15th - 16th march 2016 solicitors journal 9:30 –...
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15th - 16th March 2016
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Day One: Tuesday 15th March 2016 – City and corporate law
Chair’s introduction by Mark Solon, Chairman of Wilmington Legal, Wilmington Plc
Keynote speech from The Right Honourable the Lord Woolf Former Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf will share his views on access to justice, legal aid, and the future of law in global business
StreamsCOMMERCIAL PROPERTYCONTRACT AND COMMERCIALEMPLOYMENTLAW FIRM MANAGEMENTPRIVATE CLIENT
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Case law round-up zz Break options and rent apportionmentzz Business rateszz Relief from forfeiture of leaseszz Leasehold enfranchisement and shop-and-flat leaseszz Service charges – mixed-use properties, and
contractual interpretation
Mark Shelton, Commercial Property Management Law Trainer, CPM Law Training Limited
Morning refreshments
Managing risk when taking on overseas clients zz Is it safe for us to act for client x, challenges, and how
to keep out of jailzz Unfamiliar territories and unfamiliar riskszz Lost in translation: liability for errors abroad
Francis Dingwall, Partner, Legal Risk
Networking lunch
How to work more effectively with your local authority zz Working with local authority surveyorszz Recently enacted and 2016 legislation affecting local
government and public projects
Speaker to be announced
Commercial pop-ups: Leasing and licensing zz What types of license to look for?zz What preliminary enquiries should be raised?zz When should alarm bells ring?zz Disaster areas – a few key case studies
Jeremy Philips, Barrister, Francis Taylor Building
Afternoon refreshments
A refresher course in insolvency for commercial property
Speaker to be announced
Close of day
Commercial Property
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Case law round-up
Speaker to be announced
Morning refreshments
The Consumer Act 2015zz New terms and remedies for goods and digital
contentzz New terms and remedies for serviceszz Unified and reformed unfair terms regime
Chris Willett, Which? Council Member and Professor in Commercial Law, University of Essex
Networking lunch
Courts and litigation in 2016 and beyond zz The Financial List and shorter and flexible trial
schemeszz Which procedures are the most suitable for your case?zz Key features of the electronic working pilot scheme
for the Rolls Buildings courtszz The Lord Justice Briggs’s interim report on the Civil
Courts Structure Review
Justice Birss, High Court, Chancery Division and Ed Crosse, Partner, Simmons & Simmons
Intellectual property disputes: Advising and preparing clients zz Types of dispute zz Avoiding and resolving disputes zz Contract forum – the need for a witness
Ryan Pixton, Partner and Trade Mark Attorney, Kilburn & Strode
Afternoon refreshments
Cross-border disputes and arbitration zz The domestic market for dispute resolution zz The increasingly global market zz What this means for firms zz Where are we headed?
Nick Pontt, Head of Financial Services Litigation, Browne Jacobson LLP
Close of day
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Whistleblowing in the workplace zz What is required to make a ‘protected disclosure’? zz When will we see a complaint about breach of an
individual contract protected as being in the public interest? zz Interim relief: Ways of winning and losing a case fast
Sally Robertson, Barrister, Cloisters
Morning refreshments
Advising your clients in 2016 zz Practical implications of recent and forthcoming
legislationzz Gender pay gap reportingzz Overview of data protection development
Katie Clark, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery and Paul McGrath, Associate, McDermott Will & Emery
Networking lunch
Case law round-upzz Important recent Court of Appeal decisions on
discrimination including Essop, Naeem and Griffithszz The European Court of Justice decision in Chezzz The developing law on transfers of undertakings -
Rynda (UK) in the Court of Appeal
Sean Jones QC, Employment and Discrimination Law Barrister, 11 KBW Chambers
Social media: Recent case law policies zz What is the best policy for my clients to adopt? zz Business risks presented by employees using social
mediazz What can we expect in the next few years?
