Thomas Grant QC Appointed Visiting Professor of Politics and Law at Gresham

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Thomas Grant QC as a Visiting Professor of Politics and Law.

Thomas Grant QC is a leading silk in practice at Maitland Chambers. He is one of the busiest members of the English Bar.

Among the significant cases in which he has appeared are Clarke v Marlborough Fine Art (concerning the estate of Francis Bacon); JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov (one of the largest fraud claims ever brought before the English courts); and the litigation concerning the administration of the estate of Boris Berezovsky.

He is also a well-known public speaker and writer, regularly contributing to newspapers and magazines, and with two best-selling books to his credit, most recently Court Number One, The Old Bailey: The Trials and Scandals that Shocked Modern Britain, published in paperback this month.

Professor Grant said: “These lectures will look at the courts as quasi-political arenas – from the practice of law in Apartheid South Africa and the United States in the era of segregation, to British courts today. After the Brexit-related legal controversies of the last few years, there is currently a lively debate on the proper function of the law – and judges - in shaping wider society. In these lectures, I want to consider the role of the lawyer, the jury, and the judge as engines of political and societal change, and what impact government interference in judicial appointments might have on decision-making and the rule of law.”

As a Visiting Professor at Gresham, Thomas Grant QC will continue the College’s tradition of delivering free public lectures within the City of London and beyond.

His first lecture series will be on the Politics of the Courtroom and looks at the Political Lawyer, the Politics of Jury Trials, and the State Appointment of Judges 

Sir Richard J Evans, Provost of Gresham College, said: “Gresham College is delighted to have secured the services of Thomas Grant QC as Visiting Professor of Politics and Law. He is well-known for his public communication skills and his writing, bringing an informed understanding of the law to a wider audience.”

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