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TRINITY TERM IS TRADITIONALLYDOMINATED BY THREE THEMES.First, our students are completing their Barexams with all the tension, excitement anduncertainty that accompanies any great step inthe development of one’s career. We wish you allthe very best of success in doing well. You, andmany others, will also be applying for pupillageand I hope that the advice and support you havereceived from the Inn will make this competitiveprocess an easier one to navigate.

Second, we hold our annual election for newGoverning Benchers. The proper governance ofthe Inn is a vital aspect of the high regard inwhich the Inns are held. Many new Benchershave said that their election has been a duty and apleasure in equal measure. The rules fornomination are designed to be encouraging ratherthan restrictive so if you think you qualify pleasedo talk to a fellow existing Bencher about the

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NEWSLETTER OF THE INNER TEMPLE

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CONTENTSAnnouncements 2The Olympics at Inner Temple 2Your Bar Liaison Committee 3Recent Events 4Gold: Power and Allure 6Within the Magic Gateways 7Bar Guest Night 9Diamond Jubilee Celebration 9Education & Training 11Drama Society 17Car Park Permits 17Library News 18Garden News 19The Temple Church 20Organ Appeal Bike Ride 21Temple Music Concerts 21Diary 22Staff News 23

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possibilities of putting yourself forward. Fulldetails can be found in the Members Section ofthe Inn’s website.

Third, the good weather allows us to put ona full programme of summer social events withsomething for everyone. This year you will findpicnics, Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Pegasusof Fire to highlight our Olympic connections,an Indian summer party, children’s events,concerts in the Temple Church and the studentdrama production of Macbeth – Shakespeare athis dramatic best.

And spare a thought for the Inn’s cateringand estates staff in August when traditionallywe are closed down. This year we are hostingthe Belgian Olympic Committee who are

making Inner Temple their Olympic home. Weare delighted to be welcoming their keyrepresentatives and sponsors to the Inn withthe hope that they come a close second to theBritish in the medals’ tables. Please do visittheir Belgian tourist exhibitions if you are inthe vicinity. Cycling holidays will be aparticular theme. Temple Church will be opentoo as one of London’s more special touristsights, having already welcomed delegates fromthe International Association of Women Judges,the World Bar Conference and the HighSheriffs, events all sponsored by Inner Temple.

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PATRICK MADDAMSSUB TREASURER

ANNOUNCEMENTSMaster Lavender has been appointed Vice Chairman of The Bar Council in 2013

Omission from the Easter Issue.INNER TEMPLE QUEEN’S COUNSELMichael Mather-Lees QCXT

TRINITY ELECTIONS 2012 Elections for Governing Benchers will be heldduring the Trinity term. Members who wouldlike to find out more about this important roleshould speak to a Governing Bencher or theSub-Treasurer in the first instance.

The Inn is particularly keen to receivenominations for members on Circuit outside of London.

Information is available on the BencherElections page of the Members’ Area atwww.innertemple.org.uk or by contactingJennie Collis on 020 7797 8177 [email protected]

THE NOMINATIONS DEADLINE FORGOVERNING BENCHERS FOR THETRINITY ELECTIONS WILL BE 14 JUNE

THE OLYMPICS ATINNER TEMPLE

To find out the latest information about what ishappening at Inner Temple during the OlympicGames when it becomes the Belgium House,please visit the website’s News & EventsSection at www.innertemple.org.uk

A special offer of tickets and catering packageshas been extended to members, tenants andresidents of Inner Temple by the officialBelgian Sport and hospitality agency SUSEIA.To view packages visit the Members Area at www.innertemple.org.uk

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YOUR BAR LIAISON COMMITTEE:REPRESENTING THE VIEWS OF MEMBERS OF HALL

ELECTED Phillip Aliker Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee; StaffAidan Briggs Library CommitteeNicholas Griffin QC Education & Training Committee; MentoringRichard Humphreys QC Estates CommitteeSusan Lindsey Estates Committee; Church CommitteeSimon Murray House; MootsSonia Nolten Executive Committee; Car Park; Paintings & ClocksClifford Payton Estates Committee; SilverFaisel Sadiq Scholarships Committee

CO-OPTED Simon Baker Vice-Chairman; Executive Committee; Students Debating SocietyChristopher Bond Qualifying Sessions Sub-CommitteeZachary Bredemear Education & Training CommitteeAnneliese Day QC [Maternity Leave]Jocelin Gale Qualifying Sessions Sub-CommitteeMartin Goudie Pegasus Scholarship Trust; Student SocietiesCharlotte Hadfield Education & Training Committee; Remuneration Paul Infield MarshallingFiona Jackson Bar Council Bar Nursery Sub-CommitteeSara Lawson Chairman; Executive CommitteeSarah Martin Scholarships CommitteePhilip Moser QC TrustsTimothy Penny Library CommitteeTimothy Petts Archives CommitteeHefin Rees Scholarships CommitteeSaira Kabir Sheikh Scholarships CommitteeJohn Sorabji Employed Bar RepresentativeTurlough Stone Library CommitteeJason Sugarman Car Park and GardenAndrew Warnock QC Advocacy Training Committee

CIRCUIT REPRESENTATIVESKeiron Beal QC European Circuit; Student Societies Vacant North Eastern CircuitAdam Hiddleston Western CircuitCharles Parsley Wales Vacant Midland CircuitVacant South Eastern CircuitVacant Northern Circuit

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSGraham Chapman Junior Bar Auditor; Executive Committee; Finance Sub Committee;

Estates Committee; CellarJulia Dias QC Senior Bar Auditor; Executive Committee; Investment Sub-Committee;

Finance Sub-CommitteeMichael Simon Yearbook EditorMaster of the TempleSub-TreasurerHead of Treasury Office Secretary


Several members attended including; Master Falconer (Chairman), and MasterCryan (Chairman of the Advisory Board). Master Bennett and Master Singer (not present) are thefirst two High CourtJudges to qualify.Lord Marks was inthe first group ofarbitrators to qualify.Master Cobb andMaster Scriven arepast Chairmen of the Family LawBar Association.

