Speeches 2003

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.

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2 December 2003
Lionel Cohen Lecture
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

22 October 2003
Should the Media and the Judiciary be on Speaking Terms?
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

21 October 2003
The Trustees' duty to provide information to Beneficiaries
Mr Justice Lightman, High Court Judge

13 October 2003
Heroes and villains - Speech at the Society of Editors' Annual Conference
Lord Justice Judge, Deputy Chief Justice

26 September 2003
IT developments in the courts - are solicitors ready for them?
Lord Justice Brooke, Lord Justice of Appeal

8 September 2003
"Domestic Violence - Looking to the Future"
Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, President of the Family Division

9 July 2003
Speech at the Annual Dinner for HM Judges
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

7 July 2003
A Justice System that the Community Owns
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

19 June 2003
Keynote Speech at the Law Society Litigation Conferences
Lord Phillips, Master of the Rolls

28 May 2003
The use of technology in the Courts
Lord Justice Brooke, Lord Justice of Appeal

16 April 2003
The International Role of the Judiciary
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

15 April 2003
Publishing the Courts: Judgments and Public Information on the Internet
Lord Justice Brooke, Lord Justice of Appeal

13 April 2003
Human Rights and Minorities
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

10 April 2003
Current Challenges in Judging
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

9 April 2003
A New Approach to Sentencing
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

4 April 2003
The Civil Justice System and Legal Profession - The Challenges Ahead
Mr Justice Lightman, High Court Judge

3 April 2003
The Paul Seighart Memorial Lecture
Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, President of the Family Division

18 March 2003
"What is Virtue?" - Earl Grey Lecture
Sir John Laws, Lord Justice of Appeal

6 March 2003
"The Impact of Human Rights" delivered at the Oxford Lyceum
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

6 February 2003
On the occasion of the All Africa Conference on Law, Justice and Development
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales

23 January 2003
On the occasion of the opening of the judicial year at the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales