Employment Law Course - Clt

Employment Law 

Courses 

• Advocacy 

• Contracts 

• Discrimination 

• Employment Law 

• Tribunal Practice 

September 2010 to June 2011

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Welcome/Contents 

Welcome to our new Employment Programme running from 

September 2010 to June 2011. You will find the widest selection of 

employment courses we have ever run covering the whole range 

of essential updates and practical guides for the less experienced 

as well as cutting edge insights into difficult areas of practice for 

the more experienced practitioner. 

Highlights of this programme include: 

• The commencement of the new Equality Act 2010 in October 

2010 (our Discrimination Update covers this) 

• Our Employment Update which ensures you won’t miss any of 

the new developments in this practice area 

• A new course entitled ‘Getting the most out of your Employees - 

Effective People Management’ (P6) 

• A new course on the various methods of protecting an employer 

from the risk of an employee taking confidential information to 

a rival. ‘Covenants, Garden Leave and Other Ways to Protect an 

Employer’ (P7) 

• New Directors’ Duties brought in by the new Companies Act 

2006 (P8) 

We look forward to seeing you at our courses and we always 

appreciate your feedback. We are happy to receive any ideas or 

comments you may have on our programme. Please email them to 

registrar@centlaw.com 


10 Most Tricky Problems In Employment Law 4 

Change Management: Getting It Right 

With A “Can Do” Attitude 10 

CLT Certificate in Employment Law 5 

Company Law Update 9 

Covenants, Garden Leave and 

Other Ways to Protect an Employer NEW 7 

Data Protection Update 6 

Dealing With Ill Health in The Workplace NEW 7 

Directors’ Duties: The New Law NEW 8 

Discrimination Update (Including The Equality Act 2010) 8 

Employee Handbook Review 6 

Employment Law 2010 Update 4 

Employment Law - An Essential Guide for Managers 

and Non-Employment Lawyers NEW 5 

Employment Law: An Introduction 5 

Employment Tribunal Advocacy Workshop 10 

Employment Tribunal Compensation: “Show Me The Money” 10 

Getting the Most out of your Employees 

- Effective People Management NEW 6 

Interviewing Witnesses: How To Unlock Their Memories 7 

Pensions Law Update 9 

TUPE in 2010 8 

Winning in the Employment Tribunal 

- A Blue Print To Improve Your Success Rate 4 

Work Related Death - The Criminal Consequences NEW 9 

Health & Safety Law 

Corporate Manslaughter 11 

Health And Safety Law: An Introduction 11 

Health And Safety Law Update 11 

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2010 Update 

Advanced/Update - 3 or 6 hours CPD 

The update will deal with significant developments 

in the last 12 months and look to changes on 

the immediate horizon. As usual employment 

law is ever-changing and the course reflects 

developments both internal to the UK and in 

Europe. The issues dealt with on the course change 

as new law comes into force but among the 

matters covered are: 

• Agency Workers - where are we now? 

• Employment status - new developments 

• Working time - opt-outs • Annual leave • Holiday 

pay for long - term sick workers • Rolled-up holiday 

pay - Caulfield in the ECJ • Recent case law 

• Dispute resolution and the ACAS Code of practice 

on discipline and grievance • Maternity and 

family leave - flexible working and the new rules 

• TUPE 2006 regulations in practice • Redundancy 

developments • Recent case law on dismissal 

• Equality Act 2010 • Discrimination law update. 

Speaker: Kate Shepherd (see right) or 

Peter Stevens is a partner and joint founder 

of Pure Employment Law which is based in 

Chichester and previously Head of Employment 

at a major regional law firm. He holds a Masters 

degree in Law and Employment Relations and 

has a wealth of experience, primarily advising 

employers on all aspects of employment law. He 

has developed an enviable reputation for the 

practicality of his advice and in Chambers he was 

recognised as a ‘Leader in the Field’ in employment 

law and praised for “avoiding the courtroom in 

favour of commercial sense.” 

