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SEMINAR NOTES

ANCILLARY RELIEF SEMINAR - 16 JUNE 2010

Sarah Kilvington - Pre-Nuptial Agreements

Andrea Markham - The effect of remarriage - Vaughan v Vaughan and self-help disclosure

Alexandra Stansby - Case Update

NEIL ALLEN SPEAKING AT THE MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL CAPACITY REFORMS

The Young Street Chambers specialist in Mental Health, Neil Allen, was speaking at the event Taking Stock: The Mental Health and Mental Capacity Reforms: the first year which was being held at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester on 9 October 2009.

Speakers included Baroness Hale of Richmond, Neil Allen, Paul Bowen, Luke Clements, Phil Fennell, David Hewitt, Richard Jones and Denzil Lush.
Download the presentation here.
N Allen Is Capacity in Sight 2009

FAMILY TEAM PRIVATE LAW UPDATE SEMINAR 5 OCTOBER 2009

Speakers included Sarah Kilvington, Andrea Markham and David Mackley.
Download the presentations here:
Andrea Markham: Contact Orders 05102009
David Mackley: Shared Residence 05102009
Sarah Kilvington: Private Law Update 05102009

CIVIL TEAM PERSONAL INJURY AND COSTS UPDATE SEMINAR 1 OCTOBER

Speakers included Ian Huffer, Nicola Brown, Marc Asquith, Margaret McDonald and Kevin Latham.
Download the presentations here:
Ian Huffer: Personal Injury Law Update 01102009
Nicola Brown: Personal Injury Law Update 01102009
Kevin Latham: The Jackson Review 01102009
Marc Asquith: Cicil Procedure Update 01102009
Marc Asquith: Become a barrister 10_2009
Margaret McDonald: Costs Update 01102009

FAMILY TEAM PUBLIC LAW UPDATE SEMINAR 14 SEPTEMBER 2009

Speakers included Alex Stansby, Danesh Ameen and Paul Manasse.
Download the presentations here:
Alexandra Stansby: Children’s Guardians 14092009
Danish Ameen: Forced Marriages 14092009
Paul Manasse: The Media in Children Act Proceedings 14092009

ANCILLIARIES AND TRUSTS OF LAND

Three members of our family team, Andrea Markham, Lukhvinder Kaur and Sarah Kilvington, gave a seminar on 1 June. They covered Enforcement and Financial Provision, Variation of Ancilliary Relief Orders and Tackling Tricky Trusts Issues. The conference was a great success and certainly, it would appear from the questionnaire responses, that the seminar was very well received. If you would like to read a full transcript, please follow the links below.
Andrea Markham: Enforcement of Ancillary Relief Orders
Lukhvinder Kaur: Variation of Ancillary Relief Orders
Sarah Kilvington: Tricky Trust Issues

COSTS - THE PAYING PARTY’S PERSPECTIVE

Margaret McDonald is a member of our Civil Team and Head of our Costs Team. Her costs knowledge is particularly relevant is summary assessment deliberations post trial and is valued by instructing solicitors throughout her practice.

She was asked to speak at the Costs Conference at Liverpool Law Society from the defendants perspective. As such Margaret covered the pitfalls for the unwary solicitor and the horrors of mis-certification.

The conference was a great success and certainly, it would appear from the questionnaire responses, that Margaret’s speech was very well received.

Margaret McDonald spoke again on the same subject for Compass Costs Consultants in London on 21 May 2009. If you would like to read a full transcript, please click on the link below.
Costs -The Defendant’s Perspective

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