Forthcoming Events & Seminars
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Online
ݮƵ Family Law Brunch - Thursday 27 November - 11am on Zoom
Date: Thursday 27th Nov 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: On Zoom The ݮƵ Family Law Team would like to invite you to our next family law brunch on Thursday 27 November at 11am for one hour. Our webinar will be hosted by ݮƵ family law barristers Rachel Bale and Laura Buchan. Laura Buchan will consider 'Crypto Assets and Financial Remedy, when Courts and Crypto-world Collide' Rachel Bale will present 'Trusts in Financial Remedy Proceedings: is it a sham?' The webinar will include time for questions and answers.…
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In-Person
Education Law Conference 2026
Date: Thursday 5th Feb 2026 Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Venue: IET London: Savoy Place ݮƵ's Education Law Team is delighted to announce that its third annual conference will be held on Thursday 5 February 2026! This full-day event will include presentations on a variety of topics of interest to education practitioners. We will hear from a number of ݮƵ's specialist education law barristers, including: ݮƵ's Head of Education Charlotte Hadfield, John Friel, Lachlan Wilson, Katherine Anderson, Emma Calvert (née Waldron), Ben Amunwa, Alice de Coverley, Jim Hirschmann, Alex Leonhardt, Liz Adams and Olivia McGonigle. A…
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In-Person
ݮƵ's Family Law Group Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference
Date: Thursday 23rd Apr 2026 Time: 9:45 am - 5:00 pm Venue: Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG ݮƵ's Family Law Group is pleased to announce that it's fourth annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference will be taking place on 23 April 2026 at Millennium Point, Birmingham. Event details to come.
Previous Events & Seminars
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In-Person
ݮƵ Family's 2025 Care Conference
Date: Friday 21st Nov 2025 Time: 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Venue: The Harbour Hotel, 5 Maritime Walk, Southampton SO14 3QT The ݮƵ Family team are pleased to share the agenda for our full-day Care Conference chaired by Lucy Hendry KC. We are delighted to announce and are extremely grateful that our keynote speaker on Friday 21 November will be Lord Justice Jackson. Other presentations will be made during the day by members of the ݮƵ family team. We are also pleased to be joined by independent social worker Amy Bartram as well as Dr Freda Gardner…
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Online
Hague Convention: debate on a short case study
Date: Thursday 20th Nov 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: On Zoom The ݮƵ Family team are pleased to invite you to a Hague Convention panel debate on a short film case study. Following the viewing of the short film case study entitled Not Coming Back, Stephen Wildblood KC will chair a panel of international abduction law experts consisting of Kim Lehal (RWK Goodman), Philippa Morgan (Lyons Davidson), Valentina Shaknes (Krauss, Shaknes, Tallentire and Messeri), Dorian Day (ݮƵ), Laura Scott (ݮƵ) and Gemma Chapman (ݮƵ). The panel will be asked to consider a number of questions in relation to Not…
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Hybrid
ݮƵ Pupillage Open Evening 2025
Date: Thursday 20th Nov 2025 Time: 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Venue: London (Inner Temple), ݮƵ Birmingham, ݮƵ Bristol, Zoom Join us for our annual pupillage open evening to learn about pupillage opportunities at one of the UK's largest chambers! 20 November 2025 Timings: Bristol - Please aim to arrive at 4:30pm for registration. Discussions will begin promptly at 4:50pm London & Birmingham - Please aim to arrive at 5:30pm for registration. Discussions will begin promptly at 5:50pm Zoom - Please aim to join around 4:45pm for a prompt start time of 4:50pm. ݮƵ offers…
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Online
Education Law for Local Authorities - A webinar series
Dates: 17th Sep (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) 7th Oct (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) 19th Nov (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) Venue: On Zoom. You are invited to attend ݮƵ's webinar series on Education Law for Local Authorities, presented by members of ݮƵ's specialist Education Law Team. Each webinar will last for one hour. Time will be set aside for Q&As. You can register for all 3 sessions at once or choose to attend only 1 or 2. For more information please contact Practice Manager Gemma Faulkner. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom. ------------- Webinar 1: EOTIS - Reflections and…
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In-Person
Women in Family Law - 12 November 2025, Birmingham
Date: Wednesday 12th Nov 2025 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Venue: ݮƵ Barristers Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B4 6AT Women in Family Law invites you to an evening of networking sponsored by VWV Birmingham and hosted by ݮƵ Barristers on Wednesday 12 November, 5.30-7.30pm. Our guest speaker is Nikki Alderson, Specialist International Coach, TEDx Speaker and Author, and former Barrister, as she explores practical strategies for resilience, mental health, and wellbeing for family lawyers. Drawing on her own experience at the Bar and her work coaching lawyers, Nikki will share honest, actionable insights on setting boundaries,…
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In-Person
Construction Law Q&A: EOT assessments - are CAs/EAs getting it right?