RECENT EVENTSINNER TEMPLE HOSTED THELAUNCH OF THE INSTITUTE OFFAMILY LAW ARBITRATORS.

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Inner Temple, led by the Treasurer, supported the London LegalSupport Trust by taking part in a 10km ‘after work’ walk onMonday 21 May. This Inn has raised almost £2,500 for the Trust. You can still donate until 8 August by going tohttp://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/theinnertemple

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collar was made for Chief Baron Alexander.James Scarlett was born in 1769 and was calledto the Bar by the Inner Temple on 28 July 1791.He joined the Northern Circuit and for nearly aquarter of a century he practised as JuniorCounsel. In 1816 he was called within the Bar asKing’s Counsel. He acted as Reader andTreasurer of the Inner Temple in the year 1824.In 1827 he was appointed Attorney-General andon 27 April in that year he was knighted. SirJames retired from the office of Attorney-General in January 1828 on a charge of Ministry,but he resumed it in June 1829 on theresignation of Sir Charles Wetherell. In 1830,when Sir Robert Peel became Minister, Sir JamesScarlett was, on 24 December, constituted LordChief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in theplace of Lord Lyndhurst, who was then raisedfor the second time to the woolsack. In January1835 he was created Baron Abinger of Abingerin the County of Surrey. Lord Abinger presidedin the Court of Exchequer for nearly ten yearsand died on 7 April 1844.

The chain, having been the property ofBaron Abinger, was purchased by the Inn in1932 for £135.

The most comprehensiveand ambitiousexhibition ever stagedat the Goldsmiths’

Hall, it powerfully tells the rich andpreviously untold story of Britain andgold, demonstrating the country’sunique golden heritage.

It features more than 400 gold itemsranging in date from as early as 2500 BC to thepresent day, including rare and exquisite worksof art, pieces of exceptional historic significanceand others which are esoteric, curious andamusing. All the exhibits, displayed over threefloors at Goldsmiths’ Hall have been loanedfrom distinguished institutions and privatecollections.

The exhibition includes the Inn’s ownGeorge IV 22 carat gold SS collar (picturedbelow), so named due to its series of 26 “S”sections. The collar was worn by Lord Abingerwhen he was Chief Baron of the Court ofExchequer. The history of the old exchequercollar can be traced for about a century and ahalf before the year 1824, in which year this

GOLD: POWER AND ALLURE4500 YEARS OF GOLD TREASURES FROM ACROSS BRITAIN

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WITHIN THE MAGIC GATEWAYSA FAIRY STORY OF THE TEMPLE

IIn 1919 a writer named Phyllis Saundersdecided to write a fairy story of theTemple; we know nothing about thisperson but it is assumed that she must have

lived or worked here as her knowledge of theTemple’s history is so very extensive. The storytells the story of Yrma a lonely child who hascome to live with her cousin Margaret on FleetStreet. She has been ill so is not allowed to attendschool and spends her time milling around thequiet courtyards of the Inns. The Pegasus andthe Lamb, the emblems of the Inner and MiddleTemple, leap off their plinths and introduce herto the secret world behindthe magic gateways of theInns, by granting her theFreedom of the Temple.Through them she isintroduced to the FountainCourt Lady, the Pump CourtGentleman and the sundials.Heraldic figures acquaint herwith the revels. Magic shoeshelp her negotiate the steps tothe seventeenth centurycomposer John Playford’s

dances and revels. She meets past Treasurers, theKnights Templar and the book ends with awonderful description of Christmas in theChurch filled with people from all the periods ofthe Inn’s history and through this celebration shelearns the true meaning of Christmas. Sherealises through the Knights that ‘love is thestrongest thing in the world, stronger even thanthat which you call death, yet there is no death.’ The animals and the Inn’s principal figuresrestore the child’s faith in life, and she realisesthrough this experience that even after the deathof her mother life continues.

The book is a charming,wonderful and unique history ofthe Inn for children and thearchive would dearly like to findout more about the author. It ishoped that perhaps the Inn maybe able to reprint the book sothat more people may be able toread it once more.

The illustrations featured are by Margaret Tarrant who also illustrated the FlowerFairy books.

