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 (The Honourable Mr Justice Blake)

(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) Untapped potential of the HRA - guaranteeing and broadening rights (Felicity Williams).

(5) The 9/11 effect: tackling threats to procedural fairness and access to remedies (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: £50 plus VAT.
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