Slynn Foundation – Press Release – Executive Director Alison Fenney Retires

The Foundation is delighted to congratulate one of its Trustees, the Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Vos, on his recent appointment as Master of the Rolls (from 11 January 2021). Sir Geoffrey was called to the Bar in 1977, took silk in 1993, appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2013 and became Chancellor of […]

An evaluation by the London School of Economics of the HMCTS video hearings service has recently been published. The report assesses the user experience and sets out the findings of an evaluation of this service. A link to this can be found here

We are delighted and very grateful that a number of the Foundation’s Trustees have provided short summaries of some of the innovative ways our Courts have responded to the challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic. These can be found here

Following the recent retirement of Mr Mark Clough QC and The Rt Hon David Keene from its Board of Trustees, the Foundation is delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Nicola Davies, The Hon Mrs Justice Maura McGowan and Mr Ben Yallop as new Trustees. A brief biog for each of them can be found here […]

In December, the Foundation, in collaboration with the Judicial College and the Tanzanian Institute of Judicial Administration (IJA), delivered its first Training the Trainers course in Tanzania. This was delivered firstly to 20 High Court Judges and then to 25 Magistrates. The topics covered included an introduction to training skills, judicial reasoning, consistency in sentencing […]

Should human rights, social credits and the Belt and Road Initiative make the UK’s legal and judicial community more or less enthusiastic to engage? This was the timely subject for the Slynn Foundation’s recent Open Forum held in the Old Hall in Lincoln’s Inn. We were delighted that The Rt Hon Lord Hodge, a Justice […]

We are delighted to announce that Sir Peter Gross has agreed to become the Foundation’s new president following Sir Stanley Burnton’s retirement from the post. Sir Peter retired from the Court of Appeal in October and brings with him a wealth of international experience including his recent post as the judiciary’s Lead Judge for International […]

The Foundation is delighted to congratulate one of its trustees, Mr Justice Dingemans, on his appointment to the Court of Appeal. Mr Justice Dingemans was called to the Bar in 1987, made Queen’s Counsel in 2002 and appointed as a High Court Judge in 2013. He has been a trustee of the Foundation since 2010. […]

The Foundation has recently undertaken its first scoping trip to Tanzania as part of an exciting new 3 year project funded by DfID. The project aims to support the Tanzanian judiciary in their efforts to reform court procedures to render them more efficient and effective. More information on this project can be found here