Criminal Law Practice Your CPD Training Guide September 2014 Onwards

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1 TIME IS RUNNING OUT Criminal Law Practice Your CPD Training Guide September 2014 Onwards

2 2 Contents Police Station Practice Courses CPD Hours Level Page Advanced Police Station Practice Update 6 4 Advising the Suspect - Advanced Techniques 6 5 Benefit Fraud Cases - What You Need to Know 3 4 Criminal Procedure Conferences Catastrophic Injury Claims Conference A 16 Regulation of Healthcare Professionals Conference A 18 Criminal Procedure Courses Abuse of Process - The Essential Guide 5 7 Confiscation and Forfeiture: Principles and Procedure 6 10 Criminal Court Advocacy: Moving up a Gear 6 A 9 Criminal Law: 2014 Update 6 6 Cross-Examination in Crime - Improving Your Technique 6 8 Defending Sexual Offences - Practical Trial Tips 6 11 Forced into Marriage: Protected by the Law 3 7 Fraud Sentencing 6 10 Hot Topics in Criminal Evidence 6 6 Increasing Privately Funded Criminal Work 6 13 Inquests: Guidance from a Coroner 3 11 Interviewing Witnesses: How to Unlock Their Memories 6 8 Legal Aid Supervision: An Introduction 7 12 Making Crime Pay 6 12

3 Contents Criminal Procedure Courses continued CPD Hours Level Page Money Laundering Offences 6 14 Prison Law: An Introduction 3 14 Serious Crime Prevention Orders Successful Advocacy in the Criminal Court 6 9 Criminal Procedure Webinars Dealing with Minor Issues in the Magistrates Court Defending Motorists: Recent Developments Defending Speeding Allegations A Foundation - for those new to the topic or those converting Intermediate - professionals with significant knowledge and experience Advanced - for senior professionals Masterclass - a practical approach to a specialist topic for experienced professionals Update - overview and analysis of latest developments and current issues registrar@clt.co.uk Quote booking reference SG114684

4 4 This course is designed to give experienced police station defence practitioners a complete and thorough update. You will be provided with a comprehensive set of materials including all significant developments in criminal law, procedure and practice including the 2008 amendments to PACE. All recent changes that relate to police station work will be specifically highlighted and discussed. The course will also use example case studies to create forums for open led discussions about awkward and topical issues, thus creating a knowledgeable and friendly environment where experiences can be shared and lessons learned. Police Station Practice Advanced Police Station Practice Update Update 6 hours CPD Topics covered include: Recent case law - its impact upon police station practice Recent legislative changes relating to the police station The 2008 PACE and Codes of Practice amendments Recognising and dealing with conflict - why it helps Fixed fees and being efficient - making a living! Case studies - a chance to discuss and consider issues in context Speaker: Matthew Hickling is a non-practising solicitor and an experienced litigator and advocate. He is a consultant and trainer, and is the lead assessor and examiner for CLT in the Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme (CLAS). Benefit Fraud Cases - What You Need to Know Intermediate 3 hours CPD Many criminal law practitioners act in benefit fraud matters - either as defence or prosecutor. But are you familiar with all the social security legal issues which arise in these cases and which form the basis of the offences and determine the amounts involved? Identifying correct benefit entitlement can reduce the amounts involved (which is relevant for sentence or public interest considerations) and may be a defence in cases involved alleged non-notification of changes of circumstances. This short course will help criminal law practitioners identify common errors in benefit fraud cases, particularly issues of benefit entitlement and errors in the overpayment amounts. The course will include: Common errors in cases of undeclared capital and income Correct entitlement in cases of undeclared work or when couples have been living together Failures by the benefit authorities to end an overpayment Misconceptions in disability benefit fraud cases The importance of notional entitlement for sentencing purposes Practical steps practitioners can take without being benefit experts and getting mistakes corrected The importance of the interview under caution Useful resources Speaker: Neil Bateman is an author, trainer and consultant in welfare rights and social policy issues. He has been involved in the welfare rights field for over thirty years and has a lot of experience as an adviser and advocate in social security disputes. Birmingham 23 Sep 2 Oct Manchester 24 Sep Bristol 9 Oct Nottingham 25 Sep Leeds 1 Oct Leeds Birmingham 1 Oct pm 2 Oct am 25 Nov pm VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members Future dates available online

