Professor Dame Hazel Genn DBE QC,
Dean of the UCL Faculty of Laws 

is delighted to announce 

The 2012 Bentham Association
Presidential Address and Dinner

on Wednesday 14 March 2012 

to be delivered by 
The Rt Hon Lady Justice Hallett

on
Independence under Threat?
 
 

The evening includes a cocktail reception, the presidential address, and a three course meal, wine, coffee and petits fours. It is a non-profit making event, and is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and have some fun. Please be sure to tell us who you would like to sit with at dinner so that we can help you can make the most of your evening.

We would love to see as many of you there as possible however there are only a limited amount of places so please do book your places soon.

If you would prefer to book your place offline then please use the offline booking form which is downloadable from:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/alumni/docs/12_BA_dinner_replyform.pdf

Any queries please email lisa.penfold@ucl.ac.uk or phone 020 7679 1514

Schedule:

About Lady Justice Hallett
The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Hallett is an English judge of the Court of Appeal and most recently the coroner in the inquest of the 52 fatal victims of the 7/7 bombings. She is the fifth woman to sit in the Court of Appeal, after Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss (now Baroness Butler-Sloss) (1988 - UCL Bentham President in 1989), Dame Brenda Hale (now Baroness Hale of Richmond) (1999 - UCL Bentham President in 2005), Dame Mary Arden (2000) and Dame Janet Smith (2002). Hallett was educated at Brockenhurst Grammar School, in the New Forest, and at St Hugh's College, Oxford.

She was called to the Bar by The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 1972. She became a Queen's Counsel in 1989 and a Bencher of Inner Temple in 1993. She was the first woman to chair the Bar Council, in 1998, having been vice-chair in 1997. She became Treasurer of the Inner Temple in 2011.

She was appointed as a Recorder of the Crown Court in 1989 and a deputy High Court judge in 1995. She became a full-time judge of the High Court, in 1999, in Queen's Bench Division, and was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 2005. She was appointed as a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission in January 2006, as a representative of the judiciary. Hallett was chosen in 2009 to act as coroner in the inquest of the 52 fatal victims of the 7/7 bombings; hearings began in October 2010.

The Bentham Scholarship
We are delighted to announce that a Bentham Scholarship giving £1,000 to one 2nd, 3rd or 4th year undergraduate based on academic results, contribution to the Faculty, outstanding promise and need. Initially funding for the scholarship has been donated by the Bentham Club but we hope to raise significant funds to ensure that the scholarship can continue for the coming years.   

How to pay for your tickets:
There are two ways to pay for your ticket:

1. by credit card  
2. by cheque - to pay by cheque choose "Other Payment Options" underneath the green  Order Now button and then click on the "Pay Offline" button.  Cheques (payable to UCL) should be mailed to:
   Lisa Penfold, The Bentham Association, UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG

Let your friend from UCL know about this event:
Please forward these event details (http://bentham-dinner-2012.eventbrite.com) to other UCL graduates who you think might be interested in attending and/or friends who may have changed their email addresses recently.