Medway Law Society Seminars 2010
2 Dr Johnson’s Buildings are once again supporting the programme of seminars put on by the Medway Law Society over the course of the year and different members of Chambers will be speaking on a variety of topics. The seminars are set out below and handouts can be obtained by contacting the clerks.
| DATE | SEMINAR TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 4th May 2010 | Children Act (Public Law Update) | Mark Love |
| 10th May 2010 | Youth Court Sentencing | Amy Connell |
| 24th May 2010 | Children Act (Private Law Update) | Mark Love |
| 14th June 2010 | Assisted Suicide | Neil Petersen |
| 28th June 2010 | Ancillary Relief Update | Pankaj Pathak |
| 5th July 2010 | Criminal Law Update | Kakoly Pande |
| 19th July 2010 | Family Law Seminar | TBA |
| 4th October 2010 | Violent Offender Orders | Amy Connell |
| 11th October 2010 | Family Law Seminar | TBA |
| 25th October 2010 | Magistrates’ Court Sentencing | TBA |
Chambers will continue to maintain its commitment to continuing professional development throughout 2009 by once again running its annual series of seminars in conjunction with the Medway Law Society. This seminars are set out below:
| 2 DR JOHNSON’S MEDWAY LAW SOCIETY
SEMINARS 2009 |
| 23rd March 2009 |
Children Act (Private Law) Update |
Mark Love |
| 27th April 2009 |
Youth Court Update |
Gayle Bisbey |
| 11th May 2009 |
Ancillary Relief Update (Part 1) |
Pankaj Pathak |
| 1st June 2009 |
Civil Orders in the Magistrates’ Court |
Richard Doman |
| 15th June 2009 |
Children Outside the Jurisdiction |
Mark Love |
| 29th June 2009 |
Prison Law (Foundation) (Part 1) |
Gayle Bisbey |
| 13th July 2009 |
Ancillary Relief Update (Part 2) |
TBA |
| 21st September 2009 |
Prison Law (Part 2) |
Ashley Hendron and
Daniel Bunting |
| 12th October 2009 |
Confiscation Orders in Ancillary Relief issues |
Mark Love and Alex
Munro |
| 26th October 2009 |
Road Traffic Law (a new source of income?) |
Clayton Bridge |
The seminars will be held at the Roffen Club in Rochester
and will begin at 6.30pm. Each event carries 2 CPD points and
refreshments will be served afterwards. Handouts will be available during
the two weeks after each lecture. For more information please contact the
clerks.
Internal Seminars
In addition it is hoped that Chambers will provide a number of internal seminars in order to assist those who instruct Chambers with keeping up to date with evolving legal issues. Notice of these seminars will be published shortly.
If any instructing solicitors of Chambers would like a seminar to be provided on any specific topic then please contact Stephen Lavell, Senior Clerk, who will be more than happy to assist.
Daniel Bunting delivered the most recent Chambers seminar for the Medway Law Society on 12th July 2007 giving an update on evidential issues in criminal cases. His handout can be downloaded online by clicking on the following link or by contacting the clerks (clerks@2drj.com).
Chambers will be maintaining its commitment to continuing professional development by running its annual series of seminars in conjunction with the Medway Law Society. This year’s topics are as follows:
22/3/07, Children Act 1989 – Case Law and Update, Neil Petersen/Fay Baker
19/4/07, Fraud Act 2006, Robin Griffiths
17/5/07, Unmarried Couples Property Rights – In light of Stack v. Dowden, Pankaj Pathak/Alex Munro
31/5/07, Sentencing in the Magistrates’ Court – Contrasting the case of Kefford with the Home Secretary’s recent comments , James Shepherd
21/6/07, Ancillary Relief – Part 1 of 2, Mark Love
12/7/07, Evidence Update – Focussing on Magistrates’ Court cases and generally, David Bannocks
6/9/07, Ancillary Relief – Part 2 of 2, Pankaj Pathak
26/9/07, Magistrates’ Court Advocacy – Points to note (hearsay and bad character), Michael McAlinden
11/10/07, To be announced, Mark Love
The seminars will be held at the Roffen Club in Rochester and will begin at 6.30pm. Each event carries 2 CPD points and refreshments will be served afterwards. Handouts will be available during the two weeks after each lecture. For more information please contact the clerks.
On 31st January 2007 Mark Love and Pankaj Pathak will be giving a seminar in Croydon on the topic of Ancillary Relief post-Miller/Mcfarlane. The location of this seminar is available by contacting the Clerks.
