We were privileged to enjoy a visit from Mr Tony Prosser, a retired barrister and a member of the Inner Temple, whose trial work has ranged from murders to rapes, explosives to child abuse, organised crime and major drug importation during a distinguished career of thirty-five years.
Mr Prosser spoke with pupils in Year 7 and 8 about the justice system before hosting a Careers Lunch for would-be students of Law.
During the afternoon he led a workshop with our A-Level Psychology and Sociology pupils before talking to the Academic Scholars. After exploring the merits of the adversarial system, Mr Prosser reflected on the pressures on the judiciary and Mr Lammy’s proposal for reducing the current backlog, by reducing the number of jury trials. Offering a stout defence of this model, Mr Prosser argued that juries are the “lamp that shows that justice lives”, before looking at a number of recent landmark rulings and the impact of AI.
At the conclusion of a busy day, Arthur G, one of our Scholars, thanked Mr Prosser for sharing his experience, wisdom and time so generously.
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