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15th - 16th March 2016

9:30 – 5:30

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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


Close of day

Commercial Property

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Case law round-up



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


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

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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


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


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


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


The client relationship: Retaining your most profitable clients


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

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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


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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

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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


Working with the elderly and vulnerablezz How to work with clients and local authorities when

relatives go into care and funding becomes an issue


Close of day

Law firm management Private Client


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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


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


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


Litigants in person zz Worst-case scenarioszz Duty to the overriding objectivezz Working through court proceedings with a litigant in

person


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?


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


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


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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


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


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


The client relationship: Retaining your most profitable clients


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




Close of day

Case law round-up



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


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


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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