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The Chair and Trustees of the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Sir Henry Brooke Lecture.

This year's lecture on 'Valuing Lawyers' will be given by The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales.

Date: Thursday 20 March 2025

Hybrid Event: In-Person 5.30-8.30pm/Online 5.30-7.30pm

Location: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG

The Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill became the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales in October 2023. She is the first woman to hold this historic office and the 98th person since the role was created in the 13th century. As Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr is the President of the Courts of England and Wales, and Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales.

Lady Carr was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1987, specialising in general commercial law with an emphasis on professional liability, and insurance and fraud litigation. She took silk in 2003. Lady Carr became a Recorder in 2009, was appointed to the High Court, Queen's Bench Division in 2013, and in 2014 became the second female High Court Judge to sit in the Commercial Court and the first female High Court Judge to sit in the Technology and Construction Court. She was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2020.

This is a hybrid event. Registration for all attendees will close on Sunday 16 March at 11.59pm, or when bookings reach capacity, whichever is the sooner. All registrants will receive reminder e-mails. For online attendees, reminder e-mails will contain the access link.

On the day of the event, both the online waiting room and the in-person registration desk will open at 5.30pm. The lecture will begin at 6.00pm, and there will be a Q&A session afterwards. For in-person attendees, a reception will follow.

BAILII is very grateful to Herbert Smith Freehills LLP for generously hosting this event. BAILII also thanks the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and the University of London for their support.

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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG

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