Image: Suzy Taylor www.folkartpapercuts.blogspot.co.uk

COME AND ENJOY AN INDIAN BAZAARTHURSDAY 12 JULY 2012

6pm-9.30pm

Members & their Guests: £42.50 each IT Students: £37.50*

All food and drink included in ticket price

To Book: Tickets are available from the Inner Temple Treasury Office

[email protected] 020 7797 8183

*Two tickets at this price


JOIN INNER & MIDDLE TEMPLE IN CELEBRATING THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE

AT A SPECIAL SERVICE OF MUSIC & PRAYERS

IN THE TEMPLE CHURCH FOLLOWED BY A

CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION IN INNER TEMPLE GARDEN

THURSDAY 14 JUNE 2012OPEN TO MEMBERS OF INNER & MIDDLE TEMPLE

5.45pm Service of Music & Prayers

Address by:The Lord Chief Justice

6.45pm Champagne & Canapé Reception

Dress Code: Lounge Suits

Tickets Cost:Members over seven years’ Call: £30 Members under seven years’ Call: £25

IT Students: £20 Members are welcome to bring up to one guest: £30Inner Temple Members:

Tickets are available from the Inner Temple Treasury

Office on [email protected]

or 020 7797 8250

Middle Temple Members:Tickets are available from Nicola Duggan

on [email protected]

or 020 7427 4800

BAR GUEST NIGHTAT INNER TEMPLE12 OCTOBER 2012

CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION3 COURSE DINNER

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7.15PM FOR 7.45PMDRESS CODE: BLACK TIE

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TO BOOK:Please contact Kate Peters on 020 7797 8250

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TEMPLEFAMILY PICNIC

SUNDAY 15 JULY 2012 1PM-4PM IN INNER TEMPLE GARDEN

DETAILS:CHILDREN TICKET: £11 ADULT TICKET: £21.50TICKET PRICE INCLUDES FOOD & DRINK

TO BOOK: TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TREASURY OFFICE on 020 7797 8250

or [email protected] or www.innertemple.org.uk


THANK YOU!

Fiona Fulton Head of Education & [email protected] 020 7797 8207Francesca Ellis Education Co-ordinator and Assistant to HET [email protected] 020 7797 8207Eamonn O’Reilly Scholarships and Students Manager [email protected] 020 7797 8210Paul Clark Scholarships and Students Co-ordinator [email protected] 020 7797 8211Beth Phillips Further Education [email protected] 020 7797 8209David Miller Further Education [email protected] 020 7797 8213Anthony Dursi Recruitment and Outreach [email protected] 020 7797 8214Amy Mason Recruitment and Outreach [email protected] 020 7797 8262

CONTACT INFORMATION

EDUCATION & TRAINING DEPARTMENT

The Education & Training Department wouldlike to thank all the members who haveorganised, taught at or participated in the hugevariety of events and activities we haveundertaken this academic year. We greatlyappreciate you giving up your days, eveningsand weekends to help – your support is

invaluable. We look forward to seeing you atthe remaining events this term.

If you are a member who would like tovolunteer to help with E&T activities, pleasesee our Guide to Volunteering Opportunities inthe Members’ section on the website or requesta copy from the E&T Department.

UNIVERSITY AND REGIONAL RECEPTIONSThe Inn runs four large university eveningpresentations annually in London (18 October2012), Bristol (25 October 2012), Cambridge(15 October 2012) and Oxford (23 October2012) for university students in the area. If you are willing to attend and speak withstudents about careers at the Bar, pleasecontact Anthony Dursi.

In addition, a presentation and receptionwill take place on the North Eastern Circuit

(Durham, 1 November 2012), and furtherreceptions are being planned on theNorthern Circuit and in Wales in the nextacademic year. These events will bringtogether local practitioners with universitystudents in the area in order to inform themabout careers at the Bar in an informalatmosphere. If you are interested in helpingout at receptions in your local area, pleasecontact Anthony Dursi.

UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL CAREERS ADVISERSThe Inner Temple will be hosting an event onthe afternoon of Thursday 28 June which willbring together career advisers with the aim ofproviding them with information on theworking life of barristers and how best to advisetheir students interested in a career at the Bar.The seminar will include talks on practical issues

related to training to become a barrister, funding and scholarships, how to preparestudents for scholarships and pupillageapplications, and existing opportunities foruniversity students to interact with barristers. If you are interested in volunteering to help,please contact Anthony Dursi.



INNER TEMPLE SCHOOLS PROJECT On 23 April 2012, the Inn hosted an Open Dayfor non-London school students participating inthe national Pathways to Law programme.Pathways to Law is aimed at high-achieving stateschool students with no family history of highereducation, and supports them through a twoyear legal programme in conjunction withleading law faculties. Over seventy year-13students who are on the Pathways programmesat the Universities of Bristol, Leeds, Manchester,Southampton and Warwick were all welcomed tothe Inn for a day learning more about the Barand a career as a barrister.

The event began with students beingprovided with information on how to train forthe Bar and a snapshot of a day in the life ofbarristers in different areas of law was providedthrough a panel of speakers. Students went onto participate in a variety of sessions includinga case law and plea in mitigation exercise. Theevent culminated in group visits to Chambers,which gave the students an excellent insightinto life as a barrister as well as an opportunityto talk to members of Chambers, Clerks andPractice Managers.

The E&T Department would like to thankeveryone who participated, in particular SimonO’Toole (5 Pump Court) who leads theProject, as well as Andrew Jefferies QC (DyersChambers), Raza Halim (Garden CourtChambers), Amanda Illing (Practice Managerat Hardwicke), James Lee (Lecturer atBirmingham Law School and Academic Fellow

of the Inner Temple), Simon Heptonstall(CPS), David Juckes (Hailsham Chambers),Leonie Hirst (Tooks Chambers), StephenHellman (33 Chancery Lane), David Mitchell(Ely Place Chambers), Charles Bagot(Hardwicke), Matthew Persson (4 PaperBuildings) and Matthew Carey (Pupil, 1 PumpCourt).

