- 10 June 2021, London (virtual): Netlaw Media interview with former BBC Legal Correspondent, Clive Coleman The Legal Regulation Report – One year on
- 17 March 2021, Halifax, Nova Scotia (virtual): F.B. Wickwire Memorial Lecture, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Legal services regulation – turning point, or point of no return?
- 3 November 2020, LawWorks and University of Bristol (virtual) The ethics of pro bono
- 15 September 2020, London (virtual): Westminster Legal Policy Forum The Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation: Key proposals and reactions so far: keynote address
- 2 July 2020, London (virtual): Chartered Tax Advisers Presidential Address 2020
- 25 February 2020, London: Westminster Legal Policy Forum The future of legal services – regulation of the market, consumer protection and technological innovation: keynote address
- 28 November 2019, London: Legal Futures Innovation Conference: Barriers to innovation – making it happen (presentation and panel session)
- 9 October 2019, London: UCL public event: the independent review of legal services regulation update
- 8 October 2019, London: Netlaw Media’s London Law Expo 2019 (chairman)
- 18-21 September 2019, Minneapolis: Council on Licensure, Enforcement & Regulation annual conference: session on ‘England, Wales, and the Rest of the World: Examining and Extrapolating the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation’
- 5-6 September 2019, Edinburgh: International Conference of Legal Regulators 2019: workshop on models of regulation
- 11 June 2019, London: Buying Legal Council’s Legal Procurement Conference: keynote address on the regulation of legal tech and AI, and the impact on buying legal services
- 6 June 2019, London: Legal Futures Regulation and Compliance Conference 2019: speech on regulation of the legal profession – time for another change? (report available)
- 12 March 2019, London: UCL public event: the independent review of legal services regulation update
- 27 February 2019, London: Westminster Legal Policy Forum Technology and the legal market: service development, partnerships and the impact on regulation, competition, and the workforce: panel session on evolution in technology and customer needs
- 14 November 2018, London: Centre for Ethics & Law, University College London: legal professional privilege – in conversation with Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, former President of the Supreme Court (video available)
- 9 October 2018, London: Netlaw Media’s London Law Expo 2018 (chairman)
- 25 April 2018, Buckinghamshire: Peppermint Technology Annual Conference: keynote speech on the challenges facing the legal sector
- 24 January 2018, London: Westminster Legal Policy Forum Innovation in the legal services market – regulation, competition and technology: address on current challenges for consumer access and choice in the legal sector
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24 October 2017, São Paulo Brazil: Fenalaw 2017 (keynote speech)
- 19 October 2017, Manchester: Riverview Law What is the Future for Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments?
- 10 October 2017, London: Netlaw Media’s London Law Expo 2017 (chairman)
- 20 September 2017, London: Institute of Legal Finance and Management Annual Lunch and Awards (address and presentation of awards)
- 22 June 2017, London: Solicitors Regulation Authority’s conference on Trust and the market (keynote address on confidence in regulation)
- 20 June 2017, London: Winmark Managing Partners Lunch: Cybersecurity (chair)
- 29 May 2017, Madrid: Lawyers’ Management Program, IE Law School
- 27 April 2017, Newcastle upon Tyne: Echo Events The Future of Professional Services (keynote speaker)
- 11 April 2017, Coventry: Brethertons and Mitch Kowalski The Great Legal Reformation (panellist)
- 2 December 2016, London: Civil Justice Council National Forum on Access to Justice (panellist)
- 11 October 2016, London: Netlaw Media’s London Law Expo 2016 (chairman)
- 29 September 2016, London: Expert Witness Institute annual conference
- 17 March 2016, London: The Law Society’s Legal aid conference (keynote address on access to justice as a business)
- 2 March 2016, Liverpool: Liverpool Law Society Management Conference 2016 (speech on management, professionalism and regulation)
- 13 October 2015, London: Netlaw Media’s London Law Expo 2015 (chairman)
- 28 September 2015, London: Buying Legal Council, conference on legal procurement efficiency: Downloads on the future of buying legal services
- 19 June 2015, London: Riverview Law Artificial Intelligence seminar (chairman)
- 11 June 2015, Brighton: Willi Steiner Memorial Lecture (at BIALL Annual Conference)
- 18 May 2015, London: Annual General Counsel, Compliance and Risk Forum 2015: keynote speech on the challenges of the Legal Services Act 2007 for the regulation of commercial legal services and potential changes
- 28 April 2015, London: Legal Futures Regulation and Compliance Conference: interview session on regulatory reform
- 24 April 2015, Washington DC: Georgetown University Center for the Study of the Legal Profession, Symposium on Authorized revolution: regulatory disruption of the legal services market; presentation on ‘The Legal Services Act: What might replace it and when?’
- 5 February 2015, London: Wesleyan: Strategic planning for law firms (video clips)
- 19 November 2014, University of St Gallen, Switzerland: Management for the legal profession, keynote presentation on ‘Client or consumer: a distinction with or without meaning?‘
- 15 October 2014, London: Modern Law Awards, chair of judges
- 14 October 2014, London: Netlaw Media’s London Law Expo 2014 (chairman, and speech available)
- 4 September 2014, London: Westminster Legal Policy Forum, The future of legal services regulation, address on trends, challenges and the cross-sector context (paper available)
- 10-12 July 2014, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia: Australasian Law Teachers Association Annual Conference, Thriving in turbulent times: re-imagining the roles of law, law schools and lawyers, keynote address
- 29 April 2014, London: Modern Law Conference 2014, Evolution or revolution?, ABS – the second wave; panel speaker
- 8 April 2014, London: UCL Centre for Ethics and Law, Referral fees – one year on, panellist
- 16 January 2014, London: Association of Law Teachers Annual Lord Upjohn Lecture, Legal services – the rise of the consumer and the fall of professionalism, panellist
- 15 November 2013, London: Institute of Legal Finance and Management Annual Conference 2013, keynote speech
- 18 October 2013, Birmingham: CEPLER Conference 2013 – The Futures of Legal Education and the Legal Profession; panel session, How should the LETR change legal education over the next 10 years?
- 4 October 2013, Chicago: College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference 2013; keynote speech (video and paper available)
- 12 June 2013, New Brighton: Liverpool Law Society, Thriving or surviving? The future of the legal profession; panel speaker
- 23 May 2013, London: Odgers Berndtson Legal & Professional Services; address on the shape of the legal profession and the Bar’s place in it
- 1 May 2013, London: Modern Law Conference 2013, The New Frontiers of Law; speech on ‘Is the market moving fast enough?’
- 6-9 February 2013, Madrid: Lawyers’ Management Program, IE Law School
- 27 November 2012, London: Council of Mortgage Lenders, Annual Conveyancing Conference; speech on ‘A look at alternative business structures’
- 21 November 2012, Hamburg: Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, Autumn Conference; presentation on ‘ABSs – opportunity or threat?’
- 24 October 2012, London: Netlaw Media, Strategic Leadership Forum 2012; chair and speaker
- 18 October 2012, London: Westminster Legal Policy Forum seminar on ABSs and legal services market; speech on ‘Alternative business structures one year on’
- 17 September 2012, Birmingham: Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply conference on The Impact of the Legal Services Act on Legal Procurement; speech on ‘The background to the LSA and its impact on the legal market’