15:30
Cambridge University
November 9
Jesus College
The criminal justice system faces unprecedented pressure, from court delays and rising backlogs to challenges around sentencing, prison capacity and public trust. Join Sir Max Hill KC, former Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, as he reflects on the future of criminal justice and the reforms needed to restore confidence in the system. Drawing on more than three decades of experience defending and prosecuting some of the country's most complex and high-profile cases, Sir Max will offer unique insights into one of the defining public policy challenges of our time. About the speakers Sir Max Hill KC is one of the UK’s preeminent barristers, having been lead counsel on many of the country’s most high-profile cases and also spending five years as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the most senior non-political public prosecutor in England and Wales. Previously, he was the UK's Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, as well as Chair of the Criminal Bar Association, Leader of the South Eastern Circuit, Chair of the Kalisher Trust and Head of Red Lion Chambers. Findlay Stark is a University Professor of Law and Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge. His research interests lie in legal, moral and political philosophy, particularly (though not exclusively) as applied to the criminal law and its related rules of evidence and procedure.