Thank you also to the Chambers whokindly agreed to host a group of students forthe session – Hardwicke, 4 Pump Court, 4New Square and Francis Taylor Building.

The next schools project event will be on 9July, when the Inn will be hosting the launch ofthe Social Mobility Foundation’s BarPlacement Week. The scheme gives stateschool students an opportunity to spend aweek in Chambers, allowing them to gain abroad insight into the day-to-day life of abarrister and an understanding of the legalprofession as a whole.

We also have events for year 12 and 13students from across London on the afternoonsof 9 November and 28 November. We rely onthe support of members for the project, andwould be grateful for any additionalvolunteers. If you are interested involunteering for any of our schools projectevents, please contact Amy Mason.

School students hear from

Barristers about life at the Bar


FOR EDUCATION & TRAINING

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In summer 2010, I was granted an internshipaward scholarship from the Inner Temple toundertake legal voluntary work in a non-governmental organisation based in Lagos,Nigeria. In January 2011, I set off for Lagos toundertake my stint as an intern in The LegalDefence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) forthree months. I joined a dedicated team oflawyers and legal professionals engaged in thepromotion and protection of human rights, therule of law and good governance in Nigeria.During my time in LEDAP I had theopportunity to work on many programmesincluding, juvenile justice reform in Nigeria,consultations for the drafting and introductionof mental health legislation, domestic violencecases and advocacy, and LEDAP’s anti-deathpenalty campaign.

LEDAP is a leading voice in Nigeria againstimpunity with respect to torture and ill-treatment. Since 1998, LEDAP has providedlegal assistance and social rehabilitation totorture victims. Since 2001, LEDAP hasdocumented and reported annually on cases oftorture, ill-treatment and extra-judicialexecutions in Nigeria, raising policy levelattention to the problems. ConsideringLEDAP’s expertise in this field I was thrilled atbeing assigned to their most recent programmeon disability and torture funded by theEuropean Union. Torture and ill-treatment ofpeople with disabilities in Nigeria is widespread,under-reported and often seen as acceptable orinevitable. These citizens are uniquelyvulnerable and encounter specific difficulties inprotecting their right to be free from torture,cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Theirdisability impacts upon their experiences oftorture and ill-treatment; and they face particular

hurdles in accessing redress. The overallobjective of the programme was to reduce theoccurrences of torture and ill-treatment ofpeople with disabilities by awareness raising andincreasing the capacity of civil societyorganisations to address these incidences.

I was responsible for conducting a base-linestudy on the patterns of torture and ill-treatmentof people with disabilities and the available legalremedies, which included legal research into theConstitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,regional human rights instruments such as theAfrican Charter and international instrumentssuch as the UN Convention on the Rights ofPersons with Disabilities, State based laws andcase-law. Although provided for in the AfricanCharter under the category of “other”, theFederal Constitution of Nigeria omits disabledpeople from its “right to freedom fromdiscrimination” provision which has left asignificant gap in the protection of these citizens’rights.

As part of the project, a handful of localconsultants and I took to the streets, state-runasylums, homes, prisons and orphanages acrossNigeria to collect the testimonies of people withdisabilities who had suffered discriminatorytorture or ill-treatment. One such visit whichstands out was to a maximum security men’sprison in Kirikiri to interview inmates who hadphysical, mental and intellectual disabilities. Theaim of collecting testimonies was to earmarkcases that met the threshold of discriminatory ill-treatment or torture. As a result of speaking topeople about their human rights violations andexperiences, LEDAP has been able to representand file ten strategic litigation test cases ondisability, discrimination, torture and ill-treatment in Nigeria. It is too soon to tell as to

BY LARA AKANDE

INTERNSHIP AWARD REPORTThe Inn makes a small number of awards eachyear for the purposes of enabling students andnewly qualified barristers to pursue projectsthat will widen their experience of the worldoutside the Bar and thereby enhance the skillsthat they can thereafter bring to their practice.Although any project meeting these criteria willbe considered, preference will generally begiven to projects with an international element

and/or which involve an element of unpaid orlow paid work for the community.

In the last academic year, we havesupported 16 internship projects. Two of ourstudent members, Lara Akande and KatherineLloyd undertook internships in Lagos, Nigeriaand Arizona respectively and have shared theirexperiences below.

whether the individual cases will be successful,however, as a direct result of these cases,jurisprudence on the topic will be developedwhere there was previously none. Thisexperience has highlighted the potential of thelaw to transform people’s lives and I was glad tobe a part of the process.

When my internship came to an end, I wasoffered a permanent job at LEDAP as a LegalOfficer. In December I organised a trainingworkshop on the discriminatory ill-treatment ofpeople with disabilities and strategic advocacyand litigation techniques. LEDAP invitedlawyers and representatives from disability andtorture organisations across Nigeria and WestAfrica. The workshop spanned two days andwas very successful with specialists from theEqual Rights Trust (UK), the Mental DisabilityAdvocacy Centre (Hungary) and the BulgarianHelsinki Committee (Bulgaria) on the panel.

