This event will bring together survivors, activists, women’s sector groups, academics and others concerned with violence against women and girls to explore with lawyers how to hold the state to account and challenge discrimination within the criminal justice system.
A series of panel discussions with opportunities to network and explore ideas for collaborative working:
Full programme:
Registration and coffee from 11.15am
11.45 - 1pm : Centre for Women's Justice and the Importance of Strategic Litigation
Harriet Wistrich - Introducing the Centre for Women's Justice
Dr Hannana Siddiqui - The importance of using strategic litigation in the BME women's sector
Fiona Broadfoot - On challenging the recording and disclosure of criminal records arising from prostitution
Cris McCurly - Using CEDAW to challenge the Govenment in relation to Legal Aid for victims of domestic violence, and how that led to the Rights of Women Judicial Review
Lunch
2-3pm: Getting Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence
Caroline Goodwin QC - Prosecuting sexual violence including historical sexual abuse
Dr Nikki Godden-Rasul - Alternative legal remedies for victims of sexial violence
Harriet Wistrich - On holding the police to account on failures to investigate rape : the John Worboys case
3-4pm : Public law and third party interventions
Umme Imam - BME women and children's public law, breach of human rights and the need to bring test cases
Alison Boydell - Bringing a legal challenge against Sexual Entertainment Venue Licences
Sarah Ricca - On third party interventions and ideas for CWJ to add value to litigation of public importance
The speakers:
Harriet Wistrich - Founder of the Centre for Women’s Justice and a solicitor at Birnberg Peirce Ltd.
Sarah Ricca - Trustee of the Centre for Women’s Justice and a solicitor and founding partner at Deighton Pierce Glynn.
Cris McCurley - A partner at Ben Hoare Bell and advisory board member of Rights of Women and Women’s Aid.
Dr Hannana Siddiqui - Award winning freelance policy and research consultant with 30 years of experience on violence against black and minority women and girls, including at Southall Black Sisters.
Dr Nikki Godden-Rasul - A lecturer in law at Newcastle University and researcher in the fields of rape law and policy.
Alison Boydell - Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA), feminist campaigner and Co-founder of campaign groups JURIES and End Online Misogyny.
Umme Imam - Executive Director of The Angelou Centre.
Caroline Goodwin QC - Trinity Chambers.
Fiona Broadfoot - Founder of Build a Girl and survivor of prostitution.
Time: 11.30-4.00, tickets £5