The President and the Committee request the pleasure of your company at the Cambridge Society Annual Dinner 2024, which marks the 30th anniversary of the Cambridge Society of Belgium.

The dinner will be held at the prestigious Cercle Royal Gaulois (Rue de la Loi 5, 1000 Brussels) and will be followed by a dance in the stunning ballroom of the Cercle, to properly celebrate the occasion.

The dress code is black tie or smart evening dress.  Smart lounge suits and smart ladies' business attire is acceptable. Gentlemen are expected to wear ties. Academic attire and national costumes are especially welcome. 

Speaker and Guest of Honour

We are delighted to welcome Baroness Hale of Richmond as our Speaker and Guest of Honour for the evening.

Baroness Hale, an alumna of Girton College, is the former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. In 2004, she was appointed the first female Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords. She served as Law Lord until 2009, when she became vice-president of the Supreme Court. In her early years, Lady Hale worked in academia and became a professor of law at the University of Manchester.

She gained international attention in 2019 when she ruled on behalf of the Supreme Court that Boris Johnson's prorogation of the British Parliament was illegal.

The Baroness will talk on the subject of "Women in the Justice System".

Programme

Pre-dinner drinks from 7pm

Formal dinner at 8pm

Dance from 10pm

Carriages at 2am