Liz Truss and Spark 21 Conference in Legal Futures

15th November 2016

The Spark 21 Conference was featured in Legal Futures.

The first ever female Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Liz Truss MP, issued a “call to arms” at the Spark 21 Conference on November 9th 2016 to increase diversity on the bench. You can read the full story at Legal Futures.

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