Doors open 5.45pm for a 6pm start.

Speakers:

Lady Justice Whipple DBE, Court of Appeal, Lead Judge for Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership Development and Wellbeing

Mr Justice Waksman, Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court

Mrs Justice Bacon, DBE, President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal

Anneliese Day KC, Fountain Court

The event will begin at 6pm with a short introduction to the How We Treat Others paper for interactions with opponents, team-members and others in the context of commercial disputes.

Following an opportunity for questions and discussion, drinks and canapés will be served.

This event will take place at the International Arbitration Centre, 190 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG In-person attendance only

RSVP here

The event is open to participating SBA members, pupils and members of the LSLA.

The COMBAR Annual Lecture 2026 will be delivered by:

Lord Burnett of Maldon

on Tuesday 24th November at 5.30pm, in Gray’s Inn Hall

on the subject of

“The value of English law and dispute resolution to the UK“

There will be a drinks reception following the lecture.

The event is in-person only and will be recorded.

The lecture is open to COMBAR Members and invited SBA Members.  Pupils welcome.

Please register : here

Junior COMBAR will be holding festive drinks at One Essex Court with

drinks and canapés served from 6:30pm to 8.30pm.

Address: One Essex Court, Temple, London, EC4Y 9AR

RSVP here to attend.

The event is open to Junior COMBAR members (up to 10 years’ call) and their pupils only.

Any questions, please email: admin@combar.com

COMBAR will be hosting a seminar and reception on the evening of 1 December 2026 at the International Arbitration Centre.  The event is FREE to attend.

Panel discussion from 5pm to 6pm, followed by drinks and canapés.

An interactive look at perceptions of party autonomy, cases as a collaborative project, the challenges of law and evidence, embracing AI, “doing justice”, and more. This session will be presented by a panel of eminent arbitrators and judges, informed by contributions from the attendees.

Moderator:

Lord Snowden (Justice of the UK Supreme Court)

Panellists:

Mr Justice David Waksman (Judge-in-Charge, Commercial Court of England & Wales)

Professor Dr Maxi Scherer (President, LCIA)

Siobán Healy KC (Barrister & arbitrator, 7KBW)

Address: 190 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG

Please book well in advance, as places are limited.

Any questions, please email: admin@combar.com

The Commercial Bar Association is holding an event to encourage and support women applying to the Commercial Bar.

Are you a woman applying or intending to apply to the Commercial Bar?
Hear from a panel of Commercial barristers on the pupillage application process.
Our panel of Commercial barristers are all either relatively recent applicants
for pupillage or experienced in the pupillage application process.

Panellists:

Emily McKechnie – 3 Verulam Buildings
Andrew Lodder – One Essex Court
Gretta Schumacher – Essex Court Chambers
Jessica Sutherland – 7 King’s Bench Walk

This online event will run for an hour, starting at 5.15pm.

A Q&A chat function will enable questions to be taken by the panellists.

Please register here to receive the zoom link in due course.

The fourth in the COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association and TECBAR series of online events for aspiring pupils will be focussing on the pupillage year and early years of commercial, construction and chancery practice. Hear from a panel of very recent tenants about how to prepare for the pupillage year, what to expect and how to best approach it as well as what the early years in practice at the commercial, chancery and construction bar are like.

Panellists:

Emma Germany – 5 Stone Buildings

Alyssa Glass – Essex Court Chambers

Courtney Burrell-Eade – Keating Chambers

Aaditya Gambhir – Fountain Court Chambers

This online event will start at 6pm

The event will run for one hour until 7pm with a Q&A chat function enabling questions to be taken by the panellists.

A ZOOM link will be circulated to participants on the day.

please register your place here.

The panel of speakers will comprise:

Estelle Dehon OBE KC (Cornerstone, Co-Chair of Bar Council Climate & Nature Panel)

Monica Feria-Tinta (Twenty Essex, author of ‘A Barrister for the Earth’)

Steven Friel (CEO, Woodsford litigation funders)

This seminar will take place at the International Arbitration Centre, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm

Address: 190 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG

The event will be hybrid and recorded.

For in-person attendance only, RSVP here.

For online attendance, a Zoom link will follow closer to the event.

The event is open to COMBAR members and pupils only.

Any questions, please email: admin@combar.com

Colin Edelman KC  will explore how the Covid-19 pandemic has shaped insurance law.

This talk will take place at the International Arbitration Centre, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm

Address: 190 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG

The event will be hybrid and recorded. RSVP here for in-person attendance only.

The event is open to COMBAR members and their pupils only. COMBAR members do not need to register for online attendance, a ZOOM link will be circulated before the event.

Any questions, please email: admin@combar.com

The COMBAR Annual Lecture 2026 will be delivered by:

Lord Burnett of Maldon

on Tuesday 24th November at 5.30pm, in Gray’s Inn Hall

on the subject of

“The value of English law and dispute resolution to the UK“

There will be a drinks reception following the lecture.

The event is in-person only and will be recorded.

The lecture is open to COMBAR Members and invited SBA Members.  Pupils welcome.

Please register : here