O
n 29 July 2024\, three very young girls were murde
red and 10 others were seriously injured in a brut
al attack. On 23 January 2025\, the perpetrator wa
s sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum te
rm of 52 years before he can be considered for par
ole.
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\n On 7 April 2025\, a s
tatutory inquiry known as the Southport Inquiry wa
s set up to examine the circumstances surrounding
the attack and the events leading up to it. The In
quiry was tasked with examining an overall timelin
e of the perpetrator’s history and interactions wi
th various public bodies including criminal justic
e\, education\, social care\, and healthcare\, as
well as decision-making and information-sharing by
local services and agencies. Chaired by Sir Adria
n Fulford (the former Vice-President of the Court
of Appeal Criminal Division and a Master of the Be
nch of Middle Temple) it began its first phase of
hearings in September 2025. That first phase focus
ed on how the attack was able to happen and conclu
ded last November. A second phase will consider th
e best means of ensuring that such an attack does
not happen again.
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\n In this
session Tim Moloney KC will examine the evidence t
hus far heard by the Inquiry\; the issues which em
erged during its hearings\; and\, the findings and
recommendations of the report of the first phase.
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Student memb ers (including transferring lawyers) must attend a ll elements of the event in order to be awarded th e Qualifying Session. This includes any lecture/ta lk/reception/dinner/speeches.
\n \n DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n On 29 July 2024\, three very young girls were murdered and 10 others were seriously injured in a brutal attack. On 23 January 2025\, t he perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years before he can be c onsidered for parole.\n \n \n \n On 7 April 2025\ , a statutory inquiry known as the Southport Inqui ry was set up to examine the circumstances surroun ding the attack and the events leading up to it. T he Inquiry was tasked with examining an overall ti meline of the perpetrator’s history and interactio ns with various public bodies including criminal j ustice\, education\, social care\, and healthcare\ , as well as decision-making and information-shari ng by local services and agencies. Chaired by Sir Adrian Fulford (the former Vice-President of the C ourt of Appeal Criminal Division and a Master of t he Bench of Middle Temple) it began its first phas e of hearings in September 2025. That first phase focused on how the attack was able to happen and c oncluded last November. A second phase will consid er the best means of ensuring that such an attack does not happen again.\n \n \n \n In this session Tim Moloney KC will examine the evidence thus far heard by the Inquiry\; the issues which emerged d uring its hearings\; and\, the findings and recomm endations of the report of the first phase. \n \n \n \n \n Student members (including transferring l awyers) must attend all elements of the event in o rder to be awarded the Qualifying Session. This in cludes any lecture/talk/reception/dinner/speeches. \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Domus Function CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260420T174500 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260420T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260420T203000 LOCATION:Sherrard Room\n Ashley Building\n Middle Temple La ne\n London\, EC4Y 9BT\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.middletemple.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=42319 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR