Legal biographers on their subjects: 1. Judges

This is a Legal Biography Project event.

Speakers: Hilary Heilbron KC on Dame Rose Heilbron DBE;  Dr Victoria Barnes on Lord Lindley; Sir David Foxton on Thomas E. Scrutton

A panel discussion led by Lady Justice [Sue] Carr and Professor Ross Cranston

Hilary Heilbron KC is a leader of the commercial bar who has had many appearances in the Supreme Court and former House of Lords. She now sits as an international arbitrator.

Dame Rose Heilbron became an icon as one of the two first women KCs and the second female High Court judge. She championed feminist causes when that was unfashionable.

Sir David Foxton is judge in charge of the Commercial Court. He has a PhD in legal history. He practised at Essex Court Chambers and is editor of Scrutton on Charterparties.

E Scrutton was for a time professor of constitutional law at UCL. His commercial judgments in the Court of Appeal were much admired, including by Karl Llewellyn, author of US Uniform Commercial Code.

Dr Victoria Barnes was visiting fellow at LSE. She is now Reader in Commercial Law at Brunel University and co-editor of Business History. She was at the Max Planck Institute, Frankfurt for six years.

Lord Lindley became Master of the Rolls in 1897 and a law lord three years later. His father was a professor of botany. His name lives on with Lindley and Banks on Partnership, 20th ed, 2017.

Lady Justice [Sue] Carr is a member of the Court of Appeal and Vice President of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

Ross Cranston is professor of law at the LSE.

This event will be followed by a drinks reception.