The Hamlyn Lectures 2021:The Morality of Advocacy (Live-Streamed from Cardiff)

This event is the second lecture in the 2021 Hamlyn Series: The Morality of Advocacy, with Lord Pannick QC, Blackstone Chambers.

Chair: The Rt. Hon. Lord Lloyd-Jones FLSW

When John Mortimer's fictional barrister, Horace Rumpole, tells his wife, Hilda, that the principle of his profession is that "I will accept any client, however repulsive", she responds, "That's not a principle, that's just a way of making money from the most terrible people".

The second lecture will defend the ethics of the advocate whose task is to be argumentative, inquisitive, indignant, flattering or apologetic - as the occasion demands - on behalf of the person who pays for her voice.

The advocate sets out views to which he does not necessarily subscribe, on behalf of clients for whom he may feel admiration, indifference or contempt. That the independent advocate is not to be associated with the opinions or conduct of her client is fundamental to the administration of justice.

This lecture will also address counsel's duties to the court - often difficult to apply in practice - such as the duty not to mislead.

Live-streamed from the Senedd Building in Cardiff Bay.

Event hosts: The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and Cambridge University Press

With thanks to our Cardiff event sponsors:
- Legal Wales Foundation
- Wales & Chester Circuit
- The Learned Society of Wales

For more information on the Hamlyn Lectures, please visit www.law.ex.ac.uk/hamlyn and www.cambridge.org/hamlyn.

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