The Faculty of Advocates’ Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee is delighted to be hosting an upcoming lecture by Lord Justice Singh, a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The lecture will take place on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 5.30pm in Laigh Hall, Parliament House.
In this special lecture – “The protection of fundamental rights in the common law” – Lord Justice Singh will explore the role of the common law in safeguarding fundamental rights and the continuing importance of these principles within the modern legal landscape.
Lord Justice Singh was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal in October 2017, six years after he was appointed a High Court Judge (having been assigned to what was then the King’s Bench Division). Between 2018 and 2025, he was President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. He served as a Deputy High Court Judge between 2003 and 2011 and as a Recorder in the Crown Court from 2004 to 2011. He took silk in 2002 having called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1989. He was elected a Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn in 2009.
Lord Justice Singh was a visiting Professor of Law at the London School of Economics from 2003 to 2009, a Visiting Fellow, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford from 2016 to 2019 and has been an Honorary Professor of Law at Nottingham University since 2007. He has published extensively on human rights and wider public law issues.
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception. Places are limited so please email events@advocates.org.uk if you would like to attend.
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