5 Police Station Practice Advising the Suspect - Advanced Techniques Intermediate 6 hours CPD Sometimes, when you least expect it, a police station attendance can seriously challenge your knowledge, judgement and people skills. Six months later, someone who knows no better, seeks to criticise you for the advice you have given. When the going gets tough, you need to make the right decisions for the right reasons and be able to prove it. This course is designed for those who want to maintain best practice. Speaker: Matthew Hickling is a non-practising solicitor and an experienced litigator and advocate. He is a consultant and trainer, and is the lead assessor and examiner for CLT in the Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme (CLAS). Central Law Training Webinars Leeds 4 Sep 10 Sep Webinar/s Members Non Members Terms and Conditions apply. All prices exclude VAT VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members registrar@clt.co.uk Quote booking reference SG114684

6 6 Changes are happening quickly, can you afford to be left behind? Criminal Procedure Criminal Law: 2014 Update Intermediate 6 hours CPD This popular programme keeps you up-to-date with all relevant changes and developments in criminal law, criminal practice, procedure, evidence and sentencing. Matthew Hickling will cover the following topics: A complete update on LASPO including all of the major commencements in December 2012 Details of the Crime and Court Bills 2013 Relevant commencements of the Protection of Freedom Act 2012 An evaluation of all of the most important judgments to affect general criminal practice in 2013 Speaker: Matthew Hickling is a non-practising solicitor and an experienced litigator and advocate. He is a consultant and trainer, and is the lead assessor and examiner for CLT in the Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme (CLAS). Hot Topics in Criminal Evidence Update 6 hours CPD Hot Topic Despite being one of the most rapidly developing areas of law, criminal evidence can be the most overlooked. Whether at court or in the police station, you can very quickly become out-of-date. Modern advances in the use of evidence include electronic data recovery and the use of social media. This course will ensure that you are fully up-to-date with all of the important recent developments including legislation and judgments. The day will include: The use and abuse of social media - Is Code D dead and buried? Electronic hearsay - Mobiles, computers and digital media Competence - Domestic violence, statements and live evidence Compellability - Time to call time on reluctant witnesses Live links - Monitoring, managing and examining the processes Victim empowerment - Using court discretion to exclude Drugs - Proof, confessions, officer experts and forensics Speaker: Matthew Hickling is a non-practising solicitor and an experienced litigator and advocate. He is a consultant and trainer, and is the lead assessor and examiner for CLT in the Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme (CLAS). Southampton 18 Sep 30 Oct Leeds 15 Oct Birmingham 28 Oct Newcastle 29 Oct 23 Oct VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members Future dates available online

7 Criminal Procedure NEW Forced into Marriage: Protected by the Law Intermediate 3 hours CPD Hot Topic Essential guide to forced marriage; protection, prevention, criminalisation. Forced marriage is an abuse of human rights and a form of violence against women. This half day course will provide you with the practical know-how to support and represent survivors of forced marriage to secure protection and aims to provide participants with an understanding of the procedure for acquiring a forced marriage protection order under the Forced Marriage (Civil) Protection Act The course will also cover changes to be introduced in 2014 to criminalise breach of a FMPO and a specific criminal offence of forcing someone to marry. In particular it will look at: What is a forced marriage? Barriers for women who have experienced forced marriage Application process, scope and enforcement of Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs) Third party applications for FMPOs The impact of criminalisation of forced marriage and breach of a FMPO Specialist support services for those at risk of forced marriage Speaker: Ruth Tweedale is a senior legal officer for Right of Women who have over 35 years of experience providing legal advice and information to women affected by violence. Abuse of Process - The Essential Guide Intermediate 5 hours CPD Abuse of process is a key growth area in criminal law, and both defence solicitors and prosecutors need to be fully aware of it. This course looks at how abuse can arise and be identified, the procedure for arguing abuse in the court and the remedies available. It explores the interplay between abuse, s.78 PACE and the European Convention, and considers the major historical cases together with the many recent decisions of the courts on abuse. Topics to be covered will include: General principles of abuse of process Delay in the criminal justice system Loss/destruction or concealment of evidence Inadequate investigation of a case Adverse pre-trial publicity Bad faith in investigations or prosecutions Double jeopardy Spotting abuse in criminal cases Exclusion of evidence in court Abuse and the European Convention Speaker: David Watts, Higher Rights Advocate, formerly a solicitor with the CPS and in private practice. He is a member of CLT s PSR and CLAS Assessment Board as an assessor. Manchester Birmingham 11 Sep am 18 Sep pm 2 Oct pm 20 Oct 90 + VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members registrar@clt.co.uk Quote booking reference SG114684