I have been working in LEDAP now for ayear and a half and am due to return to the UKthis year to start my pupillage. I have had awonderful experience, one that I will neverforget and one, I am sure, which will continue toinfluence my legal career for years to come.Exposure to human rights violations, law, andactivism at the grassroots level has provided mewith a new found appreciation for howimportant the law and fundamental human rights

are to human existence, especially for those whohave the protection of neither. There is no placewhich could benefit from implementing themaxim, “the law must be seen to be done,” morethan Nigeria. In terms of Lagos itself, there isno place quite like it; vibrant, hectic, alive andbursting with potential. The people are energeticand warm and I was always overwhelmed at thegenerosity and welcoming spirit of those who Imet along my journey. I was sad to say “odabo”(goodbye in Yoruba) to Lagos but I am sure ourpaths will cross again.



INTERNSHIP AWARD REPORTBY KATHERINE LLOYD

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Back row: left to right, Lara Akande,

Elizabeth Clarke (visitor from the Equal

Rights Trust), Adaobi Egboka (Lawyer and

executive programmes manager of

LEDAP) and Rachel Stelfox (Volunteer

Legal Officer at LEDAP). Front:Two

participants in the project on disability

and ill-treatment in Nigeria, both

para-athletes.)

I have recently returned to the UK from a threemonth internship in Arizona, working withcapital defence lawyer, Julie Hall. I set out on 12January having completed Amicus training andread extensively on the death penalty. I thought Ihad a pretty good idea of what the three monthswould have in store. How wrong I was. Iexperienced so much but have chosen toconcentrate on three topics; my visits to theprisons, Robert Moormann and living inArizona.

Arizona’s condemned men are housed atBrowning Unit, ASPC-Eyman in Florence.From the moment you drive through the prisongates, it becomes clear that every step has been

taken to extinguish all signs of life. No grass, notrees, no wildlife; just sand, grey concrete andgrey wire as far as the eye can see. I will neverforget the feeling of walking through the firsttowering gate, waiting for the buzz and click thatsignals the closing of that gate, before being ableto proceed through the next. Stepping into thevisitation block, all natural light was blocked andthe smell of fresh paint was overwhelming. Theattorney-client visitation room is about 1x1.5m2,a window of three-inch reinforced glass on onewall looks through to an almost identical roomwhere the client sits. It is almost as if theenvironment is set to foster feelings of fear and dread.


I also had the opportunity to visit a femaleclient. There are only three women on death rowin Arizona. They are therefore housed in thegeneral population of Arizona’s all female prison,ASPC Perryville. This prison stood in starkcontrast to the male unit. Trees grew in thegrounds and the visitation room had a wholewall of windows and paintings of Disneycharacters on the walls. Although this was awelcome break from the male prison, I stillcouldn’t escape the fact that we were sittingopposite a lady who awaits her execution.

Two days prior to my arrival, the ArizonaSupreme Court issued an execution warrant forMs Hall’s client, Robert Moormann. Theexecution was scheduled for the end of February.The next six weeks were spent almost entirely onhis case. Ms Hall, another lawyer and I workedintensely to submit last minute written appealsto all levels of the court system, from the localSuperior Court to the US Supreme Court.

During this time, we also had to prepare forRobert’s clemency hearing. The current ArizonaBoard of Clemency has never recommendedclemency; however, the mitigation here was socompelling (far too vast to detail in this shortexcerpt) that this was one of the greatest chances

we had to stop the execution. We spoke to jurorsfrom the original trial, penpals, doctors, clinicalpsychologists and neuropsychologists.

I acted as one of the advocates at theclemency hearing, which can only be describedas the most intense plea-in-mitigation one couldexperience. At the end of the five hour hearing,the panel made their decision in front of thewhole room. After an agonising silence, one ofthe board members moved to recommendclemency, our hopes were raised but this wasshortly followed by another board membermoving against a recommendation. The otherthree board members agreed not to recommend.

After the shattering blow of the clemencyhearing, we still had five days to convince theCourts to stay the execution. This involvedsubmitting briefs to all levels of the court system;we even had oral argument regarding the legalityof Arizona’s lethal injection protocols in the USCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In theend, our attempts were unsuccessful. Robert wasexecuted on 29 February 2012.

In the last couple of weeks of my trip, I mettwo men who, between them, had spent over 30years on Arizona’s death row. Both men werewrongly convicted and have been released in the

past year. Meeting them was anincredibly humbling experience,however, it also left a very bittersweet feeling; both are still relativelyyoung and can enjoy the rest theirlives but this doesn’t change the factthat they have spent the last twentyyears sitting in small cells, awaitingtheir deaths.

I would like to take thisopportunity to give my sincerestthanks to Julie Hall, an inspirationallady, without whom this experiencewould have been impossible.Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude to the Inner Temple for facilitating thisinvaluable experience.


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Katherine Lloyd at the Grand Canyon



CALLING ALL NEW PUPILS!If you have secured pupillage please rememberto register your pupillage with the Bar StandardsBoard and also the E&T Department at the Inn.

Please visit the Inner Temple website or contactBeth Phillips for further information and aPupillage registration form.


CONTACT INFORMATION

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MOCK INTERVIEW SCHEME – VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDThis scheme gives students a chance to practisetheir interview technique in front of establishedbarristers prior to their ‘real’ pupillageinterview. The scheme is very popular, andstudent feedback is consistently extremelypositive. As the pupillage interview season is in

full swing, the scheme needs more volunteers.The time commitment is flexible but is usuallyaround 1–3 hours per year. For moreinformation or if you would like to volunteer,please contact Amy Mason.