6 hour programmes: 

Birmingham 13 September 

Chester 14 September 

Liverpool 21 September 

Newcastle 28 September 

Leeds 05 October 

Bristol 05 October 

Cardiff 06 October 

Lincoln 14 October 

Reading 19 October 

Manchester 19 October 

Burton-upon-Trent 22 October 

Worcester 26 October 

London 28 October 

London 11 January 2011 

Oxford 17 January 2011 

Peterborough 18 January 2011 

Birmingham 24 January 2011 

Leeds 25 January 2011 

Bournemouth 27 January 2011 

Manchester 28 January 2011 

Sheffield 15 February 2011 

Exeter 23 May 2011 

Newcastle 27 May 2011 

York 07 June 2011 

Nottingham 14 June 2011 

London 17 June 2011 

Bristol 20 June 2011 

Liverpool 21 June 2011 

Southampton 24 June 2011 

Cambridge 27 June 2011 

Fees: £210 + VAT: CLT Members 

£420 + VAT: Non Members 


Luton 02 November pm 

St Austell 16 November pm 

Bath 20 January 2011 pm 

Watford 08 March 2011 pm 

Norwich 17 March 2011 pm 



10 Most Tricky Problems 

in Employment Law 

Intermediate - 6 hours CPD 

1. Employment Status - Looking at the 

definition of employment status 

and the thorny issues surrounding the rights 

of employees, workers and the self employed 

2. Agency Workers - exploring agency 

contractual arrangements and the Agency 

Workers Regulations 

3. Legal representation at disciplinary hearings 

- the right to legal representation and how to 

manage these requests from employees 

4. Redundancy - problematic issues particularly 

collective consultation and protective awards 

5. Covenants - examining recent case law and 

guidelines on whether a covenant is 

reasonable and enforceable 

6. Annual Leave - Considering recent case 

law - Stringer v H M Revenues and Customs 

in the ECJ and House of Lords, Pereda and 

Lyons v Mitie Security focussing on issues of 

accrual of annual leave whilst on long term 

sick leave and how to manage employees 

who become sick before/during a holiday. 

7. Rolled up holiday pay - can you roll up 

holiday pay following the Working Time 

Regulations and the current BIS Guidance 

8. Discrimination - religion or belief. Review of 

case law and the guidelines from the ECHR 

9. Age Discrimination - default retirement ages, 

how to justify age related criteria and other 

problematic areas for practitioners 

10. TUPE - considering service provision changes, 

insolvency, contractual changes as a result of 

a relevant transfer and issues of establishing 

an ETO reason 

Speaker: Kate Shepherd is a charismatic 

employment lawyer and principal of her own 

employment law consultancy business - Kate 

Shepherd Associates. Before setting up the 

business Kate was a Solicitor, where she 

practised employment law in the East Midlands. 

Kate now regularly trains and advises a wide 

array of employers from small and medium 

sized enterprises through to PLC’s, charities and 

multi-national companies. She also operates at 

Director level and sits on the Board for clients. 

Kate is CIPD qualified and a member of the 

Employment Lawyers Association or 

Peter Etherington MA, LLM, has worked in HR 

and Employment Law for the last 13 years and 

has a wide range of knowledge and experience 

in terms of HR practice and operational 

management, as well as employment law. His 

extensive experience enables Peter to gain 

credibility with employers and bring a pragmatic 

approach to people management solutions. This 

experience includes recruitment, disciplinary 

and grievance procedures, sickness absence, 

redundancy, TUPE, terms and conditions, 

contracts, management development, 

policy development, employment tribunal 

representation and resource planning. 


Chichester 26 October 

Newcastle 16 February 2011 

Derby 15 March 2011 

Newcastle 05 May 2011 

York 10 May 2011 

Manchester 12 May 2011 

London 17 May 2011 

Bristol 19 May 2011 

Birmingham 24 May 2011 

Oxford 16 June 2011 

Chester 23 June 2011 



Winning in the 

Employment Tribunal 

- A Blue Print to Improve 

your Success Rate 

Update/Intermediate - 6 hours CPD 

Consistently rated by delegates as “excellent” for 

15 years, this seminar is built on Jonathan’s 25 

years of practical experience of preparing and 

presenting Employment Tribunal claims for both 

claimants and respondents. Tribunals are not 

County Courts. Come and learn how to think like 

an Employment Tribunal instead. Packed with 

practical illustrations, this seminar will change 

your thinking and will definitely improve your 

success rate and your personal reputation with 

Employment Judges. 

