Professor Sue Prince, Professor of Law at the University of Exeter, will be presenting her Inaugural Lecture on "The 21st Century Academic Warrior: Adversarialism and Justice".

The last 30 years have been a period in which higher education has undergone a distinct change towards more emphasis on the needs and interests of the student. Similarly, in civil justice there is greater emphasis on the impact of court services on the user. In legal education the growth of pro bono has brought students into direct contact with those who desire legal advice. This lecture will set out how the lens has swivelled in recent years towards the needs of the user: in higher education, the student, and in law: the potential user of the court. In tertiary education the introduction of fees, marketisation and technology have wrought immense change in how universities view students, employers, alumni and others with potential interest in higher education. In civil justice, reductions in legal aid and new technologies have led to greater emphasis on the litigant in person.

The lecture will ask whether real change can be achieved through mutual understanding, collaboration and compromise with users in courts and universities, or whether there is a need for disparity, resistance and adversarialism to innovate successfully.

Sue studied Law at the University of Exeter and completed her PhD in 2003.

Sue’s research interests focus on access to justice in the civil courts looking particularly at the role of court-based mediation. She conducted the first study of small claims mediation in England and Wales for the Civil Justice Council in 2004. Sue has also conducted research into fast track and multi track mediation at Exeter and Guildford County Courts and on the small claims mediation scheme at Exeter County Court, commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. She has lectured for many years in Constitutional and Administrative Law and also designed and teaches one of the first ADR modules to be taught in a UK university. She has been awarded a University Fellowship Award for Excellence in Teaching and is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Authority.

If you wish to attend the above lecture, which is followed by a drinks reception, you must reserve a seat.

All seats will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

18:00 - Doors opening
18:30 - Welcome/introduction (prompt start)
18:40 - Inaugural lecture
19:20 - Q&A
19:35 - Closing
19:40 - Drinks reception - Amory HUB
20:30 - Finish

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University of Exeter Event: An Inaugural Lecture by Professor Sue Prince