The 'snooper's charter' and Ched Evans's right to work were among issues raised at the University's first Law Question Time.
These and many other questions were fielded by a prestigious panel of legal experts, including Her Honour Judge Heather Norton, a Circuit Judge at Canterbury Courts.
Other panel members were: Mikal Anderson, solicitor for the Social Welfare Team at Kent County Council (KCC); John Bowers QC from Littleton Chambers, a specialist in Employment and Human rights law and a Deputy High Court Judge; Elizabeth Howe OBE, General Counsel with the International Association of Prosecutors; David Radlett, Law Lecturer from Kent Law School with public and criminal law expertise; and Ross Talbot, a barrister from Lamb Building (Temple).
The event, brainchild of panellist Ross Talbot, was co-ordinated by the Law School‘s Employability and Career Development Officer Jayne Instone in association with the Kent Student Law Society, Kent Law Temple Society and Kent Critical Law Society. It was chaired by Kent Law School Professor Nick Grief.
President of the Kent Student Law Society, Andrea Constantine, said: ‘The first Law Question Time at Kent was a fantastic opportunity to encourage debate on topical issues among both groups, with issues ranging from litigants-in-person to Chris Grayling, from a snooper’s charter to Ched Evans. Networking with the professionals after gave us the opportunity to further such discussions in a more sociable atmosphere.’
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