Day: 22 February 2016

‘This course is aimed at:

-Barristers before taking a Career Break to have a family (for women considering maternity leave; men considering paternity leave; prospective adoptive parents and male or female primary carers)
-Barristers during and after a career break (for women who have taken maternity leave; men who have taken paternity leave; adoptive parents and male or female primary carers)
-Clerks and Practice Managers interested in ensuring chambers’ practices support Barrister parents and those who want to ensure compliance with BSB rules, and
-Equality and Diversity Officers wishing to support colleagues.

The programme will include advice on:
-Negotiating your exit/return with Clerks/Chambers
-Putting your practice to bed/re-starting your practice: Managing your clients; complying with the BSB and managing CPD
-What to think about before and after your break
-Ethical challenges and complying with BSB rules (including Q&A)
-Navigating Chambers’ Policies: Your rights (including Q&A)
-Exploring all your options on return’

Date: 11th March 2016, 9.45am-2.00pm

Location: The General Council of the Bar 289-293 High Holborn London WC1V 7HZ

Charge: £15 for those who have paid the Bar Representation Fee (BRF), £20 for those who have not paid the Bar Representation Fee

More information can be found here.

‘Britain held her first national referendum in 1975 – on whether we should remain in the European Communities, forerunner of the European Union, which we had joined in 1973. The result was a two to one majority for staying in. Party attitudes were almost the opposite to what they are today. The Labour government favoured staying in, but the party in the Commons and in the country did not. The Conservatives were enthusiastically for staying in. The nationalists in Scotland and Wales favoured leaving.’

Date: 23rd May 2016, 6.00pm

Location: Museum of London

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.

‘This event is aimed at Mature Students and Career Changers who have an interest in pursuing a career as a Barrister.

The event will offer guidance on the vocational stages of training as well as tips about work experience and pro-bono opportunities. The event is intended to help mature students and career changers in their applications for pupillage.’

Date: 16th March 2016, 5.30-7.30pm

Location: The General Council of the Bar 289-293 High Holborn London WC1V 7HZ

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.

‘In his last lecture, Geoffrey Nice reviews what he has discussed over the last four years. Law should not be of that much concern, most of the time, to non-lawyers if it delivers what the public needs. So identifying what may interest and inform a Gresham audience is never easy for Gresham Law Professors. Geoffrey Nice reviews what he has learned often giving lectures about things he wanted to learn about that affirm how law should be the servant of man, never her mistress. He will bring some topics up to date explaining how particular views have developed and changed.’

Date: 4th May 2016, 6.00pm

Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.

‘The Employed Barristers’ Committee is holding a seminar on Thursday 25 February 2016, which will cover some current topics of interest in relation to cybercrime.
Peter Grieves-Smith and Sandip Patel QC will cover topics as listed below:
– Cybercrime from the advocate’s perspective
– Cybercrime – the issues, access codes under RIPA and the use of iPad and EPE at trial’

Date: 25th February 2016, 5.30-8.30pm

Location: Stephenson Harwood LLP 1 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7SH

Charge: £30 + VAT for those who have paid the Bar Representation Fee (BRF), £37 + VAT for those who have not paid the Bar Representation Fee

More information can be found here.

‘On 26 February our Lay Board Member Nicola Sawford and our Head of Supervision and Authorisation Cliodhna Judge are speaking at the Legal Practice Managers Association (LPMA) Biennial conference entitled “ChallengeandChange@theBar”.’

During this session, which takes place between 10.30 – 11.15, they will be outlining our structure as well as providing an updated on supervision, monitoring and entities.

Date: 26th February 2016, 9.00pm

Location: 7 Bedford Row Seminar Suite, 7 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4BS

Charge: Full members £50, Associate members £75, IBC/Non-Members (legal professionals only, by application) £75

More information can be found here.