The Middle Templar The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Issue 46 Spring 2009 Middle Temple Staff Under Treasurer Air Commodore Peter Hilling Introduction Executive Assistant to the Treasurer/Under Treasurer Kristine McGlothlin 020 7427 4804 [email protected] Director of Catering & Marketing Colin Davidson 020 7427 4820 [email protected] Director of Estates Ian Garwood 020 7427 4840 [email protected] After the momentous events of last year, including the highly successful 2008 celebrations which concluded with the Gala Deputy Under Treasurer (Education) Dinner in the presence of Master Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II Christa Richmond of Denmark, and the prominent featuring of Middle Temple in the 020 7427 4800 BBC documentary series “Barristers”, it is time for us to [email protected] concentrate once more on core activities. Director of Finance & Administration This edition of The Middle Templar highlights the importance of Andrew Hopkin our Scholarship Appeal with a feature article from Master John 020 7427 4800 Gardiner, Chairman of the Appeal. The Inn is deeply indebted to [email protected] him for the major contribution he has made to the success of the Appeal over the last six years. Our students are, of course, the Keeper of the Library lifeblood of the Inn and I know how much they appreciate the Vanessa Hayward generosity of those who have given and continue to give to the 020 7427 4830 Scholarship Fund. [email protected] Reinforcing the education theme and support for our students, Archivist Master Michael Gledhill writes about the objectives of the Lesley Whitelaw Participation Sub-Committee, and there are also interesting 020 7427 4837 articles about mooting, marshalling and the Pupillage Review. [email protected] Middle Temple is proud of the service and support it provides to its student members and I pay tribute to Christa Richmond and her staff for all their hard work and dedication. Security Officer/Head Porter Barry Homer The Inn continues to plan for the future and it is expected that 020 7427 4814 the work of the Strategy Group (now under the Chairmanship of 24 hour: 020 7797 7768 Master Deputy Treasurer Stanley Burnton) will conclude its work [email protected] this year and make recommendations to the Executive Committee and Parliament. There will be more about this in the autumn issue of The Middle Templar. The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple 2 Plowden Buildings Middle Temple Lane Temple, London EC4Y 9AT Peter Hilling Treasury Office Under Treasurer Tel: 020 7427 4800 Fax: 020 7427 4801 [email protected] Front cover: His Excellency Abhimanu Kundasamy, High Commissioner Mauritius; Donville Johnson, Deputy High Commissioner Barbados; Master Treasurer, Sir George Newman; Mrs Masire-Mwamba, Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth; www.middletemple.org.uk His Excellency Paul Farquharson QPM, High Commissioner Bahamas. Designed by Kristine McGlothlin and Mike Pearmaine Printed by Somers Print & Design Ltd. Telephone 01442 269201 www.somerspd.co.uk C ONTENTS Officers of the Inn 2009 2 Treasurer’s Foreward 4 A Danish Gala Evening Treasurer Sir George Newman 8 Northern Exposure Deputy Treasurer 9 Lent Reader The Rt Hon Lord Justice Stanley Burnton 10 New Benchers 2009 Readers 4 12 Hall Committee Lent – The Rt Hon Sir Francis Jacobs KCMG QC 13 MTSA News 8 Autumn – Linda Sullivan QC 14 Library News Director of Middle Temple 16 Book Review Advocacy Adrian Whitfield QC 18 The Scholarship Fund Appeal 20 What a Difference… Master of the Archive Michael Ashe QC 22 Chambers Benefactors Master of the Garden 23 Chance of a Lifetime Lord Kingsland QC 24 A Canadian Exchange Master of the House Anthony Boswood QC 25 Allocating Scholarships 26 UNC meets the RCJ Master of the Moots Richard Wilmot-Smith QC 28 California Mootin’ Master of the Music 29 Marshalling at The Old Bailey Anthony Arlidge QC 22 30 The Participation Sub- Committee Master of the Revels His Honour Judge Peter Cowell 31 New Practitioners’ Programme 32 The Review of Pupillage Master of the Silver The Hon Mr Justice Ian Burnett 34 ICBET 35 Visit to Wood Green Crown Court 28 36 Rowathon for Children in Need S PRING 2009 T REASURER’ S F OREWORD Foreword by Master Treasurer In every year each Treasurer builds on We should continue to foster public on “The Just War” and it, too, was the record of the previous year. For a awareness of the breadth of the role we attended by a number of eminent number of reasons 2008 was perform. guests. remarkable. We received formal and The professions are open to We have a busy programme for the public confirmation from Her Majesty continuous scrutiny in the public year 2009. We are to play a prominent that the Inn had fulfilled its obligations interest, but from time to time, role in an international law conference