UK Supreme Court reflects on successful bilateral event with United States Supreme Court

Justices at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom have reflected on a successful bilateral event with judges from the US Supreme Court and High Courts, who visited London and Oxford for a series of topical discussions between 23-26th October 2025. The Forum on the Rule of Law was held in collaboration with the Association of Marshall Scholars and the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Building on the success of the 2022 Forum on the Rule of Law held at the US Supreme Court, this year’s gathering advanced transatlantic dialogue on the same subject, giving time and space for the two countries’ leading legal minds to explore issues such as legal and constitutional interpretation; judicial independence; emerging technologies; and free speech, privacy and the internet.

Speaking at the close of the event, the Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Hodge said:

"It was a pleasure for the UK Supreme Court to host our colleagues and friends from the US Supreme Court and Federal Judiciary, as well as the Association of Marshall Scholars and the American College of Trial Lawyers. Bilateral meetings are a useful way for legal professionals to take time away from their usual schedules to examine pressing legal issues. All of us benefit from being able to discuss ideas and innovations in the legal sphere, and I am grateful to everyone who devoted their time and expertise to attend."

Guests at the bilateral were hosted in London at the UK Supreme Court, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Guildhall in the City of London, and in Oxford at All Souls College, Rhodes House, and Magdalen College.

We are grateful for the involvement of the Judicial Office, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Justice.

The Lady Chief Justice of England & Wales The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland The Rt. Hon. Dame Siobhan Keegan, and the Lord President of the Court of Session of Scotland The Rt. Hon. Lord Pentland, also participated in the event.

Notes for journalists:

A delegation from the US Supreme and High Courts met UK Supreme Court Justices, judges from other courts, and lawyers at the UK Supreme Court in London and Oxford.

UK Judiciary and Legal Delegation:

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: Lord Reed (President), Lord Hodge (Deputy President), Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Briggs, Lord Sales, Lord Hamblen, Lord Leggatt, Lord Burrows, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose, Lord Richards, Lady Simler

Chief Justices: Baroness Carr, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales; Dame Siobhan Keegan, Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland; Lord Pentland, Lord President of the Court of Session (Scotland)

Royal Courts of Justice: Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls; Lord Justice Snowden, Court of Appeal

Barristers and Solicitors: Lord Pannick; Sir James Eadie KC; Jonathan Crow CVO KC; Barbara Mills KC; Victoria Wakefield KC; Peter Knox KC; Charles Clark (Linklaters LLP); Kate Gibbons (Clifford Chance US LLP); Sarah Parkes (Freshfields and The CityUK); Alderman Vincent Keaveny CBE (DLA Piper)

U.S. Judicial Delegation:

Supreme Court of the United States: Associate Justices Samuel Alito and (ret.) Stephen Breyer (Marshall Scholar 1959)

Appellate and District Courts: Hon. David J. Barron, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; Hon. Colm F. Connolly (Fellow), Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; Hon. Robert Dow, Counselor to Chief Justice John Roberts and U.S. District Court Judge, Northern District of Illinois; Hon. Robin L. Rosenberg, Southern District of Florida; Hon. Charles R. Breyer, Senior Judge, Northern District of California; Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn (Fellow), Senior Judge, Northern District of Texas

Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers: Karen L. Dunn; Michael L. O’Donnell; Catherine M. Recker; Lou Anna Red Corn; Robert C. L. Vaughan; Douglas R. Young

Marshall Scholars: Megan Ceronsky (Marshall Scholar 2001); Emily Kapur (Marshall Scholar 2010); Harold H. Koh (Marshall Scholar 1975); Todd D. Rakoff (Marshall Scholar 1967); Jeffrey Rosen (Marshall Scholar 1986)

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