APRIL NEW PRACTITIONERS’ ADVOCACY& ETHICS WEEKENDIn April, the E&T Department held the first ofits two annual Advocacy and Ethics weekendsfor New Practitioners. The weekend wasaccredited for 17 CPD hours including 9 hoursof advocacy training and 3 hours of ethicstraining and was attended by 48 juniorbarristers. The course allowed NPs theopportunity to cross examine real expert

medical witnesses and to tackle a series ofhypothetical ethical problems with the assistanceof real solicitors. We were privileged to haveMaster Treasurer give the after-dinner speech onthe Saturday night. The E&T Departmentwould like to thank all those advocacy trainerswho gave up their weekend to help.

LEGAL EDUCATION ANDTRAINING REVIEW SURVEYThe Legal Education and Training Review(LETR) is a joint project of the front-line legalregulators including the Bar Standards Board. Itconstitutes a fundamental, evidence-basedreview of education and training requirementsacross all legal services in England and Wales.LETR is required to ensure that the futuresystem of legal education and training will beeffective and efficient in preparing legal serviceproviders to meet the needs of consumers.LETR is conducting a number of focus groupswith practitioners including a very useful

meeting which was held with representatives ofall four Inns at Inner Temple on 4 May. LETR isalso seeking the views of all those withexperience of legal education and training via anonline survey.

Should you wish to find out more about thesurvey, please visit the following website:www.surveymonkey.com/s/LETR_Online_Survey

The deadline for responses is 16 August 2012.


The Inn has a large private car park with 24hrsecurity. Members, residents and members ofChambers are eligible to purchase annual permitswhich run from 1 January to 31 December but are offered at a pro rata rate throughout the year.

Residents: £1,200Members: £2,200Chambers: £2,400

Members of Chambers may wish to join InnerTemple via Ad Eundem to make use of theMember’s rate. All prices include VAT and are based on the annual rate, 1 January to 31 December.

If you would like to purchase a permit or formore information please contact Kate Peters on020 7797 8183 or [email protected]

CAR PARKING PERMITS

On 14 and 16 May the Drama Societyperformed Blithe Spirit in the ParliamentChamber. This was their first full production in2012 and will be followed by a production ofMacbeth to be performed in Church Court on

9 and 10 July. The society is student-led but isopen to all members of the Inn. If you wouldlike details of upcoming auditions or if you areinterested in attending the summer productionof Macbeth please contact Eamonn O’Reilly.

DRAMA SOCIETYDrama Society members

perform Blithe Spirit.

A recent statistical study* on what influenceslaw undergraduates to come to the Bar showedthat the most important factors were workexperience and the advice of their tutors andlecturers. Our new Pegasus Access Scheme, inpartnership with fifty chambers now, addressesthe former and we hope our Academic FellowsScheme and other links with the universitieswill better inform the latter. Not surprisinglyperhaps, another influential factors were theirschools and university career advice services.

With this in mind, Inner Temple is hosting thisyear Inns of Court Career Advisers Conferencewill provide this group with details on careersat the Bar. Similarly, our Schools Projectengages with teachers and career advisers aswell as state school students themselves.

* Career expectations of Students onQualifying Law Degrees in England and Wales.The Higher Education Academy. April 2012.www.heacademy.ac.uk

HOW DID WE GET HERE?


LIBRARYNEWSSATURDAYOPENINGOPENING HOURS 10AM TO 5PMJUNE – OCTOBER 2012(There is no Saturday opening during August

and part of September.)

JUNE2 June CLOSED

9 June Lincoln’s Inn

16 June Middle Temple

23 June Gray’s Inn

30 June Inner Temple

JULY7 July Lincoln’s Inn

14 July Middle Temple

21 July Gray’s Inn

28 July CLOSED

AUGUSTCLOSED

SEPTEMBER29 September Inner Temple

OCTOBER6 October Lincoln’s Inn

A 'Classifieds' section has recently been addedto the Current Awareness blog, which willfeature advertisements for chambers' vacancies.This will be trialled for three months and if theventure proves worthwhile we will makeadvertisements a permanent feature.

CLASSIFIEDS ON THE CURRENTAWARENESS BLOG

OPENING HOURSDURING THE OLYMPIC GAMESThe Library is aiming to operate its normalsummer vacation hours (9.00 am to 5.30 pm)during the Olympic Games, 27 July to 12 August. However, since Library staff (and everyone else) are likely to experienceproblems with travelling into central Londonby public transport during this period, we hopethat our users will bear with us if we need tochange these hours at short notice.

Recent visitors to the Library have included agroup of East European lawyers, interns fromENSSIB (France's national school forinformation and librarianship) and library stafffrom the law firms Hogan Lovells and Kirkland& Ellis International.

VISITORS

The Deputy Librarian welcomes visiting

East European lawyers

A WORD TO THE WISE

When Thames Waterannounced that it was tointroduce a hosepipe ban Ismugly congratulated

myself for choosing clary sage (Salviahormonium) for the summer bedding scheme inthe War of the Roses border. This variety ofannual sage is a native of the area extending fromthe Mediterranean to Iran via the Crimea: it istolerant of low rainfall and high heat. After themany months of dry weather, every gardenershould have anticipated the imposition of waterrestrictions this summer and I put in an earlyorder for 1500 of these attractive plants as Ireckoned demand would be high.

