Past events
John Critchley to co-present webinar on assisted suicide, the forfeiture rule and relief
John Critchley will speak at an Estate Research webinar on Thursday 12 September about assisted suicide, the forfeiture rule and relief. The criminal offence of assisted suicide has myriad implications. The webinar will highlight the legal, ethical, and practical issues of such sensitive and complex cases to help families and their advisers to understand the forfeiture rule: what it […]
Supporting the SHLA annual conference 2024
We are delighted to sponsor the Social Housing Law Association’s 2024 annual conference which takes place on Thursday 14 March. It will be held in London at The Law Society in Chancery Lane. Clare Cullen will be one of the speakers at a breakout session from 2.10pm – 3.10pm, discussing Equality Act defences. Specifically the discussion […]
Supporting the HLPA annual conference 2023
We are delighted to sponsor the Housing Law Practitioners’ Association annual conference which takes place on Thursday 14 December. It is being held on a hybrid basis at 10 Union Street Conference Centre in London and online. The theme of the conference this year is The Impact of Racism on Housing. Recent surveys by Shelter […]
Supporting the Social Housing Law Association’s annual conference 2022
We are delighted to sponsor the Social Housing Law Association’s 2022 annual conference which takes place on Thursday 17 November. It will be held in London at the Ashworth Centre in Lincoln’s Inn. Clare Cullen will be one of the speakers at a breakout session from 12pm – 1pm, discussing ‘Getting the evidence right: tricky […]
International Women’s Day: Using the law to protect women’s rights & where the law can go further
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, we will consider a hybrid case study with the audience (in person and online). Our aim is to highlight how the law deals with gendered issues and, crucially, where it can go further. The case study will traverse gendered issues from an employment, public, and housing law perspective. It […]
Webinar: Business & Property Courts’ Disclosure Pilot, 2021 – recent amendments, key flashpoints, and the future
Revisions to the Business & Property Courts’ Disclosure Pilot Scheme came into force on 6 April 2021. In this webinar, John McLinden QC, David Brounger and Alistair Cantor consider some of those recent amendments. They will discuss practicalities relating to the key stages in the disclosure pilot where costs and disputes are most likely to arise and the future for the pilot.
Webinar: Nightmare cladding – who foots the bill? Part 2
In the second of 2 webinars discussing dangerous cladding, Max Thorowgood, Alistair Cantor and Christopher McCarthy of Field Court Property Team consider current remedies available for affected property owners, managers and tenants.
Webinar: Nightmare cladding – who foots the bill? Part 1
In the first of 2 webinars discussing dangerous cladding, Jonathan Pennington Legh, Sarah Salmon and Alexander Campbell of the Field Court Housing Team consider the practical issues affecting property owners, managers and lawyers advising tenants and landlords and who is liable.
Webinar: Mencap case and sleep-in shift time – what are the ramifications for the health and social care sector and beyond?
In this free webinar, Nikolas Clarke, Max Lansman and Ryan Anderson consider practical and legal issues concerning pay structures and contractual arrangements, what employers now need to do to ensure compliance with national minimum wage legislation, changes social care providers and local authorities might need to think about and ongoing areas of uncertainty.
Webinar: the practical implications of the Uber ruling
The discussion will cover what legal challenges are likely to be coming through the pipeline, and how businesses can prepare themselves. It will also look at comparative aspects and the wider impact of the judgment as jurisdictions around the world grapple with the implications of the growing gig economy.