Dates: 9th Sep (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm) 6th Nov (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm) Venue: ݮƵ Bristol / ݮƵ Birmingham ݮƵ's Construction and Engineering team invites you to join us for a Q&A session discussing EOT assessments and whether CAs and EAs are "getting it right". The session will offer the opportunity to hear from ݮƵ’s expert construction law barristers on the form, content and extent of an EA's/CA's EOT award recommendation, as well as ask questions on this important topic. Speakers include barristers James Davison, Patrick Heneghan, Jon Shaw and William Charlesworth. The seminar will…
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In-Person
Construction Law Seminar 2025
Date: Thursday 23rd Oct 2025 Time: 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Venue: National Liberal Club, London ݮƵ's Construction and Engineering team invites you to attend our 22nd annual London seminar, this year taking place on 23 October at London's prestigious National Liberal Club. The event is free to attend and spaces are limited. Please use the registration form below to reserve your space. The speakers for this year's seminar will be James Davison, Patrick Heneghan and Rob Dawson. The session will be chaired by Stuart Kennedy. Topics (in running order): Patrick Heneghan…
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In-Person
ݮƵ Employment Law Conference 2025
Date: Thursday 16th Oct 2025 Time: 10:30 am - 5:15 pm Venue: ݮƵ Birmingham - Colmore Building, Colmore Circus, Birmingham, B4 6AT Join ݮƵ’s employment and discrimination group for employment talks and interactive sessions. Our team of barristers will share the topics and issues that they are increasingly encountering in the ET and offer some practical tips and insight to help you to navigate the tribunal more effectively. Topics Opening Remarks with Mathew Gullick KC Navigating Neurodiversity and Stress Neuro-atypicality, mental health and stress in employment disputes - tips on how to navigate the issues that can present…
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In-Person
Pensions on Divorce Family Law event with RBC Brewin Dolphin
Date: Wednesday 15th Oct 2025 Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Venue: The Paul Woodhouse Suite, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9LS The ݮƵ Family Law team are delighted to invite you to attend this in-person Family Law event organised by RBC Brewin Dolphin on Wednesday 15 October in Winchester. The event will focus on Pensions on Divorce, and will be hosted by ݮƵ Barrister Imogen Robins MCIArb and RBC Brewin Director of Strategic Partnerships George Mathieson. Timings 16:30 - Arrival 17:00 - Discussion followed by Q&A 18:00 - Networking reception with drinks and canapés 19:00 - Close…
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Online
Oliver Nunn's "College of Knowledge" - Mooting 101
Date: Wednesday 15th Oct 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Venue: On Zoom Oliver Nunn and ݮƵ Barristers are pleased to invite you to this event organised in conjunction with the University of Leicester and the University of Nottingham, open to all students interested in mooting. Designed for students new to mooting, or who want a refresher on best practice, this lecture introduces the concept of mooting, with advice on how to prepare and present your moot, including dealing with judicial intervention and then using professional reflection as…
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In-Person
Coastal and Maritime Inquests - 8 October - Southampton
Date: Wednesday 8th Oct 2025 Time: 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Venue: Voco Hotel, Herbert Walker Avenue, Southampton SO15 1AG ݮƵ's Inquest team invite you to attend a free half-day seminar focused on Coastal and Maritime Inquests. Delegates will hear from a number of ݮƵ's specialist inquests barristers, including ݮƵ's Head of Inquests Sunyana Sharma who will be presenting "A Coroner's Perspective: Hints and Tips". ݮƵ's Richard Wheeler will examine "Deaths Abroad and At Sea - Jurisdiction and Evidence". Industry experts joining us on the day will include Dr Simon Boxall, Principal Teaching Fellow at the School of Ocean and Earth…
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Online
ݮƵ Family Law Brunch on Thursday 25 September at 11am
Date: Thursday 25th Sep 2025 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: On Zoom The ݮƵ family law team would like to invite you to our next family law brunch on Thursday 25 September at 11am for one hour. Our webinar will be hosted by ݮƵ family law barristers Esther Lieu and Matiss Krumins. Matiss Krumins will consider 'Judicial Review/Human Rights Claims in Family Cases.' Esther Lieu will present a 'OS v DT [2025] EWFC 156 (B) and Other Stories: a Financial Remedies Case Law Review'. The webinar will include time for questions…