Kevin Poulter, Employment Lawyer and Solicitors Journal’s Editor at Large
Afternoon refreshments
PANEL DISCUSSION What is the future for employment law?zz Zero-hours contractszz The future of trade unionszz Areas of business growth in employment law
Facilitated by Kevin Poulter and featuring:Sean Jones QC, Employment and Discrimination Law Barrister, 11 KBW Chambers Arpita Dutt, Partner, Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLPMartin Downs, Barrister, One Crown Office Row Jeremy Nixon, Employment Law Partner, Thrings
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Contract and Commercial Employment
Day One: Tuesday 15th March 2016 – City and corporate law
Chair: To be announced
Pitching to win: How to successfully bring in new clients/business
Clare Adshead-Grant, Business Development Consultant, White & Case LLP and Consultant, Calista
Morning refreshments
The client relationship: Retaining your most profitable clients
Speaker to be announced
Networking lunch
PANEL DISCUSSION Building a professional profile
Chair to be announced, featuring: Emily Miller, Founder and LinkedIn Trainer, Marshall Walker Associates and Clare Rodway, Managing Director and Owner, Kysen PR
Session to be announced
Afternoon refreshments
Session to be announced
Close of day
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Tax planning round-up zz The latest on the residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB)zz The changes to taxation of pension death benefits
which took effect 6 April 2015zz SDLT: the new 3% increase for additional properties –
estates and trust issues
John Bunker, Head of Private Client Knowledge Management, Thomas Eggar
Morning refreshments
Sponsor session to be announced
All-encompassing willszz Hand-written wills: execution and validity zz Hand-written wills: recent case law zz Badly drafted wills
zz Defective or failed gifts zz Abatement of legacies zz Reckless dissipation of assets zz Want of knowledge and approval
Richard McDermott, Associate, Farrer & Co and Bryony Cove, Private Client Partner, Farrer & Co
Networking lunch
JERSEY FINANCE FOCUS zz The issue of registers of beneficial ownerships of trust zz The impact of FATCA/CRS zz The changing nature of offshore structuring in a tax
transparent world
Naomi Rive, Chief Trust Officer, Coutts & Co Trustees (Jersey) Limited
Wealth preservation: Advice from the experts zz Entrepreneurs/business owners – planning for a tax-
efficient salezz Tax-efficient investmentzz IHT planning – maximising the benefits
Tim Norkett, Partner, National Head of Private Clients, Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP and Peter Castle, Senior Tax Manager, Private Clients, Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP
Afternoon refreshments
Working with the elderly and vulnerablezz How to work with clients and local authorities when
relatives go into care and funding becomes an issue
Speaker to be announced
Close of day
Law firm management Private Client
Day One: Tuesday 15th March 2016 – City and corporate law
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Case law round-up zz Important Court of Appeal decisions on adverse
possession (Best), boundaries (Parmar) and Land Registry indemnities for fraud victims (Swift 1st)zz What has to be disclosed during a residential property
transactionzz What is a fixture on the land? Chalet in a naturist
resort (Spielplatz) or a Banksy painting (Creative Foundation)?zz Hardy v Griffiths on retaining a deposit upon failure to
complete
Timothy Cowen, Barrister, 9 Stone Buildings
Morning refreshments
Conveyancing fraud in the age of cybercrime zz Phishing, vishing and whaling zz Understanding the threats to you and your clients zz Top tips for protecting your firmzz How to detect risk
Tim Prior, Director, PNCR Legal
Networking lunch
Sponsor session to be announced
Landlord and tenant updatezz The latest regulation to enter the private rented sector
across England and Wales including overview of the changes over the past year, deposit and Section 21, health and safety regulations, and changes in Wales zz Effective management of your landlord client
zz How to keep your client up to date with the law
Tessa Shepperson, Owner, Landlord Law
Managing conveyancingzz Continuing professional development changeszz Stamp Duty Land Tax changes: on the day of the
budgetzz Case management systems round-upzz Veyo
Rob Hailstone, Founder, Bold Legal Group
Afternoon refreshments
Preliminary enquiries: The importance of disclosure zz Replying to preliminary enquiries and
misrepresentationzz Notices to complete: Errors and who can servezz Top ten points when approving a new build draft
contract
Paul Tobias, Solicitor (retired) and CPE lecturer
Close of day
Day Two: Wednesday 16th March 2016 – Corporate and national law
Residential Property
Chair’s introduction by Mark Solon, Chairman of Wilmington Legal, Wilmington Plc
Keynote from Jonathan Smithers, president of the Law Society of England and Wales and senior partner at Cooper Burnett
Streams: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTYFAMILYCRIMINALLITIGATIONLAW FIRM MANAGEMENT
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Unmarried couples: Ending the relationship zz Financial implications of separationzz How do the courts divide cohabitees’ properties? zz Getting maintenance for children
Claire Gordon, Partner, and Siobhan Jones, Partner, Property Disputes, Farrer & Co
Morning refreshments
Litigants in person zz Worst-case scenarioszz Duty to the overriding objectivezz Working through court proceedings with a litigant in
person
Speaker to be announced
Networking lunch
Sharland, Wyatt, and Vince at grassroots levelzz Sharland v Sharland: Disclosure, misrepresentation, and
whether previous cases can be re-openedzz Wyatt v Vince: The issue of couples who divorced many
years ago and where there has been a significant change (increase) in the finances of one of themzz Imerman v Tchenguiz: Disclosure and self-help –
what to do in practice with the information and documentation that clients find/take and then give to solicitors – can it be used/what action should you take?