8 8 Cognitive interviewing is a tool which can be employed by all litigators to maximise a client or witness s recollection of events. It uses a series of memory retrieval techniques to increase the amount of information that can be obtained from a witness or client. Cognitive interviewing is much more effective than simply asking questions, which interrupts the witness and restricts the natural flow of information. Criminal Procedure Interviewing Witnesses: How to Unlock Their Memories Intermediate 6 hours CPD This practical course, which is suitable for all litigators, trains you to use cognitive interviewing, which is successfully used in some of the largest UK law firms. Using cognitive interviewing will increase the completeness and accuracy of what your witnesses can remember, helping them to remember clearly things that happened many months, or even many years ago. It will also enable you to: Assess litigation risks and make decisions about a case Prepare cases and take statements based on the full facts Obtain up to 40% more relevant information Obtain uncontaminated evidence from witnesses Obtain more facts and details from witnesses first time, reducing the need for costly re-interviews Speaker: Dave Barney specialises in training lawyers in interviewing and investigating techniques. He has trained over 3000 lawyers in the last 15 years and has worked with all of the top 10 UK law firms. Or Geoff Coughlin, FITOL, CMCIPD, has had wide experience of managing and training solicitors, managers, police officers and trainers in the private and public sectors. Cross-Examination in Crime - Improving Your Technique Intermediate 6 hours CPD Cross-examination can win cases, but more often it is a reason why cases are lost. This course will assist you in developing and improving your cross-examination techniques through role play, so that you will leave with practical skills that can be put into practice immediately. Topics covered will include: Purpose of cross-examination Case analysis Questioning styles Structuring your cross-examination Facts vs. assumptions Witnesses of fact Expert witnesses Pitfalls when cross-examining Key points Tactics - rapid fire or scatter gun This course is interactive and will give you the opportunity to practice crossexamination, and receive feedback on your performance and suggestions for improvements. Speaker: Leslie Cuthbert is a solicitor-advocate (higher court criminal). Leslie is a consultant with McCormacks LLP and also sits as a road user charging adjudicator. He is an experienced advocacy trainer. Birmingham Leeds 18 Sep 19 Sep, 2 Dec 4 Dec 17 Oct, 11 Mar VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members Future dates available online

9 Criminal Procedure Successful Advocacy in the Criminal Court Criminal Court Advocacy: Moving up a Gear Foundation 6 hours CPD Persuasive advocacy may be the product of learning and experience. The purpose of this course is to provide you with practical advice and assistance on aspects of advocacy in criminal proceedings from preparation to presentation. You will receive advice for each of the following skills: The application for bail The opening speech Examination in chief Cross-examination Re-examination Expert evidence The closing speech The plea in mitigation You will have the opportunity to take part in exercises which will assist in the development of competence as advocates in the criminal courts. Speaker: David Watts, Higher Rights Advocate, formerly a solicitor with the CPS and in private practice. He is a member of CLT s PSR and CLAS Assessment Board as an assessor. Advanced 6 hours CPD You attend the Magistrates Court daily. You have a measure of experience but you want to change up a gear. This course will assist you to develop confidence and assurance as an advocate in the criminal courts. Emphasis will be placed on preparation of the contested case: Case analysis Case construction The closing speech The examination of witnesses This is a day for the enhancement of your skills as an advocate, your case construction, and your readiness for trial. This is intended to be a pure advocacy course. There may be occasional or incidental attention given to the evidential landscape but the focus is on advocacy skills. Speaker: Christopher Green is a solicitor-advocate (higher court criminal) who practices in Cardiff. He is a consultant and former senior partner with Claude Hornby and Cox. Manchester 6 Oct 7 Oct Newcastle 19 Sep 26 Sep VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members registrar@clt.co.uk Quote booking reference SG114684

