The Annual Mayflower Lecture

The Annual Mayflower Lecture (formerly Pilgrim Fathers) commemorates the Pilgrim Fathers voyage to America in 1620 and embodies the themes of freedom and human rights
Courtroom with 'Justice' carved in masonry - image courtesy of Shutterstock (115797652)
The Annual Mayflower Lecture is a series of lectures that began with the first Pilgrim Fathers Lecture delivered by Lord Bingham in 1994.
The lecture, which by tradition embodies themes of freedom and human rights, commemorates the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 which is described by some as one of the most influential journeys in global history and as a defining moment in the relationship between Britain, the USA and the Netherlands.
Established by the Plymouth Law Society and hosted by the University of Plymouth and Plymouth City Council, the lecture has become a celebrated annual event in the legal profession calendar, attracting current and past Lord Chancellors, Lord Justices of Appeal and Lords of Appeal.
Registration is now open for The Mayflower 400 Lecture, the 29th in a series of lectures that began with the Pilgrim Fathers Lecture which was delivered by Lord Bingham in 1994.
Date: Thursday 28 November 2024 | 18:00–20:30
This year's speaker is The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales who is the latest in a long list of distinguished members of the legal profession to present the lecture.
The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales 
 
 
 
 

Annual Pilgrim Fathers lecture

  • 2018 – Sir Terence Etherton

  • 2017 – Lady Black

  • 2016 – Sir Brian Leveson

  • 2015 – Lord Dyson

  • 2014 – Lady Justice Hallett

  • 2013 – Lord Justice Judge

  • 2012 – Sir John Thomas

  • 2011 – Sir Nicholas Wall

  • 2010 – Lord Justice Thorpe

  • 2009 – Lord Justice Toulson