# Event Details - **Event Name**: I fought the Law and I won. A Black Judge on 60 Years of Race Equality Law - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Judge Peter Herbert OBE, founder of Society of Black Lawyers speaks on race, law, history, African Odysseys, culture and Pan AfricanismAbout this EventA rare chance to hear a Black judge speak on racial discrimination within the legal system, the George Floyd legacy, how to fight and win against the odds, how the Race Relations Act of 2010 applies to the British Film Institute and the Home Office scandal'The first judge to sue the senior judiciary for alleged race discrimination has settled a claim with the Ministry of Justice for an undisclosed sum. Peter Herbert, 64, who sat as a part-time crown court judge, sued for discrimination, victimisation and harassment after being disciplined for a speech he gave at a rally in London in 2015. His case was to be heard at an employment tribunal in Leeds next week, but the ministry settled the claim. Details are confidential and no admission of liability was made.Herbert, also an immigration judge, took early retirement a year ago. He told The Times: “This settlement allows me to walk away with my reputation and dignity intact.” He was initially disciplined after he gave a speechExtract from Times newspaper July 2nd 2021 by Catherine Baksi HEREThis event is organised by Black History Walks as part of 60 years since 1965 the first ever Race Relations ActOther coming events from Black History Walks www.blackhistorywalks.co.ukBlack History Steam train tourBlack History Bus Tour/ River CruiseAfeni Shakur and the trail of the Panther 216 African Leaders removed by the FrenchHackney, Mayfair, St Paul’/Bank, Theatreland and Soho Black History WalksAfrican Odysseys, Racism in Academia and @BFI SouthbankFearless Windrush Women Speak outIsmahil Blagrove season of films and booksFrantz Fanon weekender60 years of Black British Civil Rights, racism @BFI with Professor Gus JohnKung Fu and anti-racist street fighters with Professor Lez HenryWorld Wars and Black soldiers. African Odysseys @BFI with Professor Patrick VernonFinancial slavery? The CFA in AfricaSign petition to save African Odysseys and Black film history at BFI Southbank HEREAbout the speaker:Peter Herbert was called to the Bar in 1982 his professional career has involved a number of high profile human rights cases both here in the UK and internationally. His practice has involved representation of a wide range of clients and high profile cases from the Victoria Climbie case through to the Kamlesh Bahl employment case to appearances before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). He has also appeared at the European Court of Human Rights in Gregory v The United Kingdom.After spending many years at Tooks Court Chambers with Michael Mansfield Q.C. He moved to become a direct access practitioner working on a selection of cases alongside his part time Judicial career and consultancy work. He was appointed a part time Immigration Judge in 1997, and then a Recorder in the Crown Court and part-time Employment Judge in 2003. He has successfully run his private practice alongside his Judicial appointments and his previous public duties as Vice Chair and Independent member of the Metropolitan Police Authority.Mr Herbert was an adviser to the former Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith Q.C. as well as Vice Chair, and an independent member of the Metropolitan Police Authority from 2000 to 2008 and was a member of Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow Health Authority from 1990 to 1998. He chaired two public mental health homicide enquiries for the Department of Health that have been published as reports.He has appeared regularly on national and international news current affairs channels such as BBC TV News, CNN, BBC Question Time, Sky News, BBC Newsnight, and helped produce documentary programmes as a human rights barrister and as Chair of the Society of Black Lawyers. He has written for the Guardian newspaper, Times, Independent and Voice newspapers and been reported extensively in publications from the USA, Japan and most recently in Sicily.About African OdysseysThe volunteer-run, African Odysseys film programme screened monthly, popular, anti-racist, Black films with Q&A's for 17 years at the BFI. It regularly filled the Southbank 450 seater at 2pm on Saturdays when cinemas are typically 'dead'.The British Film Institute ignored a 17,000 strong petition to keep it HERE .Refused to answer 8 simple questions. Then cancelled the programme so they could 'cut costs and promote diversity' HERE https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/3e6a2350-0a0a-11f1-a70f-b15bde9c1f1d-rimg-w892-h740-dc1a181a-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/3e8c7860-0a0a-11f1-8e72-eb9923d9d6b2-rimg-w681-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/3eb3d680-0a0a-11f1-a70f-b15bde9c1f1d-rimg-w740-h740-dc7f0607-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/i-fought-the-law-and-i-won-a-black-judge-on-60-years-of-race-equality-law/100001983113047509 - **Event Categories**: Entertainment, Sports, health-wellness, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Room G.03 - **lat**: 51.5182187 - **long**: -0.1411388999999872 - **full address**: Room G.03, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: I fought the Law and I won. A Black Judge on 60 Years of Race Equality Law - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8392a54f06b80778f3b973b1792957c595659b1c91d5dc557d6ce0a2e37a73e5-rimg-w940-h470-dcf0d4b6-gmir.jpg?v=1771117464 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is I fought the Law and I won. A Black Judge on 60 Years of Race Equality Law being held? - **A:** I fought the Law and I won. A Black Judge on 60 Years of Race Equality Law takes place on Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Room G.03, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing I fought the Law and I won. A Black Judge on 60 Years of Race Equality Law? - **A:** I fought the Law and I won. A Black Judge on 60 Years of Race Equality Law is organized by Black History Walks. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "I fought the Law and I won. A Black Judge on 60 Years of Race Equality Law", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8392a54f06b80778f3b973b1792957c595659b1c91d5dc557d6ce0a2e37a73e5-rimg-w940-h470-dcf0d4b6-gmir.jpg?v=1771117464", "startDate": "2026-04-09T18:30:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-04-09T20:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/i-fought-the-law-and-i-won-a-black-judge-on-60-years-of-race-equality-law/100001983113047509", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Room G.03", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "University of Westminster", "postalCode": "w1w 7uw", "addressLocality": "London", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.5182187", "longitude": "-0.1411388999999872" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Judge Peter Herbert OBE, founder of Society of Black Lawyers speaks on race, law, history, African Odysseys, culture and Pan Africanism", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-02-15", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-09T20:30:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-02-15", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/i-fought-the-law-and-i-won-a-black-judge-on-60-years-of-race-equality-law/100001983113047509" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-02-15", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-02-15", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/i-fought-the-law-and-i-won-a-black-judge-on-60-years-of-race-equality-law/100001983113047509", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Black History Walks", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/black-history-walks/22530558", "description": "Black History Walks offers guidedWalking Tours of Londonto include its African history which goes back 3500 years. We run bus and river tours too.Walks take place in 12 different areas.We also offer films, talks and workshopseach month all year. See website or join mail list for details." } ] } ] ```