• You are a lawyer not a bus driver - what is the 

difference? 

• Claims and issues - what do these words 

mean? 

• How does an Employment Tribunal approach 

the hearing of a case? What do they want to 

know? 

• Claim and Response Forms - what to include 

and what to leave out 

• Using and abusing Rules of Procedure 

• What you need to know about witness 

statements. Your words or those of the 

witness? Detailed practical guidance on 

drafting. 

• Why a bundle of documents should be more 

than just a lever arch file! 

• Contributory fault, duty to mitigate and Polkey 

• How to act for an employer who has an 

apparently “hopeless” case 

• Advocacy and the likes and dislikes of 

Employment Judges 

• Prepare schedules of loss like never before 

- what should they look like and why 

• Practical tips on negotiating settlements 

• How do the Recoupment Regulations work? 

• Skeleton Arguments and closing speeches 

- make yourself an expert 

Speaker: Jonathan Whittaker is a Partner and 

Head of Employment Law at Legal 500 firm 

SAS Daniels LLP in Cheshire. His is one of the 

largest employment departments in the North 

of England and both he and his department 

are rated as a “leading firm” and “leading 

individual” in Chambers. He has specialised in 

employment law for over 25 years and appears 

as a regular advocate before Employment 

Tribunals throughout the UK. Jonathan is also 

an accredited Commercial and Employment Law 

Mediator and an employment law expert on the 

Law Society’s Negligence Panel. 

Nottingham 14 September 

Newcastle 23 September 

Exeter 28 September 

Leicester 30 September 



Birmingham 09 November 

Manchester 10 November 

London 12 April 2011 

Leeds 19 April 2011 




£420 + VAT: Non Members

CLT Certificate in 


Intermediate/Introductory - 12 hours CPD 

This is a structured two day course designed 

for those practitioners wishing to gain a good 

practical grounding in this field. It is suitable 

for Trainees, Newly Qualified solicitors and 

paralegals who have had little or no grounding 

at the academic stage, for those returning after 

a career break and those wishing to change 

specialisms. 

The Contract of Employment and the Claim for 

Wrongful Dismissal: 

• The meaning of “employee” • The formation of 

the contract • Statutory written particulars 

• Implied terms and obligations both at common 

law and under statute • The implied term of 

mutual trust and confidence • The basis of 

the claim for wrongful dismissal • Damages, 

payments in lieu, tax. 

Unfair Dismissal: 

• Qualifying employee • Qualifying employment 

• Dismissal and Constructive dismissal • ACAS 

Code • Procedures • New Dispute Resolution 

Procedures • Practical aspects of handling 

different types of dismissal e.g. misconduct, 

capability for performance and capability for 

illness. 

Redundancy: 

• Qualifying to make a claim • The meaning of 

redundancy • Handling redundancy dismissals 

• Consultation both general and individual 

• Avoiding claims for unfair dismissal 

• Consideration of contractual rights e.g., 

mobility clauses and the right to change type of 

work, and effects on claim for redundancy. 

Damages and Compensation: 

• Calculating redundancy payments • Calculating 

compensation for unfair dismissal - basic and 

compensatory award • Dealing with payments 

already made and deductions for contributory 

fault or under Polkey • Impact of the financial 

sanctions under The Employment Act 2002 

• Negotiating settlement. Conciliation Officer 

• Making agreements stick - compromise 

agreements/COT3. 

Business Transfers: 

• The Acquired Rights Directive and the 

Regulations - scheme of protection • The 

meaning of “transfer” and “undertaking” • The 

claim for unfair dismissal and the regulation 8 

defence variation • The effect of recent decisions 

on contracting out • Consultation - the legal 

requirements and the practical reality. 

