Chair of the High Level Panel on Media Freedom, Trailblazing Human Rights Lawyer & Author of ‘The Just Law’
Helena Kennedy is the radical Glasgow-born QC and defender of human rights. She has represented a string of high-profile clients including Myra Hyndley and also a Guildford Four member. The tv legal drama, Blind Justice, was based on Helena Kennedy’ experiences.
She said “During my Catholic girlhood the Virgin Mary was presented as our role model. After all, woman was responsible for the original sin. It was only later I came to the conclusion that Eve also had been framed”.
Donald Findlay QC said “Helena Kennedy is a Bolshevik feminist, and I am a nice guy who offends no-one.”
Sunday Herald readers said: She constantly champions victims and never forgets Glasgow… She exudes justice… Also Ideal presidential material, should Scotland ever become a republic.
Helena Kennedy is also an inspirational speaker who talks about human rights, civil liberties, social justice and also sex discrimination. She is a member of the House of Lords and the current chair of Justice which is the British arm of the International Commission of Jurists.
Helena Kennedy also has a number of books available. Here are just a few. The Just Law: The Changing Face of Justice and Why It Matters To Us All was published in 2004.
Eve Was Framed: Women and British Justice was published in 1993. More recently in 2019 Helena published Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women
Why Hire Helena Kennedy?
- VIDEOS
- TESTIMONIALS
- SPEAKING TOPICS
- COSTS
“Helena was great. She was very professional, personable, and interacted well with the crowd. Her stories were personal and yet really hit home about serious topics, and she really connected with our audience about what’s going on in the world. We would highly recommend her and really appreciated her speaking at our event”. – Melina, Preqin
“Thanks for helping to pull together the Hadyn Ellis Distinguished Lecture event last night. It was probably one of our most successful. The Baroness was fantastic.” – Lowri Jones, Cardiff University
- Law and legal
- Campaigning for changes to the law
- Television presenting
- Media and broadcasting
- Human genetics commission
The cost of hiring Helena Kennedy depends on your event format, location, duration and any travel requirements. For an accurate and tailored quote, please contact a SpeakOut booking agent for expert guidance.