The Hamlyn Trust

"In loving memory of Emma Warburton Hamlyn daughter of William Bussell and Emma Gorsuch Hamlyn born Nov 5th 1860, died Sept 1st 1941"

The Hamlyn Trust was created in 1948, by Miss Emma Hamlyn in memory of her father, a solicitor and Justice of the Peace in Torquay, Devon. The object of the Trust is to further knowledge and understanding of the law; this is achieved through an annual series of public lectures by distinguished judges, legal practitioners, academic lawyers and other eminent speakers. For further information, please view The Hamlyn Legacy (.pdf)

The trust is administered from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.

The Trustees

The Trustees represent all parts of the UK:

Professor Avrom Sherr, University of London (Chair)
Professor Gordon Anthony, Queen’s University, Belfast
Dame Laura Cox QC
Professor Roger Halson, University of Leeds
Professor Jane Mair, The University of Glasgow
Mr Joshua Rozenberg
Professor Rebecca Probert, University of Exeter
Professor Thomas Watkin, Bangor University

Contact the Hamlyn Trust

Eliza Boudier
Secretary to the Chair of the Trust
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Charles Clore House
17 Russell Square
London
WC1B 5DR

Tel: 020 7862 5849

Email: eliza.boudier@sas.ac.uk