HMC Fellow delivers lecture at Middle Temple

Professor Matthew Weait's lecture delivered in celebration of his role as Reader at one of London's Inns of Court 

HMC Fellow Matthew Weait, Professor of Law and Society at the University of Oxford and formerly the Director of the Department of Continuing Education, delivered a lecture on 12 November at the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, one of London’s four Inns of Court. Entitled “Smoke and Rivers: Pandemics, Law and Rights of Nature”, Professor Weait’s lecture explored how legal recognition in the form of the Rights of Nature movement could become a tool for minimising the risk of zoonotic disease. 

Professor Matthew Weait delivering a lecture in his role as Autumn Reader at Middle Temple

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The occasion for the evening was a celebration of Professor Weait’s tenure as Autumn Reader, a prestigious post at Middle Temple which provides support and guidance for the educational work of the Inn, in particular to its student membership. 

Middle Temple commented: “Master Weait, we thank you so much for your enormous contribution to the Inn’s educational heritage, including introducing hundreds of students to the Treasurer to be Called to the Bar.”