Friday 28 February 2025 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Faculty of Law, LG19 (The Arthur Goodhart Lecture Theatre)
About
Speaker: The Rt. Hon. Lord Briggs of Westbourne
Michael Townley Featherstone Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne became a Justice of the Supreme Court in October 2017.
Lord Briggs grew up around Portsmouth and Plymouth, following his naval officer father between ships, before spending his later childhood in West Sussex. He attended Charterhouse and Magdalen College, Oxford. A keen sailor and the first lawyer in his family, he practised in commercial and chancery work before being appointed to the High Court in 2006. He was the judge in charge of the extensive Lehman insolvency litigation from 2009 to 2013.
Lord Briggs was appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2013. He was the judge in charge of the Chancery Modernisation Review in 2013, and led the Civil Courts Structure Review in 2015 to 2016. In January 2016 he was appointed Deputy Head of Civil Justice.
A drinks reception will be held in the Atrium from 6:30pm
This event is supported by the generous funding of XXIV Old Buildings to the Cambridge Private Law Centre.
Attendance is free, but booking is required for space and catering: