Speeches

Senior judges regularly make speeches or lectures on a broad range of topics. It is our intention to publish as many of these as possible.

Speeches published on this website reflect the individual judicial office-holder's personal views, unless otherwise stated. If you have any queries please contact the Judicial Communications Office.

2008 speeches

10 December 2008
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
The Woolf Reforms: A singular event or an ongoing process? (PDF 137kb)

28 November 2008
Speech by Lord Justice Leveson, Senior Presiding Judge
Dicey Revisited: Separation of powers for the 21st century (PDF 141kb)

20 November 2008
Speech by Mr Justice Ryder
Conkerton Memorial Lecture 2008 - The Autonomy of the Citizen in the context of Family Law Disputes (PDF 72kb)

20 November 2008
Speech by Lord Justice Carnwath, Senior President of Tribunals
Tribunal Justice - A New Start (PDF 86kb)

19 November 2008
Speech by Cindy Barnett, JP
The Magistrates Association Annual General Meeting 2008 (PDF 39kb)

18 November 2008
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
Atkin Lecture 2008: "Open Societies and the Rule of the Law" (PDF 136kb)

5 November 2008
Speech by Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
"The Criminal Justice System In England and Wales - Time for Change?" (PDF 88kb)

24 October 2008
Equality in Justice day - speeches at the Royal Courts of Justice in London

21 October 2008
Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE
Justice 10th annual Rights Law conference - Building on 10 years of the Human Rights Act: “Building a Better Society” (PDF 132kb)

3 October 2008
Remarks at the swearing in of Lord Judge as Lord Chief Justice 

16 July 2008
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Mayor’s Dinner For Judges, Mansion House, London (PDF 78kb)

16 July 2008
Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE
The Form of Judgments in Common Law Jurisdictions: A Comparison - Conference in Honour of Lord Bingham (PDF 100kb)

8 July 2008
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
Constitutional Justice: Lessons from Magna Carta (PDF 147kb)

3 July 2008
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Equality before the Law - East London Muslim Centre (PDF 79kb)

Related link: Press release

27 June 2008
Speech By Mr Justice Ryder
The Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Butterworth’s Family Law Service July 2008: The Family Courts of the Future (PDF 92kb)

10 June 2008
Speech by The Hon. Sir Jack Beatson FBA
Judicial Independence and Accountability: Pressures and Opportunities (PDF 136kb)

6 June 2008
Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE
Address to the Association of Women Barristers’ Annual General Meeting (PDF 40kb)

2 June 2008
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
15th Australian Institute of Judicial Administration Oration “Courts Governance” (PDF 76kb)

13 May 2008
Speech by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division
Report on the Private Law Programme (PDF 43kb)

12 May 2008
Speech by Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division
The President's Conference 2008 - Opening Address (PDF 63kb)

12 May 2008
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
The Second Civil Mediation Council National Conference: The Future of Civil Mediation (PDF 58kb)

7 May 2008
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Supreme Court and Other Constitutional Changes in the UK (PDF 62kb)

6 May 2008
Speech of Sir Mark Potter President of the Family Division
The Voice of the Child: Children’s “rights” in Family Proceedings (PDF 125kb)

18 April 2008
Speech by Lord Justice Thomas
The Position of the Judiciaries of the United Kingdom in the Constitutional Changes (PDF 194kb)

15 April 2008
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
APIL Annual Conference 2008 (PDF 75kb)

14 April 2008
Speech of Sir Mark Potter, President of the Family Division
Launch of the Public Law Outline (PDF 45kb)

7 April 2008
Speech by Mr Justice Coleridge
Resolution National Conference: "Family Life - Family Justice - Fairness" (PDF 136kb)

2 April 2008
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Alternative Dispute Resolution: An English Viewpoint (PDF 98kb)

11 March 2008
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Mark Howard Potter, President of Family Division
Resolution Inaugural Annual Lecture (PDF 104kb)