National Eisteddfod Lectures Legal Wales

Law Society Wales National Eisteddfod Robin ap Cynan Memorial Lecture Series

Since 1998 the Law Society Wales Office has sponsored an annual lecture at the National Eisteddfod of Wales by a leading member of the Welsh legal community. In 2006 the lectures were renamed in memory of Robin ap Cynan, first chair of the Wales Committee of the Law Society and member of the Council of the Law Society of England and Wales.

The full series of lectures is available here with the permission of the Law Society of England and Wales

The text of lectures available here is with the kind permission of the Law Society of England and Wales:

Eisteddfod Bro Ogwr 1998 – “The Law in Wales; Past, Present and Future” - His Honour Dewi Watkin Powell MA LLD

Eisteddfod Ynys Môn 1999 – “Crossing the Road” - Winston Roddick QC

Eisteddfod Llanelli 2000 – “The National Assembly: a Year of Laying the Foundations” - the Lord Prys-Davies of Llanegryn

2001 Eisteddfod Dynbych – “The Challenge of Legal Wales” - Professor Iwan Davies

2002 Eisteddfod Tŷ Ddewi – “Changing a Camel into a Horse” – Michael Jones

2003 Eisteddfod Maldwyn a’r Gororau – “High Street Solicitors in Wales” – Emyr O. Parry

2004 Eisteddfod Casnewydd a’r Cylch – “Minority Languages in the New Europe”- Emyr Lewis

2005 Eisteddfod Eryri a’r Cyffiniau – “How Law is Taught in Modern Wales” – Professor Thomas Watkin

2006 Eisteddfod Abertawe a’r Cylch – “Legal Wales – the Way Ahead” – The Hon Sir Roderick Evans

2007 Eisteddfod Sir Fflint a’r Cyffiniau – “The Scales of Justice: The Modern Challenge” – Elfyn Llwyd MP

2008 Eisteddfod Caerdydd a’r Cylch – “Law in Wales: The Next Ten Years” – Carwyn Jones AM

2009 Eisteddfod Meirion a’r Cyffiniau – “Wales’s New Constitution; the First Two Years” – the Rt Hon the Lord Elis-Thomas

2010 Eisteddfod Blaenau Gwent – The Machinery of Justice in a New Wales – The Hon Sir David Lloyd-Jones (Translation coming soon..)

2012 Bro Morgannwg – “Exporting – Expanding our Horizons”- Peter Watkin Jones

2014 Eisteddfod Sir Gâr - “Introduction to Elisabeth Jones” – Huw Williams (Law Society Wales Committee)

2014 Eisteddfod Sir Gâr – “Who Cares About Competence?” – Elisabeth Jones

2015 Eisteddfod Maldwyn a’r Gororau – Legal Services: The Challenge of the Next Five Years”- His Honour Judge Milwyn Jarman QC

2015 Robin ap Cynan – Obituary

2016 Eisteddfod Sir Fynwy – “Family Law in Wales: Time for an Independent jurisdiction?” – His Honour Judge Gareth Jones