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Ysgol y Gyfraith Hillary Rodham Clinton - Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law
SpeakerSir Alistair Macdonald QC, Justice of the High Court of England and Wales
The Hon. Mr Justice MacDonald, has been a judge in the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales since June 2, 2015. As a lawyer he specialised in child protection.
MacDonald was called to the bar in 1995 and undertook pupillage at Priory Chambers, 2 Fountain Court. In 2008 he won Barrister of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards, and later that year appeared on the BBC television series Barristers.
He became a Recorder in 2009, and QC in 2011. He practised in family law, particularly the rights of children. He was co-chairman of the Association of Lawyers for Children, speaking out against reductions in legal aid, increases in court fees for local authorities, and a reduction of family law barrister fees. He is on the board of the journal Child and Family Law Quarterly.
He was made a Knight Bachelor on 10 November 2015
From: 20 Jul 2017, 6 p.m.To: 20 Jul 2017, 7 p.m.
Location: Richard Price Lecture Theatre
Do Children Have a Right to Mental Health?
The Observatory is a collaborative project with international, national and local partners. It provides a forum for research, debate, education and knowledge exchange on human rights of children and young people, working for realisation of human rights through policy, practice, advocacy and law reform.
Refreshments: 5pm
Lecture: 6pm-7pm
You can book your place using the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/darlith-blynyddol-yr-arsyllfa-2017-observatory-annual-lecture-tickets-35398750616
Contact: Jane Williams (Email: Jane.M.Williams@Swansea.ac.uk) - Telephone: 01792 295815
Event created by: s.l.davies