Pleased to speaking at this event next week! Westminster Forum Projects #freespeech #academicfreedom

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15th May 2024 @ 18:00-19:15 at the University of Reading

In Conversation: Myself, Akua Reindorf (KC) and Annie Powell (Partner, Leigh Day and my amazing solicitor) will be talking about the judgement in my case against The Open…

Free speech on campus and academic freedom - what the OfS draft guidance says about managing the employment relationship The Office for Students (OfS)

Latest episode of the top legal podcast featuring a fascinating interview with Prof Jo Phoenix by Tim Owen and Ken Macdonald KC. Essential listening for anyone interested in academic freedom and the crisis in our universities

Many many congrats to the brilliant Anna Beale KC and Sarah Fraser Butlin on taking silk! Exceptional well deserved 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Super proud of my children's other mother Isabelle Trowler 🥳CBE🥳 who's been given a well deserved New Year's honour for services to children's social care 👏👏👏 #NYHonours

BREAKING The Court of Session in Edinburgh has ruled that the UK Government acted lawfully when it blocked controversial gender reforms in Scotland. bbc.co.uk/news/scotland

Delighted to receive the The Spectator Peer of the Year award last night, for my role at the EHRC

Read our full statement on the special review of our accreditation as an 'A' status National Human Rights Institution: equalityhumanrights.com/review-our-acc…

Our #EHRM23 found disabled people were significantly more likely to experience domestic abuse and sexual assault compared with non-disabled people. Govt & police forces must take urgent action to reduce disabled people’s greater risk of experiencing crime: orlo.uk/Xoed9

In which I say the future is bright for academic freedom thanks to Academics For Academic Freedom London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom Committee for Academic Freedom The Free Speech Union Prof Jo Phoenix Dr Laura Favaro Almut Gadow The Office for Students (OfS) and others thecritic.co.uk/the-future-is-…

Cloisters' Akua Reindorf KC (Akua Reindorf KC) talked at the launch of London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom on 21 November 2023 at LSE (@lse_london) .

For more information and to watch the talk in full, click the link below:

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Here's the recording of my talk on #academicfreedom at last night's London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom launch, for anyone who's interested

Excellent summary of my talk on #academicfreedom at the London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom launch event last night.

And big shout out to the two kind security guards who smuggled me out of the back afterwards to avoid the small group of protesters who don't believe in academic freedom 🙏🏽

Roll up! Big event for fans of #academicfreedom old & new. Official launch of London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom tomorrow at LSE.

For a taster here's founding member Ian Pace on the ideas & events that led to the formation of the Council ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=93uFTT…

Interesting & thought-provoking day at the AFAF conference yesterday. Particular highlight meeting omar Loubak Mohamed who launched #Speakeasy , a forum where students get to discuss the things their debating societies won't touch. A vital #freespeech initiative for the higher ed sector

We are pleased to have James Murray Claire Fox
Bryn Harris 3418 Akua Reindorf KC Dennis Hayes and omar Loubak Mohamed as speakers, along with representatives from our branches and many other academics and campaigners. It looks like being a very lively event.
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