SHRLG Official Launch – 30 September 2009

October 13, 2009 | 2 Comments

 

Many thanks to all who joined us for the official launch of the Scottish Human Rights Law Group on 30th September 2009.  Our keynote speaker was Cherie Booth QC, whose speech can be downloaded here.

Cherie Booth QC

Aidan O’Neill QC, Susan Reddy and Verity Robson spoke on behalf of the Steering Group.  Representatives of the evening’s sponsors, Professor April McMahon of the University of Edinburgh and Elaine Motion of Balfour and Manson, also spoke.

Aidan O'Neill QC

Press coverage of the event can be found here:

Photography by Douglas Robertson.

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2 Comments

  • George Wood says:
    October 13, 2009 at 11:35 am

    Can I have precise instructions on how to download the text of Cherie Blairs speech. I am IT dinosaur and have so far been unable to manage this

  • Susan Reddy says:
    October 13, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Dear George,

    I’m sorry that you have been unable to download Cherie’s speech.

    If you click on the ‘Papers’ tab at the top of the website, you’ll find a list of documents and the speech is at the top. Place and click your cursor over the words Keynote speech at SHRLG launch event and this will open the speech for you.

    Please let me know if you have any further trouble.

    Kind regards,

    Susan Reddy
    Secretary, SHRLG

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Formed in May 2009, the Scottish Human Rights Law Group is a non-affiliated, independent, professional network for those engaged in legal practice and study, in academia and politics, in campaigning and in the provision of advice. It exists to raise awareness and knowledge of human rights law in Scotland, and to provide a forum for discussion of matters of interest across the field. The group organises seminars and roundtable discussions on human rights and is accredited for the purposes of CPD.