Judicial Review as a Mechanism for Social Justice

A conference on key current issues in the law and practice of judicial review for lawyers representing disadvantaged claimants.

London School of Economics, 13th December 2010, 9.15am to 1.30pm

Draft Programme

(1) Judicial review as a mechanism for social justice (member of judiciary, tbc)

(2) Important recent cases/ trends and forecasts (Hugh Southey QC)

(3) Procedure, strategy and tactics for claimants (John Dickinson, Irwin Mitchell, and Leonie Hirst)

(4) Workshop sessions:

(a) Article 2 and article 3 inquiries (Adam Straw)
(b) Public authority duties to vulnerable children, and age assessments. (Patrick Roche and Rebecca Chapman)
(c) Discrimination, judicial review and article 14 (Catherine Rayner and Chris Williams).
(d) Human Rights 10 years on (Abigail Smith and Jude Bunting).

(5) Procedural fairness, getting information and tackling secret evidence (Amanda Weston).

(6) Positioning your judicial review practice at a time of public funding cuts (Simon Creighton, or another partner from Bhatt Murphy).

BSB & SRA accredited CPD: 4 hours.
Cost: £35 plus VAT if booked before the 10th September 2010, £50 plus VAT thereafter.
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