over 400 years and that it was particular professions are subject to in Mauritius in September. This appropriate for new Letters Patent to be heightened attention. The issues opportunity has arisen because of our issued to reaffirm our future obligations chosen for attention vary from year to previous visits to Commonwealth under the 1608 Charter. Further, we year. Recently Mr Alan Milburn was countries and, in particular, the law experienced an historic degree of appointed to review social mobility conference which we shared with the cooperation with the Inner Temple. including access to the professions and Mauritians in 2007. Not only did it result in a successful to assess the strength of the qualities of orchestration of a packed programme of openness and diversity in the legal cultural events and serious debate, but profession. Sometimes these reviews I realise that this is a time of it also created a basis for investigating are presented by the media as though economic hardship, but it is worth future areas of cooperation which could the mischief which is under review can involve sharing some of our respective be regarded as an established starting remembering that such circumstances resources. We are already in point. The best answer to such are likely to exacerbate the financial discussions to identify such areas. I am criticism is to reveal what we do, why risks which students have to take, pleased to confirm that each Inn will we do it, and why we are confident that hold fast to its traditions and separate we know what we are doing. Our and in turn makes assistance identity. I believe that the Festival Open Weekend proved to be an ideal by way of scholarship programme has caused us to be seen method of drawing a wide range of more clearly as a contributor to cultural people to become familiar with the Inn. even more important development and serious thought and I have devised this year’s lectures has increased public insight into what with some of these thoughts in mind. The conference this year will be we do as a centre for learning, training, Our first lecture of the year was much bigger with delegates from a education and delivered by Mrs Masire-Mwamba, number of African countries. The Inn’s support for the Deputy Secretary-General of the contribution to the development of the profession Commonwealth. We regarded it as law and the training of judges and of barrister. celebratory of the 60th anniversary of practitioners in Commonwealth the founding of the Commonwealth, countries has been widely recognised and it was attended by a number of and received official approval in the High Commissioners and others who final communiqué issued by have prominent roles in Commonwealth Law Ministers at their Commonwealth affairs. Our second Conference in Edinburgh in July 2008. lecture delivered by Lord Guthrie was As part of the endeavour to inform a wider section of the public of our Sir George Newman retired from the activities, I am currently looking at a High Court Bench in 2007. His practice proposal to create a new status of at the Bar was principally in London, but member called “Fellow”. This new also took him to many parts of the category would allow us to welcome Commonwealth: he acted as an distinguished outsiders to contribute to advocate and adviser in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Fiji, the the Inn and, in return for their Caribbean and Bermuda. He has contribution, they would receive dining recently been appointed as Chair of the rights. Security Vetting Appeals Panel. I have become very conscious that . 2 THE M IDDLE T EMPLAR S PRING 2009 T REASURER’ S F OREWORD The Bahamas Middle Temple Society by Bertha Cooper-Rousseau On the eve of the Privy Council’s the enthusiastic support of barrister departure from the Commonwealth of members. It is not just a question of The Bahamas, 2 April 2009, the giving time, however, and in Treasurer will attend the launching of recognition of the continuing need for The Bahamas Middle Temple Society financial support, we are re-launching (BMTS). Approximately 150 the Scholarship Fund Appeal. We distinguished Middle Templars in The started some years ago with a target of Bahamas participate in all facets of the £5 million. We have raised £2.5 legislature, the judiciary and the legal million and we need to raise the profession. balance. I realise that this is a time of Building on Middle Temple’s economic hardship, but it is worth optimistic vision to expand “the walls” remembering that such circumstances of the Inn, which encompasses the are likely to exacerbate the financial entrenchment of the rule of law on a risks which students have to take, and solid footing in England and Wales, and in turn makes assistance by way of throughout the Commonwealth, the Mrs Masire-Mwamba, Deputy Secretary- scholarship even more important.