Lady Hale on the Law

Lady Hale, also known as Spider Woman thanks both to her iconic brooch and to her acclaimed memoir of the same name, returns to the Festival with a new book, With the Law on Our Side.

She was last here in 2024 in conversation with solicitor Harriet Wistrich, and is now back in her own right with an entertaining tour of the legal system.

Subtitled How the Law Works for Everyone and How We Can Make It Work Better, her book takes us inside the courts to reveal how the law works through captivating true stories of real cases.

A trail-blazing inspiration, Lady Hale is the youngest person and first woman appointed to the Law Commission, the first female Law Lord, the first female Supreme Court Justice and the first woman president of the Supreme Court.

She is appearing at the Festival at 2.00pm on Saturday 24 October.