We have used clary sage in this spot before,but I wasn’t completely satisfied with the result,and I’m excited to have the opportunity toimprove on that scheme by adding Eucalyptusglobulus (grown as an annual) to break themonotony of such en masse planting and to addheight to the overall design. The intense blue,rose and white bracts of the sage, which canreach 35cm or more, will act as a sturdy footingto the feathery, grey-green fronds of theeucalyptus, and create a rippling effect betweenthe yew buttresses.

Fortunately, clary sage is a tough cookie andcan survive a soaking as well as a drought, aswhat I hadn’t anticipated was that the day thehosepipe ban came into force would mark the

beginning of a prolonged downpour. In fact,since April 05 131 mm of rain has fallencompared to 1 mm last year. On the principlethat nothing in horticulture is certain, thissoaking hasn’t deterred us from continuing toinstall a ‘leaky pipe’ drip irrigation system intothe beds, and place flagstones through the widthof the High Border so that we can access theplants with watering cans.

At the moment it seems as though thesummer months are going to be unsettled, so Imay well turn to the medicinal properties of sageas a distillation of its seeds into an essential oil issaid to dispel anxiety and insomnia. Dioscorideswas convinced it stopped hair going grey,Matthiolus recommended it as a cure forheadaches, Pliny pronounced it effective forsnakebites and sores, and Culpeper was one ofmany herbalists who recommended it to help thememory, his recipe being ‘a conserve made of theflowers’. There is also an ancient use of it forremoving foreign objects from the eye (anoccupational hazard for a gardener) whichinvolves placing one of the sticky seeds into theeye which then adheres to the object making iteasier to remove, hence one of its commonnames being ‘clear-eye’. I somehow think I willonly resort to using this method if my GP takesthe advice of the Government and works fromhome during the Olympics ...

ANDREA BRUNSENDORFHEAD GARDENER

GARDEN NEWS



THETEMPLE CHURCHTRINITYEVENTS 2012

SUN 24 JUNE, 11.15 a.m.

CHORAL COMMUNIONBaptism Families Reunion Service. Followedby lunch in Inner Temple Hall. To book forlunch: [email protected]

WED 27 JUNE, 5.45 p.m.

FOR ST PETER’S DAYCHORAL EVENSONGFollowed by drinks in the Master’s Garden.

SUN 1 JULY, 11.30 a.m.

CHORAL MATTINSWith a special welcome to the World BarConference. Preacher: The Honourable JusticeSusan Crennan, Justice of the High Court of Australia. Please note later start time.

WED 4 JULY, 5.45 p.m.

CHORAL EVENSONGFor the High Sheriffs of England and Wales.

SUN 22 JULY, 11.15 a.m.

Last Service of the Legal Year.BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION ANDCHORAL COMMUNIONCelebrant and Preacher: The Bishop of London Followed by a family barbecue. To book forthe barbecue: [email protected]

SUN 7 OCTOBER, 11.15 a.m.

CHORAL MATTINS First Service of the Legal Year.Preacher: Nicholas Hardwick CBE, HM ChiefInspector of Prisons for England and Wales.

WED 17 OCTOBER, 5.45 p.m.

ST LUKE’S DAYCHORAL EVENSONG

DATE FOR THE DIARYTHURS 29 NOVEMBER 12noon-8.00pm

THE TEMPLE CHURCH CHRISTMAS FAIR IN INNER TEMPLE HALLALL PROCEEDS TO THE TEMPLE CHURCH ORGAN FUND


PULL OUTTHE STOPS!!!

The Temple Nights, a team of choir parents,Ben Simms, Adrian Buchanan, BenedictZucchi, Roddy Langmuir, Robert Violette and(from the music office) Liz Clarke, will becycling 120 miles overnight on 30 June, in aidof the Temple Church Organ Fund, fromLondon Fields to Dunwich on the SuffolkCoast, taking part in London's greatest massparticipation ride - the Dunwich Dynamo.

In the Temple Church we enjoy some ofthe most beautiful music in England. Themajestic Temple Church organ is a vital part ofit. The organ is undergoing a major overhaul,which will cost £750,000 in total. Well over£600,000 has already been raised; and we arelimbering up to make our own contribution on30 June. We are hoping to raise £10,000. Pleasesupport us as generously as you can!

We will be biking all night, and some of us willbe back in the Temple Church for ChoralMattins at 11.30am on Sunday 1 July. If you arein London that weekend and can welcome usback to the Church, it will be good to see you!Thank you very much for your support.

