Practice Development

During 2008

On 5th June, Paul has been invited to give a paper at the University of Newcastle Law School.
On 2nd May Paul was invited to the University of Cardiff Scholars Network.
Paul was invited in May 2008 to attend the Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany to discuss EC Directive 2000/78 on religious discrimination.
In April Paul went to Istanbul to attend a meeting a meeting on religious liberty.
On 30th March, Paul had the honour of an invitation to attend the consecration of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III.
Paul was invited to Washington DC by Edwin Meese III (former United States Attorney General) to give a paper entitled 'Islam and socio cultural norms in law'.

The case of Playfoot has been listed before the High Court on 22nd June 2007.
On 19th June 2007 Paul will speak at the European Leadership Forum, Eger, Hungary on issues facing the Christian Church. He will travel to Budapest for a further meeting.
On 5th June 2007, Paul met the UN Special Rapporteur of Religion or Belief Asma Jahangir. The meeting was attended by Mark Hill and Samantha Knight.
On 11th May 2007, Paul attended the World Congress of Families at the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland. The conference was addressed by US Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey.
On 30th July 2007, Letter to The Times Newspaper on ‘Judgeocracy’: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/debate/letters/article2163490.ece
2007: Speaker at Bar Human Rights Group, European Leadership Forum and Lawyers Christian Fellowship Litigation Academy; Speaker in Parliament on ‘Right to Convert in International Law’ .
The case of McClintock has been listed before the Employment Appeal Tribunal in October 2007.

2006: Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park. Invited by Lord Justice Keene to speak on religious rights (Inner Temple) .

On 3rd September 2005, Paul Diamond met the Pakistani Prime Minister Aziz at his residence. The meeting was organised by Christian Solidarity Worldwide. The delegation was headed by David Drew MP (Labour) and consisted of Mr. Stuart Windsor (Director CSW) and Ben Rogers (Currently Deputy of Conservative Party Human Rights Commission). The discussion focused on religious freedom and the use of the blasphemy laws in Pakistan.
Trial observer in Court of Appeal, Ankara, Turkey, 1997, International Trial Observer Swedish Supreme Court 2005.
The Times Lawyer of the Week (December 2005): www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/legal/article745736.ece
Paper on ‘The Non-Sectarian Public Forum’ (sponsored by Federalist Society, Ave Maria University and Catholic Institute of Human Rights) Rome June 2004.
Adviser to Baroness Young on Section 13 of Human Rights Act, 1998.
Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame, Indiana (London School) 1994-96 (International Human Rights Law).

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