10 10 After emphasising the civil law principles behind the working of the Proceeds of Criminal Procedure Confiscation and Forfeiture: Principles and Procedure Intermediate 6 hours CPD Crime Act 2002, this course concentrates on procedure, practice and case law in the operation of two central legislative powers. First is a summary of the seizure of cash derived from unlawful conduct. The second is the forfeiture of criminal assets by the Crown Court, including analysis of criminal lifestyle, criminal benefit and tainted gifts. Finally the issues of funding and costs are covered, which include: Funding The legal and institutional regime Legal powers Cash detention and forfeiture in the magistrates court Confiscation of assets in the Crown Court Speaker: Tony Thorndike is a practising barrister at Central Chambers in Manchester who specialises in prison law. NEW Fraud Sentencing Intermediate 6 hours CPD Sentencing law, the principles underlying it and its practice can be challenging and are constantly changing. Furthermore, while the Sentencing Council s Fraud Guideline should make the process more predictable, it does not apply to Conspiracy to Defraud, for which a detailed knowledge of sentencing case law is still a must. The Guidelines are nuanced and need careful navigation. This course is designed for those advising and mitigating on criminal fraud cases. You will be taken through the main sources of sentencing law, focusing on the common mitigating and aggravating factors. The following areas will be covered: Conspiracy to defraud, case law Statutory fraud offences Sentencing Council Fraud Guideline 2009 and the assessment of seriousness using concepts of culpability and harm, aggravating factors and personal mitigation Sentencing in particular frauds Speaker: Kuljeet Singh Dobe (LLB), Barrister, External Examiner BPTC Cardiff University, former senior lecturer, legal advisor Ealing Equality Council. 6 Oct Birmingham 1 Oct 3 Oct VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members Future dates available online

11 Criminal Procedure NEW Defending Sexual Offences - Practical Trial Tips Intermediate 6 hours CPD This course will compare the differences between this special type of case and other criminal offences, including issues of bad character and disclosure where more likely the complainants are going to be young or vulnerable. It will examine pre-trial issues such as the importance of the Defence Statement, dealing with other witnesses, dealing with hearsay evidence and knowing when to exclude satellite issues. There will be a practical examination of dealing with disclosure; what to request, how to challenge any refusal by the Crown to disclose, how to get documents from another Court and how to use that evidence. The course will conclude with a look at issues at trial, including cross-examination of young and vulnerable complainants, interpreters, applications made during trial and re-visiting pre-trial applications. It will also look at the issues at trial of multiple complainants. Speaker: Gemma Stokes, is a practising barrister at Fenners Chambers in Cambridge. She specialises in all forms of criminal law. Prior to being called to the Bar in 2013 she was a Solicitor Advocate and has considerable experience in providing police station advice and conducting criminal trials of all levels and especially in defending sexual offences including multi complainant and interfamilial rape cases. Gemma has previously been a qualified Duty Solicitor. Inquests: Guidance from a Coroner Intermediate 3 hours CPD Accredited by APIL - Litigator, Senior Litigator Substantial changes to the coronial law were introduced in July 2013 and this course provides a comprehensive guide to the new law for practitioners advising or representing potential claimants, defendants, witnesses or family members where a death has arisen. It will be particularly useful for personal injury and clinical negligence lawyers. The course will cover: The reforms to coronial law including the role of the Chief Coroner The functions of the Coroner, including control of the body Processes designed to hasten inquiries and the listing of inquests Preparation for and procedure at the inquest including improved disclosure Funding of representation The scope and purpose of the inquest The expanded remit of the inquest under the Human Rights Act Verdicts including Neglect, Unlawful Killing and Narrative Speaker: Sheriff Payne is HM Senior Coroner for Bournemouth, Poole and county of Dorset and has many years of coronial experience having previously been appointed Deputy Coroner in He also has had litigation experience in a busy private practice. Birmingham Leeds Manchester 22 Sep 23 Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep Nottingham 19 Sep am Manchester 19 Mar am Newcastle 16 Oct am 24 Oct am, 6 Mar am Bristol 30 Oct am VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members 90 + VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members registrar@clt.co.uk Quote booking reference SG114684

