Hybrid | Juries and Evidence in Sexual Offence Prosecutions
Thursday 20th July 2023
17.00 – 19.00hrs
This workshop has been co-organised by the UCL Centre for Criminal Law and the UCL Judicial Institute.
The UCL Centre for Criminal Law aims to promote research and teaching at UCL in criminal law subjects, namely substantive criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence, the criminal justice system, criminology and the philosophy and practice of punishment. Read more about the centre.
The UCL Judicial Institute is the UK’s first and only centre of excellence devoted to research, teaching and policy engagement about the judiciary. Read more about the centre.
| 17:00 | Welcome by Prof David Ormerod CBE, KC (Hon), UCL Laws |
| 17:05 | Prof Penney Lewis, Law Commissioner (Criminal Law) for England & Wales, Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College |
| 17:20 | Dr Lewis Ross, Asst Prof LSE Philosophy, on the Case for Real Jury Research |
| 17:35 | Ebani Dhawan, UCL Psychology graduate and Duke University student, and Prof Patrick Haggard, UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, on victims’ psychological responses to sexual assault |
| 17:50 | John Riley, 23ES, a Grade 4 CPS RASSO list panel member and Deputy Chair of the Criminal Bar Association RASSO Committee |
| 18:05 | Prof Cheryl Thomas KC (Hon), Director, UCL Jury Project & Co-Director, UCL Judicial Institute |
| 18:20 | Questions & Answers |
| 18:45 | Brief Concluding remarks |
You can attend this event in-person at UCL Faculty of Laws (Bentham House, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG) or alternatively you can join via a live stream.
Please make sure you choose the correct ticket when booking your place.
Costs
Silk £0.00 +7 Years £0.00 -7 Years £0.00 Pupil £0.00 Non Member £0.00