February Breakfast Seminar – Monday 16 February 2026 at 9am
Join us for a breakfast seminar hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Landmark Chambers with Mr Justice Chamberlain, Judge in Charge of the Administrative Court List, hosted at HSF Kramer’s offices.
The seminar will explore recent developments in public law and open justice, such as anonymity orders, redacted documents and access to court documents, as well as the Administrative Court’s plans in this area. The seminar will be chaired by Charles Bishop of Landmark Chambers, and there will be an opportunity for Q&A. Breakfast will be available before the seminar.
Invitations will be sent to our members by e-mail.
Spring Seminar – 6 May 2026 – Discussion with Sir Robert Buckland and Sir Jonathan Jones
The Young Public Lawyers’ Group (in conjunction with Linklaters and Hogan Lovells) would be delighted if you could join us for a discussion with the Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC and Sir Jonathan Jones KCB KC on 6 May 2026.
Sir Robert (as Solicitor-General from 2014-2019 and Lord Chancellor from 2019-2021) and Sir Jonathan (as Treasury Solicitor from 2014-2020) will offer a rare and complementary vantage point on what it means to advise government and take decisions under pressure.
The seminar will be a frank and wide-ranging conversation about the realities of these roles. How do you best deliver advice to government that may be difficult to hear? How is legal advice received by Ministers? How do you navigate the tension between legal risk and political imperative? And what is the proper function of judicial review in holding the executive to account?
This is an unmissable opportunity to hear two lawyers who have held government legal roles at the very highest level speak candidly about these questions that go to the heart of public law practice.
The seminar will be chaired by Alex Fawke (Linklaters) and Louis Biggs (Hogan Lovells), and there will be an opportunity for Q&A. There will also be drinks available after the discussion.
As this is an in-person event, please sign up to the Mailing List (under the Membership Tab) and we will then send you an invite.
Annual Blackstone’s Summer YPLG BBQ – 8 July 2026 at 6pm
Blackstone Chambers are once again extending their kindness and hospitality in hosting their annual summer barbecue for YPLG members on 8 July 2026.
Invitations will be sent to all YPLG members closer to the time, but please save the date for this sell-out event and join us in hoping for glorious sunshine.
September Back to Court Seminar – Date tbc (September 2026)
After summer, dust off those practitioners texts and join your public law colleagues in easing back into the new term.
This session will be focussed on practical topics to assist junior practitioners in their day to day life: further details will be provided closer to the time, but if there is a particular topic that you would be assisted by training or a discussion on, please email us your suggestions.
Winter Panel Event and Drinks – Date tbc (late 2026)
Our annual winter drinks, preceded by a panel of stellar speakers to discuss the most topic issues and cases in public law.
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