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The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court,听the professional associations for all barristers in England and Wales. Among its many functions is to call people to the Bar to become barristers and provide education and training for practicing barristers.

With origins dating back to the 14th century, the Inner Temple has created the position of dean for the first time in its history,听with Professor Cheryl Thomas the inaugural post-holder.听

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Cheryl听is the country鈥檚 leading expert on courts, judges and juries, and is based at 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Faculty of Laws. She鈥檒l advise and assist Inner Temple in developing new courses and activities for established members of the profession. The partnership will also see the introduction of new learning technologies for the inn鈥檚 educational and training activities and implementation of new training requirements introduced by the Bar Standards Board.

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A transformational appointment

Welcoming Cheryl听to the position, Lord Anthony Hughes of Ombersley, Treasurer of the Inner Temple, said:听鈥淭he Inner Temple must remain relevant to the profession and the community it serves. The appointment of Professor Thomas, one of the country鈥檚 leading academics on law and the courts, will ensure that the inn provides ever more useful training to members throughout their career, helping to ensure that the profession is equipped to meet the demands of the future.鈥澨�

Forging stronger links with the Bar

Cheryl听conducts ground-breaking research in the UK and other jurisdictions on courts, judges and juries. She's developed innovative educational tools for use in courts and has extensive experience training judges and lawyers here and abroad.

She听said:听鈥淚'm absolutely delighted and honoured to be appointed Dean of Inner Temple. The decision to appoint a dean for the first time in the Inns of Court鈥檚 almost 700-year history reflects Inner Temple鈥檚 forward-looking approach to life at the Bar in the 21st century.

鈥淚've been fortunate to have already worked closely with Inner Temple as a member of the Education and Training Committee and most recently to help with a major redevelopment of Inner Temple鈥檚 ethics training for new practitioners. I鈥檓 looking forward to helping forge stronger links between the Bar and academia and in raising public awareness of the crucial role the Bar plays in ensuring the rule of law.鈥�

Cheryl听will continue in her post at 香港六合彩中特网 as Professor of Judicial Studies and Director of the 香港六合彩中特网 Jury Project and 香港六合彩中特网 Judicial Institute, dividing her time between the two institutions.听

Empowering change

In order to explore the options available for growing existing links with Inner Temple, Cheryl听worked closely with 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise and 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Vice-Provost (Enterprise), Dr Celia Caulcott.

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Celia said:听鈥淭he 香港六合彩中特网 community is home to some of the world鈥檚 leading thinkers in many different areas,听from the neuroscience of memory to the intricacies of Article 50. This knowledge can be of great benefit to many professional sectors, including the Bar, which need to stay ahead of the curve and incorporate the latest ideas and thinking from research for the benefit of the communities they serve.
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鈥淲e believe this partnership with Inner Temple can provide a model for collaboration between academia and the professions going forward.鈥�

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