{"id":97482,"date":"2018-11-13T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=c0869f7e54dbf4c88aa5e0c7b18690ac"},"modified":"2018-11-13T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T09:22:00","slug":"speech-lord-mayors-banquet-2018-david-gaukes-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=97482","title":{"rendered":"Speech: Lord Mayor’s Banquet 2018: David Gauke\u2019s speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My Lord Mayor, My Late Lord Mayor, Your Grace, My Prime Minister, Your Excellencies, My Lords, Aldermen, Sheriffs, Chief Commoner, ladies and gentlemen.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a privilege and an honour to address you as Lord Chancellor this evening, and to follow such thoughtful speeches from the Prime Minister, Lord Mayor and Archbishop of Canterbury about the United Kingdom\u2019s place in the world.<\/p>\n

My Lord Mayor, your generous hospitality this evening is a fitting conclusion to a weekend of pageantry to welcome you as the new Lord Mayor.<\/p>\n

I can tell you the pageantry is even greater than that for the appointment of a new Lord Chancellor. I was fortunate enough to go through that process earlier this year as the Lord Chief Justice swore me in at the Royal Courts of Justice in the presence of much of the senior judiciary. It is an event in which the Lord Chancellor\u2019s family is invited and I excitedly explained to them what would happen. As I set out that, in addition to the Lord Chief Justice, there would be present the President of the Supreme Court, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen\u2019s Bench Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Senior President of Tribunals and judges from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court.<\/p>\n

I confess, my thirteen-year-old son was not as impressed as he might have been. But then his face lit up as he asked, will Judge Judy be there?<\/p>\n

My Lord Mayor, I can tell you two things about Judge Judy. First, she is an American reality television star. Second, she does not attend the swearing in of the Lord Chancellor at the Royal Courts of Justice.<\/p>\n

My Lord Mayor, one of the most pleasurable tasks I have had as Lord Chancellor was to confer formally Her Majesty\u2019s approval of your election last month and I\u2019m relieved that today\u2019s ceremonial duties have gone smoothly. Prime Minister, I believe you had a near-miss with a Mace last year. Tonight is certainly not the time or place for bruising encounters. There may be other occasions for that. But I must say, as was very clear in your warm reception this evening, the support for you here this evening was strong and deep.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d also like to thank My Late Lord Mayor for his work over the past year \u2013 by the way, I\u2019m told this is your formal title and not a reflection of your time-keeping, or indeed, your untimely demise. I\u2019d also like to congratulate and welcome the new Lord Mayor, whose speech focused on the future. Given my dress sense, I strongly agree.<\/p>\n

The UK \u2013 a global beacon for legal services<\/h3>\n

I believe as a country, we not only shape the future, but lead the change, and the charge. That\u2019s true too for our legal services sector \u2013 so important for our economy.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom is home to some of the best law firms, our courts are widely recognised and renowned, and we have a wealth of world-class talent both in our independent judiciary and across our legal services.<\/p>\n

But, My Lord Mayor, as you rightly highlight \u2013 the world is changing and we must ensure we are encouraging the innovation, technology and digital skills we need to remain competitive in a digital age.<\/p>\n

My Lord Mayor, I am grateful for the vision and focus you will bring to harnessing the technological revolution and promoting the UK\u2019s financial and professional services and as a global destination for foreign investment.<\/p>\n

We in government are also doing our part.<\/p>\n

Our legal services strategy is helping the UK to become a world-leading LawTech centre and ensure that English law underpins future technology innovation.<\/p>\n

The LawTech Delivery Panel I announced earlier this year is helping to promote technology in the UK\u2019s legal sector and act as an international champion for the UK\u2019s LawTech industry. I encourage you to get involved with the Panel\u2019s six taskforces.<\/p>\n

And as part of our industrial strategy, we have invested \u00a320 million into a Next Generation Services Fund to support innovation across the legal, accountancy and insurance sectors. We will be announcing the successful bidders shortly. That\u2019s on top of \u00a3700,000 recently awarded to the Solicitor Regulation Authority to support AI in the legal services sector.<\/p>\n

Leadership and funding is part of it, but we also need to look at education and skills.<\/p>\n

The lawyers of today \u2013 and tomorrow \u2013 must have the skills they need not just to survive, but thrive, in this new world of AI, Big Data and Smart Contracts.<\/p>\n

I was struck by an experiment where 20 experienced lawyers in the US were pitted against an artificial intelligence system.<\/p>\n

The task: to spot legal risks in contracts. I\u2019m afraid to say to the lawyers in the room that AI had a definite edge over the human lawyers in terms of speed and accuracy\u2026.<\/p>\n

\u2026 although whether the technology was as adept at identifying chargeable hours, history does not relate
\nWe must make sure we harness new technology in the right way, in a way that empowers and assists \u2013 and education and skills will be an important part of that.<\/p>\n

The Rule of Law \u2013 the cornerstone of our prosperity as a country<\/h3>\n

Underpinning the LawTech revolution, and maintaining our competitiveness on the world stage, will be the Rule of Law.<\/p>\n

Together with our expert, independent judiciary, it has been \u2013 and will continue to be \u2013 the solid foundation for our status as a financial and legal global centre.
\nThe trust and confidence the Rule of Law provides means that businesses feel they can invest and traders can engage in contracts with others Entrepreneurs are willing to take risks whether large international businesses or the high street tattoo parlour. .<\/p>\n

That is the cornerstone of our prosperity that comes not just from a framework of rules, but in the way the Rule of Law is engrained into our culture and our collective consciousness.<\/p>\n

The shocking events earlier this year in Salisbury and Istanbul, to which the Prime Minister referred serves as a reminder that we must never take the Rule of Law for granted. It needs protecting and supporting here, and abroad.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

My Lord Mayor, in building on the excellent work your predecessor has done to improve trust \u2013 I know your focus on preparing for the opportunities that lie ahead will help the City \u2013 and the country \u2013 realise those many opportunities, as we lead the way towards an exciting technological future.<\/p>\n

It is my great honour to ask the assembled Ladies and Gentlemen to raise your glasses once again to \u2013 The Lord Mayor and The Sheriffs \u2013 the hosts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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