12 12 This course has specifically been designed for those who are stepping into the role Criminal Procedure Legal Aid Supervision: An Introduction Foundation 7 hours CPD of legal aid supervisor or deputy for the first time. The course has been written with the demands upon supervisors under the SQM and legal aid contracts in mind, and explains the role of the legal aid supervisor and the management skills needed to be effective. Court content: It meets the generic requirements for supervisor status on page 1 of the LAA Supervisor Form Meets the requirements of the 2015 own and duty crime contracts Covers supervision requirements in the 2013 legal aid contract Covers SQM 2013 and Lexcel 5 requirements for supervision and file review Practical supervision - day to day techniques for better file compliance Hints and tips for dealing with legal aid audits Building relationships and credibility Time management. Outcomes focused regulation makes the effective running of the firm a matter of professional conduct. It requires effective systems for supervision, risk management and delegation, and expects training to ensure the competence of all personnel in performing their duties. This course will help you meet this requirement. Speakers: Vicky Ling, BSc MPhil, is a specialist legal aid consultant, member of the Low Commission and formerly managed a CAB, a law centre and a housing advice centre, as well as implementing the then Legal Aid Board s quality assurance standard and Matthew Moore is the Director of Consultancy Services with Infolegal Ltd specialist compliance and practice management advisers to the legal profession and is also a consultant solicitor with the regulatory specialists Jayne Willetts & Co. Making Crime Pay Intermediate 6 hours CPD Times are hard and they are not going to get any easier. As a criminal lawyer, you need to know what you can claim for and how much you are going to be paid for doing an item of work. We can all look busy, handling pieces of paper and dealing with clients but is it billable work? If you are in any way involved in the billing of criminal legal aid work or are a feeearner within your firm, you should attend this course. You will be surprised at the claims you can make and are probably not. This course will be highly topical and cover, in some detail, all of the proposed changes to legal aid as a result of the government s response to the consultation which they published on the 27th of February Speaker: Colin Beaumont, BA (Law), Solicitor, a former barrister and freelance court clerk and now a freelance advocate. Newcastle Manchester Birmingham 10 Sep 12 Sep 14 Oct 16 Oct Nottingham 10 Sep 23 Oct VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members Future dates available online

13 Criminal Procedure NEW Serious Crime Prevention Orders 2007 Intermediate 3 hours CPD A little known and arguably underused tool in the Crown s armoury, the Serious Crime Prevention Order is a significant incursion into the rights of persons convicted of serious offences. This course aims to familiarise you with the key principles underlying a SCPO and details the circumstances in which such an order can be made and how it may be resisted. Topics covered will include: What is a SCPO Purpose When can it be made Against whom can an order be made Serious crimes in respect of which an order can be made Duration of order What are the legal requirements for an order to be made Burden and standard of proof Discharge Speaker: Kuljeet Singh Dobe (LLB), Barrister, External Examiner BPTC Cardiff University, former senior lecturer, legal advisor Ealing Equality Council. Birmingham 17 Oct pm 21 Oct pm 90 + VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members NEW Increasing Privately Funded Criminal Work Intermediate 6 hours CPD The changes to legal aid and the swinging reductions in fees are putting criminal practitioners under huge financial pressure. Practitioners will be keen to increase the amount of privately funded criminal work they receive, not only to bridge the gap but also as it is more profitable. This course, led by a Solicitor Advocate whose practice is now 50% privately funded work, will explain how to increase that work and manage it efficiently and profitably. Planning Where are you now? What do you want to achieve? Who is in your client base? Changing legal market: how do you get private work? People, pricing and products Skills and service audit what sets you apart? Motivating the team to change and to develop business. Branding and repositioning Generating awareness and leads The web and social media Winning new business. Managing and converting enquiries Enhancing the client experience and existing client management Nurturing referrers and intermediaries. Developing your plan Measuring performance Partner/lawyer personal marketing plans. Costs implications Speaker: Kenneth Carr is a solicitor advocate and recorder and a founding member of Perren Buildings Chambers and a consultant with Sternberg Reed, Solicitors. Ken is a member of both the VHCC and Serious Fraud Panels. Newcastle Birmingham Manchester 24 Sep 2 Oct 15 Oct 28 Oct VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members registrar@clt.co.uk Quote booking reference SG114684

