CITMA Christmas Lunch

Royal Lancaster London

Our London Christmas Lunch has now sold out. If you would like to be added to the waiting list in case tickets become available, please click here.

Celebrate the season and enjoy a four-course menu curated by world-class chefs at the return of our prestigious Christmas Lunch.

This event will offer you limitless opportunities to celebrate with your friends and colleagues, and to enjoy the wide company at our best attended event of the year.

Enjoy a glass of bubbly on arrival before tucking in to a festive feast that will live long in the memory.

Bringing the profession together

You will be joined by your peers from across the profession and we are looking forward to welcoming Chartered Trade Mark Attorneys, Barristers, IP judges, CITMA Paralegals, students and more to one of the highlights of the calendar.

The internationally acclaimed Royal Lancaster, overlooking Hyde Park, is the new venue for our first Christmas Lunch since 2019.

The Royal Lancaster underwent an £80 million renovation in 2017, cementing its status as one of London’s most prestigious venues.

The lunch will incorporate the presentation of the CITMA awards, marking our profession’s achievements over the past year.

Making your booking

In order to ensure that you are sat with your colleagues, please book together. Alternatively, come along as an individual or small group and make new friends on the day.

By booking 10 together, you are securing an exclusive table for yourselves.

We are offering a limited number of super earlybird tickets – saving £400 on a booking of 10.

Join us to enjoy:

12pm - Networking drinks reception with a glass of prosecco on arrival compliments of Corsearch
12.45pm - Welcome address from CITMA President Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy in the Nine Kings Suite
12.50pm - Four-course meal, menu TBC
2.35pm - Awards celebration
3pm - Drinks reception with cash bar in the Nine Kings Suite
4.30pm - Afternoon comes to a close

Booking and pricing information

Standard tickets

Member: £149 + VAT
Standard: £169 + VAT

Pre-ordering drinks

Pre-order your wine and drinks directly from the Royal Lancaster and your selection will be waiting for you at your table. We advise you order as early as possible, and by 22^nd November at the latest.

Click here to see the wine and drinks list. You can then complete the order form and send it directly to the hotel via the details at the bottom of the form.

Celebrate success with us

After lunch, we’ll present the following five awards:

CITMA Award for the highest mark achieved by a student member on the:

Trade Mark Law and Practice Postgraduate Certificate at Queen Mary University of London
Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice course at Nottingham Law School
Postgraduate Certificate in IP at Bournemouth University
Intellectual Property Law Postgraduate Certificate at Brunel University

We will also present the Roy Scott Awards to the student who achieved the highest mark on the CITMA Paralegal Course.

We look forward to raising a toast with you in December.

Reaching the hotel

The Royal Lancaster is easily accessible by public transport, with both Lancaster Gate and Paddington stations less than a ten minute walk away. To explore the hotel’s location on Google Maps, please click here.