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Lady Hale, Helena Kennedy and Leslie Thomas in conversation with ​Georgina Godwin

Imagine… Democracy: Speaking Truth to Power Through Law

 
Hay Festival 2022, 

Leslie Thomas QC is author of Do Right and Fear No One, an account of an idealistic and outspoken lawyer’s coming-of-age and a powerful portrait of the lives of those he has fought for. Lady Brenda Hale retired as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the UK’s most senior judge, in January 2020. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC is a distinguished lawyer and advocate of civil liberties and human rights. These three exceptional experts talk about speaking the truth and the power of law with journalist Georgina Godwin.

Lady Hale, Helena Kennedy and Leslie Thomas in conversation with ​Georgina Godwin