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📣 Speaker Announcement 📣 We're so pleased to have Brittany Smith, UK Head of Public Policy and Partnerships at OpenAI, joining us at our upcoming fundraising event – "Regulating AI in the UK: time to think or behind the pack?", taking place on 10th September at Herbert Smith Freehills. Exclusive £50 early bird tickets are available until the 1st September (when tickets will go up to £75), so we encourage you to book early! Click here to get your ticket today: https://lnkd.in/eaPkHryp

The Administrative Justice Council are currently recruiting an Assistant Secretary. If you’re interested in working to make the administrative justice system more accessible, fair, and efficient then please take a look: https://bit.ly/3YLq9aW

The Faculty of Advocates invites applications for the Scottish Bar International Human Rights Award 2024/25 (deadline: 31 August 24) - a great opportunity for a human rights defender to publicise their work, make contacts, and receive bespoke training. Applicants must be based outside the UK or the Republic of Ireland and not a national of these countries. More information here: https://lnkd.in/e55UmrvZ

“We all need a justice system that leaves communities safe and victims supported. Yet over a decade of underfunding has left courts straining under the buckling of vital surrounding services like housing, mental health, and prison rehabilitation. Over half our courts have closed since 2010 and legal aid professionals are underpaid and demoralised. “To fix this, we need proper investment in courts and legal aid, alongside wide-ranging reforms to reduce crime in the first place, including tackling poverty and poor housing and improving mental health and addiction services.” - Our Deputy Legal Director Tyrone Steele talks to The Independent about delays and underfunding in the justice system https://lnkd.in/etiZYCn6

We are looking for our next @kalishertrust intern to join the JUSTICE team. The Kalisher legal intern will work on a wide range of criminal justice matters, providing research and analysis to support arguments for law reform, contributing to third-party interventions, accompanying us to court hearings and meetings with lawmakers, and much more. If you are a legal graduate with a passion for affecting real change, and a love for working in a small, dedicated team then we would love to hear from you! Click here to learn more: bit.ly/3myWBqY #legaljobs #legalinternships #criminaljustice

A statement from JUSTICE on the far-right attacks and violence:

Regulating AI in the UK: time to think or behind the pack? Early Bird Tickets available until 1st September! Join us for this fundraising panel discussion, hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills, which brings together experts in AI and regulation to discuss the UK’s approach to this emerging sector to date, and how it compares with other global approaches. Chair: James Wood-  Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Panel discussion: Lord Tim Clement-Jones CBE – LibDem Lords spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence, author of Living with the Algorithm: Servant or Master?: AI Governance and Policy for the Future (2024) Sophia Adams Bhatti – Public policy and human rights expert, author of “Algorithms in the Justice System: Current Practices, Legal and Ethical Challenges” in The Law of Artificial Intelligence, eds Hervey and Lavy (2024), formerly Global Head of Purpose and Impact, Simmons & Simmons Industry representative speaker to be announced soon… Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills, Exchange House, Primrose St, London, EC2A 2EG All funds raised go directly to support our vital work here at JUSTICE, including our recently launched workstream on “AI, human rights and the law”, a multiyear programme looking at how to embrace AI’s benefits in the justice system while ensuring its use improves access to justice, advances human rights, and strengthens the rule of law. Early bird tickets are £50 for a limited time. Tickets include a drinks reception – book your ticket here https://bit.ly/46vbMsX #ArtificialIntelligence #AIRegualtion #AIandHumanRights #RuleOfLaw #HumanRightsInAction #LegalConference #HumanRightsEvent

In the new episode of Double Jeopardy, Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC are joined by Fiona Rutherford the Chief Executive of JUSTICE to discuss the state of the justice system in the UK. Listen here 👉 Apple: https://bit.ly/4fiis1S Spotify: https://bit.ly/3YgwlHN

📕 Our Law for Lawmakers guide lands on MPs’ desks today, endorsed by Attorney General Lord Richard Hermer KC and former Secretary of State for Justice Alex Chalk KC. It aims to strengthen democratic lawmaking and protect the rule of law by helping all MPs navigate the notoriously complex Parliamentary system and support constituents with legal difficulties. Find out more and read the full guide here: https://lnkd.in/d62Fsrbj This guide matters because when the rule of law is eroded, the results – rushed, poorly scrutinised new laws, for example – hurt us all. To be part of our work to strengthen the foundations of our democracy, join JUSTICE today: https://bit.ly/3Wk6ewK We will be offering clinics and training opportunities on lawmaking and the rule of law for MPs, Peers, and their staff over the coming months, so watch this space! With sincere thanks to A&O Shearman and the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust for their help and support updating the #LawforLawmakers guide.

“A judiciary that markedly fails to reflect the ethnic, gender and social composition of the people they serve risks seriously undermining the public legitimacy of our legal system and the trust of those who use it.” - our Legal Director Stephanie Needleman talks to Catherine Baksi for The Times: https://lnkd.in/ew-Tz3tm #judicialdiversity