BEN SIMMS, CHORISTER PARENT

ORGAN APPEAL BIKE RIDE

Monday 25 June 7.30pmTemple Song 2012: Gerald Finley and Julius Drake

£45, £35, £25, £15, £10, £5

Schubert Winterreise

Wednesday 11 July 7.30pmRomantic Quintets for a Summer Evening

Mozart and Brahms, clarinet quintets

£25, £20, £15

Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major K581,

Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor op 115

and Schubert String Trio in B flat (unfinished) D 471

Wednesday 18 July 6.45pmTemple Music Diamond Jubilee Concert

The Choir of the Temple Church

£16, £12, £8

Purcell Come ye sons of art,

Stanley Organ Concerto op 10 no 3 in B flat major

and Handel Foundling Hospital Anthem.

www.templemusic.org020 7427 5641

[email protected]

Temple Music concert dates

To donate go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/templenights


DIARYTRINITY TERM 2012

JUNE11 Hall Re-Opens

12 Trinity Term Law Sittings Begin

13 Books Sub-Committee

COIC (MT)

14 Celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee at a

Special Service of Music & Prayers in

the Temple Church at 6.45pm

followed by a champagne reception in

the Inner Temple Garden

15-16 CPE Scholarship Interviews

15-17 New Practitioners’ Residential Weekend

18 Bar Liaison Committee

Lecture Night

(Master Hooper)

19-20 Internship Awards Interviews

19 Executive Committee

20 Library Committee

Pegasus of Fire

24 Church Reunion Lunch

25 Advocacy Dinner

26 Pegasus Scholarship Trust

27 5.45 pm Choral Evensong,Temple Church: St

Peter’s Day

Private Guest Night

28 Church Committee (MT)

University Careers Advisers’ Day

29- World Bar Conference

JULY-1 11.30am Choral Mattins,Temple Church

World Bar Conference

2 Dinner for 25th Anniversary of the Pegasus

Trust

3 Estates Committee

4 5.45pm Choral Evensong,Temple Church

Dinner for High Sheriffs

Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee

9 Drama Society Performance

SMF Bar Placement Launch

10 Drama Society Performance

Investment Sub-Committee

12 Summer Party

15 Temple Family Picnic (IT Garden)

16 Bar Liaison Committee

17 Education & Training Committee

18 COIC (GI)

Pension Scheme Trustees

19 Bench Table Proposal Day

22 11.15 am Last Service of the Legal Year :

Choral Communion followed by Family

Barbecue

23 Trinity Term Call Night

24 Executive Committee

26 Hall Closes

31 Trinity Law Sittings End

EVENTS CONTACTSKate Peters 020 7797 8250

[email protected]

David Miller 020 7797 8213

[email protected]

Jacqueline Fenton 020 7797 8241

[email protected]

Catherine de Satgé 020 7353 8559

[email protected]

PROCEDURES FOR BOOKINGMASTERS OF THE BENCH:, Private Guest Nights: sign in and give the name of

your guest in the Private Guest Night book in the

Drawing Room, or contact Kate Peters

, Call Nights: contact David Miller

, All other Dining Nights and Term Sunday Lunches:

sign in the Book in the Drawing Room by 4.00pm

on the day, or contact Kate Peters

MEMBERS OF HALL:, Private Guest Nights: Kate Peters

, Call Nights: David Miller

, All other Dining Nights and Term Sunday Lunches:

Jacqueline Fenton

, All special dinners: Kate Peters

STUDENTS:, Book via www.innerqualifyingsessions.org.uk

Key

� Term Dinners

� Bencher only Events

� Special Events

CONTACTSTreasury Office 020 7797 8250

General Inquiries and parking permits

Henrietta Amodio 020 7797 8181

Head of Treasury Office [email protected]

Edward Harper 020 7797 8182

Assistant to Head of Treasury Office – Yearbook and filming [email protected]

Kate Peters 020 7797 8183

Events & Administration Manager

– Inn’s events, Innerview, website and car park [email protected]

Jude Hodgson 020 7797 8206

Membership & Records Officer – Membership enquiries post 1960 [email protected]

Jacqueline Fenton 020 7797 8241

Membership & Records Assistant

– Student dining, address changes, tours and noticeboards [email protected]

Celia Pilkington 020 7797 8251

Archivist – Membership enquiries pre 1960 [email protected]


SEPTEMBER

17 Hall Re-Opens

19 Qualifying Sessions Sub-Committee

20 Police Liaison Scheme Reception

22 BPTC Advocacy Day

24 Introductory Evening for

London BPTC Students

25 Advocacy Training Committee

27 Recruitment Sub-Committee

OCTOBER1 Michaelmas Term Law Sittings Begin

Mixed Dining Night

2 Education & Training Committee

4 Bench Table Proposal Day

5 Introductory Evening for BPTC

Students from Providers Outside

of London

Congratulations to Ian Ward, our ForemanElectrician, who celebrated 30 years of serviceto the Inn on 4 May 2012. Ian joined the Inn in1982 as an approved electrician and hasprogressed through the ranks to become thehead of the Electrical section. Ian is wellknown across the Estate, to staff and membersalike, who appreciate his dedication to the Inn,and his impish humour!

STAFF NEWS

PEGASUS OF FIRE

See the Outdoor Screening of Chariots of Fire on the Big Screen

Enjoy the Food & Drink Stalls

Live Music from the 1920s

Tickets: £40 IT Students: £25* Children under 15: £20 All food and drink included *Two tickets only at this price

To Book: Tickets are available from the Inner Temple Treasury [email protected] 020 7797 8183

HAROLDABRAHAMS

DOUGLASLOWE

JOIN US IN CELEBRATING 7.30PM

THE OLYMPICS IN THE GARDEN20 JUNE 2012

Watch the Inter-Student 100m and 800m races on the Broadwalk and Lawn

Douglas LoweWinner 800m Gold 1924Winner 800m Gold 1928

Harold AbrahamsWinner 100m Gold 1924

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