14 14 For those criminal practitioners looking to continue acting for their clients while Criminal Procedure NEW Prison Law: An Introduction Foundation 3 hours CPD in prison, or those looking just to offer this as an additional area of practice and require some understanding of this area, this half-day course is for you. This course will look at the legal aid contract requirements and how to get ready to apply post September It will consider the how best to claim for the work and how it is paid. It will also consider the type of complaints that form claims under this area of prison law, including re-categorisation, release and recall, licence and conditions, HDC and matters of discipline within the prison system. Speaker: Gemma Stokes, is a practising barrister at Fenners Chambers in Cambridge. She specialises in all forms of criminal law. Prior to being called to the Bar in 2013 she was a Solicitor Advocate and has considerable experience in providing police station advice and conducting criminal trials of all levels and especially in defending sexual offences including multi complainant and interfamilial rape cases. Gemma has previously been a qualified duty solicitor. NEW Money Laundering Offences Intermediate 6 hours CPD Serious organised crime is an international enterprise and the UK is a major financial centre, meaning that it is often part of laundering operations aimed at cleaning the proceeds of international crime - estimated at around 20 billion per year. Criminal lawyers must familiarise themselves with the myriad of ways in which the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002) criminalised what it regarded as laundering activity. This course will guide you through the aims of the Act and the main substantive offences created by it and any statutory defences. In particular it will discuss: Concealing the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct s.327 Assisting Another to Retain the Benefits of Criminal Conduct s.328 Acquisition, Use and Possession of the Proceeds of Crime s.329 Reporting Under s.338 Failure to Disclose Knowledge or Suspicion of Money Laundering s.330 Tipping Off Penalties Speaker: Kuljeet Singh Dobe (LLB), Barrister, External Examiner BPTC Cardiff University, former senior lecturer, legal advisor Ealing Equality Council. Leeds Manchester Birmingham 6 Oct pm 7 Oct am 9 Oct pm 10 Oct am Birmingham 22 Oct 24 Oct 90 + VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-members Future dates available online

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16 Catastrophic Injury Claims Conference 16 September Central Fees: VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-Members Catastrophic injury claims present particular challenges for the legal practitioner; clients have complex care and rehabilitation regimes and lawyers need to manage a multi-disciplinary team. There is often an urgent need for financial recompense and settlements are likely to be complicated. Clients are at their most vulnerable and client care is rarely more important. This conference brings together legal and medical experts in the field to highlight the most important issues for PI and Clinical Negligence Lawyers and provide practical solutions to tricky areas. Chair Andrew Hogarth QC is recommended as a leading PI silk in the current editions of the major legal directories. Chambers & Partners 2012 describes Andrew as knowledgeable, approachable and professional. He is praised for giving measured and reasonable advice on personal injury and industrial disease matters. He is a CEDR-accredited mediator and has been Head of Chambers at 12, King s Bench Walk since Speakers Gillian Conradie is a care consultant and brain injury case manager with over 30 years experience of working with people with developmental and acquired disabilities, particularly brain injury, cerebral palsy, learning difficulties and spinal injury. Daniel Friedland is a consultant neuropsychologist who has been working in neurorehabilitation for the last 15 years. He currently runs an NHS community brain injury team which specialises in traumatic brain injury. Brian Gardner was a consultant surgeon in spinal cord injuries at the National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury from 1985 to July During this time he has supervised the treatment of spinal cord injured patients at all stages after their injury. Alasdair Gilbertson is a consultant prosthetist with Ottobock Healthcare and a member of the UK senior management team. He has over 15 years of experience in treating amputees of all ages. Dr Sarah Mackenzie-Ross is a consultant clinical neuropsychologist who runs her own private practice providing adult mental health and neuropsychological reports for healthcare and medico-legal purposes. Pankaj Madan is a senior specialist personal injury and clinical negligence barrister practising from Exchange Chambers in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester and 12 King s Bench Walk in. Gerard Martin QC joined Chambers in 1979 and on the way his career has developed both at the junior bar and in silk, he has been instructed almost exclusively by those acting for claimants, save for one or two occasions when insurance companies have sought his assistance.

