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Wellbeing at the Bar? Is a Legal Aid Lawyer's Work all Stress and Distress?

Professor Delahunty has striven to talk openly about the way in which the Family Court deals with emotive and challenging issues such as sexual abuse, child death in infancy, child neglect and child exploitation. At what personal cost is that work undertaken?

Jesus, Hitler and the Abolition of God

This series has argued that the origins of modern secularism lie in the age of the Renaissance. This last lecture will track that legacy down to the present.

The Child and Medical Treatment: The Chance to Live, or to Die with Dignity?

What happens when doctors and parents cannot agree on whether a child should be given experimental medical treatment? Why is there any question mark over a parent’s right to decide if medical treatment for their child continues?

The Spiritual Quest Against Religion

The Protestant Reformation set out to purge Christianity of error. But once you have started, how do you know when to stop? Some radicals tore up layer upon layer of tradition in the tireless search for deeper truths, proving their faith by their refusal to believe.

The Varieties of Forgiveness

In this lecture the varieties of forgiveness will be presented and the integrity, value and limits of each type explored.

The 30th Anniversary of The Children Act 1989: Is It Still Fit For Purpose?

Has the Act done right by children since 1989? Has it adapted to the challenges of childhood and society?

Reforming Corporate Governance

This talk will discuss rigorous evidence on what optimal governance should look like – including issues such as boardroom diversity, independence of directors, employee representation, and whether directors’ fiduciary duty should be to shareholders or all of society.

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Wellbeing at the Bar? Is a Legal Aid Lawyer's Work all Stress and Distress?

Jesus, Hitler and the Abolition of God

The Child and Medical Treatment: The Chance to Live, or to Die with Dignity?

The Spiritual Quest Against Religion

The Varieties of Forgiveness

The 30th Anniversary of The Children Act 1989: Is It Still Fit For Purpose?

Reforming Corporate Governance

Executive Pay: What's Right, What's Wrong, and What Could Be Fixed?

Ethics In and Out of the Court Room

Purposeful Business: The Evidence and the Implementation

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