nature. theguardian.com/global-develop…