17 Catastrophic Injury Claims Conference Chair s Welcome and Introduction Andrew Hogarth QC, 12 Kings Bench Walk 9.45 Costs Budgets in Catastrophic Cases The rule changes How to budget and case manage a catastrophic claim post-jackson Practical aspects of a costs and case management hearing Costs assessments after budgeting. Pankaj Madan, Exchange Chambers and 12 Kings Bench Walk Diagnosis Of and Neuropsychological Assessment of Brain Injury What is Clinical Neuropsychology? A brief summary of the different types of brain injury and long term prognosis (i.e. post-concussion syndrome, mild, moderate and severe brain injury) What does a neuropsychological assessment involve? Differential diagnosis - factors that influence performance on psychometric tests Symptom validity and malingering Assessing capacity. Dr Sarah Mackenzie-Ross, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Chartered Clinical Psychologist Refreshments Care, Support and Case Management Designing care regimes - wants, needs and costs The interface with families Working with the statutory services Post settlement - the reality. Gillian Conradie, Care Consultant and Brain Injury Case Manager Life Expectancy Projected life expectancy in the general population Life expectancy without the SCI - consider positive and negative features The percentage remaining expected years of life for an average SCI person like the claimant - from publications Where the claimant falls relative to this average based on his known SCI factors. Brian Gardner, National Spinal Injuries Centre 1.00 Questions 1.15 Lunch 2.15 Head Injury and Rehabilitation The difference between mild traumatic brain injury and moderate-severe traumatic brain injury Treatment of mild traumatic brain injury Rehabilitation of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. Daniel Friedland, Consultant Neuropsychologist 3.00 Refreshments Helping you understand the key legal and medical issues 3.15 Advanced Prosthetics A brief history of prosthetics The advances in prosthetics and prosthetics today The importance of matching the correct prosthetic prescription to the patient. Alasdair Gilbertson, Ottobock Heathcare 4.00 Hot Topics Cost budgets - assumptions, contingencies, counsel s input Case management post Mitchell Use of leading counsel, when and why and how - the added value ADR - mediation, joint settlement meeting, neutral evaluation Valuing the invaluable - the cost of future scientific advancements. Gerard Martin QC, Exchange Chambers and 12 Kings Bench Walk 4.50 Chair s Concluding Remarks and Questions registrar@clt.co.uk Quote booking reference SG114684

18 Regulation of Healthcare Professionals Conference September Central Fees: VAT CLT Members/ VAT Non-Members This conference, devoted specifically to the regulation of healthcare professionals, is designed to keep those working in the field abreast of recent developments and to provide a glimpse of the most significant reforms proposed by the joint Law Commissions in their final report and draft Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Bill, published in April Expert speakers include a leading member of the Law Commissions team responsible for the healthcare regulatory project, Tim Spencer-Lane, and the Professional Standards Authority s Director of Standards and Policy, Christine Braithwaite, along with regulators and expert legal practitioners. Chaired by Joanna Glynn QC, the speakers will address issues of significant practical application, including the ever-popular case law update from Kenneth Hamer, author of the Professional Conduct Casebook. Whether you are a regulator or you act for registrants, this is a conference not to be missed. Chair Joanna Glynn QC has extensive experience of professional regulatory and disciplinary work, acting for practitioners and for most of the health care regulators since the mid 1990s. She has been ranked as a leading silk (band 1) in the Chambers Directory for professional discipline for many years. She is co-author of Fitness to Practise: Health Care Regulatory Law, Principle and Process (Sweet and Maxwell 2005) and The Regulation of Healthcare Professionals: Law, Principle and Process (2012). Speakers Christine Braithwaite is the Director of Standards and Policy at the PSA. She was previously Head of Investigations and Enforcement at the Care Quality Commission and headed the Healthcare Commission s healthcare infection inspection programme. She also worked for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. Kenneth Hamer is a barrister and recorder of the Crown Court. He is a member of the prosecuting panel of the Bar Standards Board, former chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and a legal assessor to the GMC, NMC and GDC. He is the author of Professional Conduct Casebook, published by Oxford University Press, March Vikram Sachdeva is a leading junior barrister recommended in the legal directories for administrative and public law, regulatory and disciplinary law, and court of protection. Vikram taught law at Cambridge and is also a qualified doctor. Legal directory comments include: A great advocate who can think fast on his feet and Extremely clever. Tim Spencer-Lane is a lawyer at the Law Commission. He was in charge of the Commission s three year review of the regulation of health and social care professionals regulation. The final report and draft Bill were published in April Tim was also in charge of the Law Commission s review of adult social care law which formed the basis of the Care Act Anupama Thompson was called to the Bar in 1994 and spent many years in private practice at the Criminal Bar before joining the NMC in 2008 as a case presenter. She went on to lead the appeal work at the NMC, appearing in many of the NMC s leading cases. She is now responsible for the NMC s in house legal team, overseeing all aspects of the team s work and has been closely involved in the implementation of consensual panel determination at the NMC. Katrina Wingfield is a solicitor advocate with higher rights of audience in civil courts. She has acted for a number of professional regulatory bodies over a period of 35 years, undertaking the investigation and preparation of fitness to practise cases, advocacy before committees/tribunals and advising on appeals and judicial reviews. She is a panel solicitor for the SRA.

