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03Feb

Countdown to our essay submission date: 4 weeks to go

The countdown to the deadline for our first student essay competition is on! We have launched the competition to open up the legal profession, allow undergraduate university students to think about how the practice of law might be transformed over the next decade, and give the winner the opportunity to undertake a summer work placement […]
26Jan

Brill becomes ILBF’s partner

A big thank you and a warm welcome to our newest partner, Brill, who are based in the Netherlands and have a global legal publishing portfolio. Brill is committed to supporting libraries around the world and shares our values of promoting the rule of law and increasing access to justice.  ‘We are delighted to work with […]
17Dec

ILBF 15th anniversary event films—Lord Burnett discusses diversity within the judiciary and officially launches our essay competition

We were honoured that we were joined by the Rt Hon. The Lord Burnett of Maldon at our 15th anniversary event, which was held at Two Temple Place on 25 November 2021. He discussed how the judiciary supports foreign jurisdictions, the continued value of providing legal texts internationally, and how diversity within the judiciary can […]
16Dec

ILBF 15th anniversary event films—Professor Richard Susskind OBE shares his views on the future of law

 Professor Richard Susskind OBE joined as at Two Temple Place on 25 November 2021 to celebrate our 15th anniversary. During his talk, he spoke about the increasing significance of artificial intelligence, the pace of change, how the era of the technology-based digital society we are moving into will shape the way we administer law, and […]
13Dec

ILBF 15th anniversary event films—Lord Thomas, Jane Colston and Paul Lowenstein QC speak about ILBF’s work and its future

During our 15th anniversary celebrations at Two Temple Place on 25 November 2021, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Founder and Patron of the ILBF, Jane Colston, Partner at Brown Rudnick and ILBF Trustee and Paul Lowenstein QC, Chairman of the ILBF Board of Trustees spoke about how the ILBF was born, its achievements over the past […]
02Dec

ILBF celebrates 15th anniversary

On Thursday, 25 November 2021, we celebrated our 15th anniversary at Two Temple Place at the ‘Future thinking and why books remain irresistible’ event hosted by Brown Rudnick. We were extremely honoured that ILBF’s founder and patron the Rt Hon. the Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, the Rt Hon. the Lord Burnett of Maldon and Professor […]