Speaker to be announced
Working with dispute resolution in legal caseszz Family mediation, collaborative practice, arbitration,
early neutral evaluation, round-table meetingszz Unbundling services: Challenges and liabilitieszz How to use referrals to dispute resolution to make
mediation pay
Austin Chessell, Collaborative Family Solicitor, Feltons Solicitors, and Charmaine Hast, Partner and Head of the Family Team, Wedlake Bell
Afternoon refreshments
Update on care proceedingszz Latest case law update in relation to adoption/social
welfarezz How a pilot of children’s voices in the court has served
so farzz The shift in culture towards including children in
divorce proceedings
Speaker to be announced
Close of day
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Confiscation orders
Speaker to be announced
Morning refreshments
Incorporating the latest FGM guidance zz Develop an understanding of the current FGM
legislation and the challengeszz Gain an insight into honour-based abusezz Develop an understanding of the impact FGM can
have on victims zz How to work with clients in similar situations
Neelam Sarkaria, Independent Criminal Justice and Harmful Traditional Practices Specialist
Networking lunch
Assessing police evidence and the inclusion of experts
Robert Brown, Partner, Corker Binning
Case law round-up zz Case law: the facts and key legal principles zz Significance of cases zz Impacts on practice
Narita Bahra, Specialist Fraud and Criminal Defence Barrister, 2 Hare Court and Sukhveer Khandola, Barrister, Crown Prosecution Service
Afternoon refreshments
PANEL DISCUSSION How to execute criminal legal aid work in 2016zz Long-term effect of legal aid cutszz Working with fewer police resourceszz Tender procurement process/duty contracts
Facilitated by (to be announced) and featuring;
Tim Walker, Director, Sonn Macmillan Walker
Mark Fenhalls QC, Chairman, The Criminal Bar Association and Barrister, 23 Essex Street
Jonathan Black, President, London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association and Partner, BSB Solicitors
Close of day
Family Criminal
Day Two: Wednesday 16th March 2016 – Corporate and national law
Chair: Bernard Savage, Director, Size 10 ½ Boots
Pitching to win: How to successfully bring in new clients/business
Clare Adshead-Grant, Business Development Consultant, White & Case LLP and Consultant, Calista
Morning refreshments
The client relationship: Retaining your most profitable clients
Speaker to be announced
Networking lunch
PANEL DISCUSSION Building a professional profile
Chair to be announced and featuring: Emily Miller, Founder and LinkedIn Trainer, Marshall Walker Associates and Clare Rodway, Managing Director and Owner, Kysen PR
Session to be announced
Afternoon refreshments
Session to be announced
Close of day
Case law round-up
Speaker to be announced
Morning refreshments
Costs update zz The pitfalls to avoid when budgetingzz Where we stand with NHSLI and the introduction of
fixed feeszz Advising small to medium-sized business following the
court fee hike
Matthew Harman, Costs Lawyer and Senior Partner, Harmans
Networking lunch
The courts and litigation in 2016 and beyond
Speaker to be announced
Alternative dispute resolution and arbitration zz UK Court’s move towards mandatory Mediationzz Arbitration as a more cost effective method of
resolving disputes following the increase in Court issue feeszz Selecting Seats for Arbitration: Singapore’s position as
a leading international arbitration playerzz Emergency Arbitration (e.g. if need interim injunction)
as an increasingly popular means of seeking urgent interim relief
John Sykes, Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys and Katy Ackroyd, Associate, Charles Russell Speechlys
Afternoon refreshments
PANEL DISCUSSION Third-party litigation askingzz Should it be regulated?zz Is it ethical? zz What are the risks for funder and lawyer?
Speakers to be announced
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Litigation Law firm management
Day Two: Wednesday 16th March 2016 – Corporate and national law