19 Regulation of Healthcare Professionals Conference Chair s Welcome and Introduction Joanna Glynn QC, 1 Crown Office Row 9.45 The Joint Law Commissions Final Report and Draft Bill The proposed single statutory framework for all the UK health care regulators and the PSA The proposed statutory grounds of impaired fitness to practise and procedures for investigating allegations The proposals for a consistent framework for fitness to practise adjudication. Tim Spencer-Lane, Law Commission Progressing Cases without a Contested Hearing: In Whose Interest? Non-substantive cases Substantive cases - meetings and CPD Impediments and benefits. Anupama Thompson, Nursing and Midwifery Council Refreshments Dishonesty: From Fraud to the Little White Lie Are there different levels of dishonesty? How is dishonesty viewed by different professions? How is dishonesty treated by the Court? Katrina Wingfield, Penningtons Manches Judicial Review in Healthcare Regulation Procedural aspects Grounds of Review Remedies Funding. Vikram Sachdeva, 39 Essex Street 1.15 Lunch 2.15 Case Law Roundup Summary of leading cases Analysis of important healthcare decisions Easy-to-follow A-Z format. Kenneth Hamer, Henderson Chambers 3.15 Refreshments Keep abreast of current law and practice and consider the future regulatory landscape 3.30 The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care: Reform of the Authority s Role Christine Braithwaite, Professional Standards Authority 4.15 Regulation of the Healthcare Professions and the Business Context The current provisions Issues raised where professionals are working in commercial healthcare A need for reform? The Joint Law Commissions proposals. Joanna Glynn QC, 1 Crown Office Row 4.45 Chair s Concluding Remarks and Questions registrar@clt.co.uk Quote booking reference SG114684

20 20 Dealing with Minor Issues in the Magistrates Court This webinar will deal with the law and practical steps of defending two of the most common issues in the Magistrates Court being theft and some driving offences and is aimed at giving confidence to those delegates who are newly qualified barristers and solicitors wishing to appear in the Magistrates Courts. Speaker: Yimi Yangye is a practising barrister at Nexus chambers and has been qualified for over 9 years. She has a mixed practice with an emphasis on crime. 13 Oct 1.00pm pm Live Webinars Visit to see our extensive programme. Defending Speeding Allegations The loss of a driving licence can be devastating and have major implications for a motorist s employment and future insurance cover. Motorists are particularly at risk of disqualification where multiple offending and/or significantly excess speed is involved. Practitioners who advise motorists facing speeding allegations must be aware of possible defences that may be available. Even on a guilty plea basis there is much that can be achieved when seeking to save the motorist s licence. This webinar is aimed at practitioners who represent motorists facing speeding allegations and will support you in giving the best advice. Speaker: Barry Culshaw (see right). 1 Sep 1.00pm pm Defending??? Motorists: Recent Developments This??? webinar updates practitioners on recent developments Speaker:?????? and case law relevant to motorists facing serious allegations including drink driving, dangerous????.??pm driving -?.??pmand causing death by driving whilst uninsured, by dangerous driving and/ or careless driving. It will also advise on possible defences enabling the best advice to be given to clients facing charges. Speaker: Barry Culshaw is a solicitor and a consultant with Blake Lapthorn specialising in road traffic law. 1 Sep 10.00am am

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