A lecture by Paul Silk on devolving justice, which comes in the wake of the recent referendum vote on Scottish independence, will be staged in Gwent this week.

Paul Silk chaired the Silk Commission, the commission on devolution for Wales.

Mr Silk will deliver the Mather-Jackson Library inaugural lecture, Devolving Justice, on Thursday October 16 at The Sessions House, Maryport Street, Usk, at 6pm.

Mather-Jackson Library trustee Jonathan Stephens, of Everett Tomlin Lloyd and Pratt Solicitors, who has arranged the talk, said: “The lecture will be held in the Victorian courtroom which was designed by the architect Thomas Wyatt and opened in 1870. The fine room retains many of its original fittings.

“The Mather-Jackson Library adjoins the courtroom. There will be an opportunity to meet the speaker Paul Silk and also library trustees and to view the library.

“The subject of the lecture devolving justice is apt in view of the recent referendum in Scotland and the ongoing talks and discussions about the further devolvement of powers to the constituent parts of the United Kingdom.”

The Silk Commission report was published in two parts, in 2012 and 2014.

Paul Silk was previously clerk to the House of Commons, director of Strategic Projects in the House of Commons and presidential adviser in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Those wishing to attend are asked to contact Rachel Thomas at rthomas@etlp.co.uk and copy in Jonathan Stephens at jstephens@etlp.co.uk.