Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom visits Liverpool to celebrate 130 Years of Law.
On Monday 18 March 2024, Lord Burrows, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, delivered a keynote lecture at the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre.
Lord Burrows was invited to speak at the University of Liverpool and he chose to deliver his lecture on the topic of 'Precedent and Overruling in the UK Supreme Court'.
The lecture formed part of the School of Law and Social Justice's '130 Years of Law' celebratory programme of events and took place in the Brett Lecture Theatre. It was followed by a wine reception in the School of Law and Social Justice building.
Lord Burrows was given an introduction by Prof Thomas Horsley (pictured on the right), Professor of Constitutional Law at the School of Law and Social Justice.
Andrew Stephen Burrows, the Right Honorable Lord Burrows, became a Justice of the Supreme Court in June 2020.
He was educated at Prescot Grammar School, Knowsley, Merseyside and Brasenose College, Oxford. He has been a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers since 1989.
He was appointed QC (hon) in 2003 and is an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple. He has been sitting as a part-time judge for over 20 years, first as a Recorder and then as a Deputy High Court Judge. He was a Law Commissioner for England and Wales (1994-1999) and the President of the Society of Legal Scholars (2015-16). He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and has written many books and articles especially on contract, tort, unjust enrichment, and statute law.
He was formerly Professor of the Law of England at the University of Oxford and is the first, and so far only, person to have been appointed direct to the highest court from a full-time position as a legal academic.
Dr John Tribe, a member of the 130 Years of Law anniversary committee and Senior Lecturer in the School noted:
“It is fantastic that we have been able to bring our year of anniversary celebrations to a climax with this fascinating lecture from Lord Burrows.
We have looked back over 130 years of law research and teaching here at Liverpool during a series of anniversary events that have highlighted our long history and subject strengths.
It is exciting to mull on how the next 130 years will unfold for our School and the law in society. Liverpool will undoubtedly continue to be at the vanguard of world leading research and teaching.”
Find out more
- Visit the 130 Years of Law anniversary web pages
- View Prof Thomas Horsley's staff profile page
- View Dr John Tribe's staff profile page
- Visit the Supreme Court's Biographies of the Justices