The role of compassion in legal practice is the subject of three half-day symposia being run by the Law and Compassion Research Network, at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies from May.
Former High Court judge, Sir Mark Hedley, and other well-known speakers will address the first symposium, on 18 May, on mental health law, mental capacity, wardship, assisted dying and medical negligence.
A symposium on 15 June will cover immigration and asylum law, with high-profile speakers including David Bolt, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Hugo Storey, Upper Tribunal Judge, and barrister and author, Mark Symes.
Child and family law is the subject of the third symposium, on 13 July. There are a wide range of speakers, including former Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Alan Ward.
