From the Treasurer
There have been so many lovely moments involved with being Treasurer and I could easily fill this...
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Lent Reader 2026: The Rule of Law in a Fluid, Dangerous World
The below is a transcript of Master Eleanor Sharpston’s Reading, which she delivered at Reader’s Feast on Wednesday 20 May 2026. Blink and you’ll miss it: so brief was the reference that was made in my constitutional law...
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From the Under Treasurer
It seems only yesterday that I sat down to write my introduction to the Middle Templar 2025, and...
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Smoke and Rivers: Law, Rights of Nature and Pandemic Disease
Professor Matthew Weait, Autumn Reader 2025 Below is a transcript of Master Matthew Weait’s...
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The Silver of the Middle Temple – an Evolving Collection
We are privileged to have a very fine collection of silver at the Inn. Much of it is on display in...
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Giving Rare Books New Life: Conservation at Middle Temple
Step into the Middle Temple Library and you’re stepping into centuries of learning, debate,...
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The Lamb and Flag: A Symbol of Continuity and Renewal
Step into Middle Temple’s Elizabethan double hammerbeam Hall and walk to its centre. Pause,...
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From Gate-Crasher to Member: A Student’s Journey at Middle Temple
I attended my first dinner in Hall shortly after becoming a member of the Inn. It was a Private...
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From Scholar to Silk: A Scholarship’s Enduring Value
Shortly after I saw my name on the new silks list published by the KCA in January, I received an...
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Twenty Years at Middle Temple Library
January 2026 marks 20 years since I first started to work as a librarian at Middle Temple. My...
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Rosamund Smith Mooting Competition 2025 Winners
William Sanders and Kate Tidmarsh receive the Rosamund Smith Mooting Competition cup from Master...
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Survive and Thrive Programme
The Survive and Thrive Steering Group was established by the Inn’s Membership Committee in...
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From Scholar to Silk
This year, I feel very fortunate to have taken silk. I start this with a huge thank you. There are...
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Family Law Beyond the Judgment: The Limits of Legal Solutions
Family law occupies a unique and often uncomfortable space within the legal system. Unlike most...
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More Awards for the Inn’s Garden
The garden has had another outstanding year, under Head Gardener Kate Jenrick’s skill and...
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The Robert Ashley Collection
One of our most under-appreciated but intriguing treasures is the founding collection of Robert...
Read MoreBook Donations to the Library
The Library is incredibly grateful to the members of the Bar and academics for their generous book donations. Since the publication of the last Middle Templar, the Library received the following practitioner texts and legal...
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The Middle Temple Employed Bar Society: Visibility, Community and the Modern Bar
Approximately one fifth of the practising Bar is now employed; operating within government,...
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COIC Matched Funding Scheme
The Council of the Inns of Court (COIC) welcomes applications for matched funding for 2027-2028...
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The Temple Church Music Programme
Temple Church’s Director of Music, Thomas Allery, speaks to Yvette Murphy, the newly...
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A New Era for Temple Church
2026 is proving to be a landmark year of endings and beginnings for Temple Church, 841 years since...
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Middle Temple Young Barristers’ Association
The Middle Temple Young Barristers’ Association (MTYBA) exists to support, inspire, and...
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Hall Committee Update
The main purpose of this article is to typically update the membership of what we have done in the...
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New Starters Welcome to the new members of staff who have joined us over the past year. NameStart DateJob TitleSarah Foulkes10/11/2025Head of HRLilian James23/10/2025Finance ApprenticeSocorro Torres-Duarte20/10/2025Head of...
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