The 7th Kay Everett Memorial Lecture: Wednesday 8 May 2024

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

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The 7th Kay Everett Memorial Lecture: Wednesday 8 May 2024

Time: 6pm to 8pm  followed by a reception

Location: Brunei Gallery, SOAS Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

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You are very warmly invited to this year’s Kay Everett Memorial Lecture and prize giving. This event honours the legacy of SOAS Alumna and lawyer, Kay Everett. This year, we are proud to that our speaker is Dr David Chirico KC, and his lecture will be followed by a panel discussion by experts from leading civil society organisations. There will also be a presentation of the Kay Everett Memorial Prize for the best SOAS Masters dissertation written on a human rights theme. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception

Tickets are free!

The lecture is organised by Wilson Solicitors and SOAS in memory of Kay.

We are delighted to announce that our guest lecturer this year is barrister David Chirico KC of One Pump Court Chambers

David will be joined by panellists Moud Gouba, National Director for Micro Rainbow and Ayesha Aziz, Legal Services Manager at Rainbow Migration  

There is more information about Kay and past lectures on our website here.

On behalf of all at Wilson Solicitors and the SOAS School of Law I hope that you will be able to attend what will no doubt be another fascinating lecture and an opportunity to remember Kay and meet friends old and new.

If you are able to come please  book here  so that we can manage the numbers.

And if you know of anyone who you think would like to attend the lecture please do circulate. All are welcome.

All the best

James Elliott

Managing Partner

Wilson Solicitors

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