Law, Poverty, and Access to Justice: Perspectives from Practice

The purpose of this session is to offer students an insight into the practical realities of using the legal system to assert the rights of those who are in poverty.

We will be joined by four practitioners – Miranda Butler, Anne-Marie Irwin, David Lock KC, and Jason Pobjoy  – who are all specialists in the field and will speak of their experiences in this context. The session is primarily aimed at students on the Law, Poverty, and Access to Justice course, but it is open to all who are interested in public interest law and in questions of the relationships between law, poverty, and access to justice. We very much hope to see you there.

Speakers: 

Miranda Butler is a barrister at Landmark Chambers, where she has a broad public law practice. She specialises in immigration, human rights, detention, and public inquiries.

Anne-Marie Irwin is a partner at Rook Irwin Sweeney, where she specialises in health and social care, mental capacity law, education law, and environmental public law.

Jason Pobjoy is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers, where he specialises in public and human rights law, public international law, competition law, EU law, sanctions, sports law, media and data protection law, and immigration law.

Chair:

David Lock KC  specialised in public law at the Bar and now sits as a Deputy High Court Judge in the King’s Bench and Family Divisions and as a Recorded in the Crown Court. He is also a Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE Law School.

Sarah Trotter 

This event operates on a first-come, first-served basis.