Upcoming events
Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture 2026
Improving children’s lives: Holding on to what matters during the technology revolution (Lisa Harker, Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory)
This year’s Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture (online) will be given by Lisa Harker, Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. The lecture, entitled ‘Improving children’s lives: Holding on to what matters during the technology revolution’, will take place on Thursday 5 March 2026.
This online event will be hosted as part of the Family Justice Council’s annual interdisciplinary conference, with this year’s theme being ‘The Role of Technology & AI in Modern Family Law: Opportunities and Challenges’. The event will be hosted by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division and Chair of the Family Justice Council.
The Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture, now in its ninth year, was set up to commemorate the life and work of Bridget Lindley OBE who died in 2016. Bridget served with distinction as a member of the Family Justice Council and as the Family Rights Group’s Principal Legal Adviser and Deputy Chief Executive.
To sign up to watch the Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture online, please fill out the form (external link) before Friday 27 February 2026.