Speaker: Barry Titman is a Solicitor and Director 

of Professional Training Ltd who combines 

practical experience with excellent training skills. 

London 05 & 06 October 

Manchester 12 & 13 October 

Bristol 19 & 20 October 

London 22 & 23 February 2011 

Leeds 01 & 02 March 2011 

Southampton 24 & 25 May 2011 

Birmingham 31 May & 01 June 2011 

London 07 & 08 June 2011 

Manchester 14 & 15 June 2011 




- An Essential Guide 

for Managers and 

Non-Employment Lawyers 

Update/Intermediate/Introductory - 6 hours CPD 

Involved in day to day people management 

and baffled by employment law? Designed for 

managers and other staff who have little or no 

knowledge of employment law, this course will 

ensure you have a good understanding of HR 

and employment law principles, ensuring you 

comply with employment law and best practice. 

It will give you the confidence and ability to 

understand the legal elements involved in 

employment law issues - allowing you to provide 

complete and comprehensive assistance on 

resolving disputes. Delegates will be given the 

opportunity to share their own experiences 

and have their particular questions answered, 

and will be able to use the essential tools learnt 

during the training to operate HR policies fairly, 

consistently and effectively. 

• Contracts of Employment 

• Dismissal and notice periods - Unfair dismissal, 

breach of contract and wrongful dismissal 

• Discipline and Grievance 

• Discrimination 

• Managing sickness absence 

• Family Friendly and Parental Rights 

• Practical HR issues and best practice 

• Round up of up to date case law 

• Interactive case study discussion 

Speaker: Karen Teago practised as a solicitor 

for 10 years before joining the team at Kate 

Shepherd Associates. Karen has substantial 

experience in employment law gained in leading 

regional commercial law firms. Her blend of 

technical knowledge and practical experience 

enables her to provide bespoke training and 

consultancy solutions to clients across a wide 

range of HR and employment law topics. 

Karen holds a BSc in Sociology with Industrial 

Relations, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law and 

an Advanced Diploma in Employment Law or 

Kate Shepherd is a charismatic employment 

lawyer and principal of her own employment 

law consultancy business – Kate Shepherd 

Associates. Before setting up the business Kate 

was a Solicitor, where she practised employment 

law in the East Midlands. Kate now regularly 

trains and advises a wide array of employers 

from small and medium sized enterprises 

through to PLC’s, charities and multi-national 

companies. She also operates at Director level 

and sits on the Board for clients. Kate is CIPD 

qualified and a member of the Employment 

Lawyers Association. 

London 24 September 


Birmingham 09 March 2011 

London 22 March 2011 

Leeds 29 March 2011 



Employment Law: 

An Introduction 

Introductory - 6 hours CPD 

The purpose of the course is to provide 

delegates with a basic understanding of the 

institutions, procedures and a flavour of the 

substantive law in this increasingly important 

area. 

The course will concentrate on the following: 

• The employment law institutions - an overview 

of their role 

• Composition and structure of employment 

tribunals and the remedies which can be 

awarded to an employee 

• Employment status: the distinction in law 

between being “employed” and “self-employed” 

• Contracts: statutory requirements for fixed 

term contracts, contractors and casual labour 

How to amend contracts - Employer/employee 

rights 

• Terms and conditions: issues of pay, 

changing terms and restructuring the terms of 

employment 

• Family Friendly Rights - Maternity; Paternity; 

Adoption Leave; Flexible Working; Parental 

Leave 

• Dismissals: the law relating to termination of 

employment, wrongful and unfair dismissal 

and the remedies available. New changes 

in April 2009 on unfair dismissal 

• Handling Grievances 

• Managing Attendance, including Stress related 

absence 

• Discrimination: the law relating to sexual, 

racial, and disability discrimination in the 

workplace; the status of harassment codes 

Speaker: Derek Eccleston MA, FCIPD, ACII, is an 

experienced, practical consultant, specialising 

in the provision of advice on employment 

law and employee relations, through his own 

consultancy. Derek works closely with a firm of 

solicitors which creates a unique mix of practical 

awareness, training skills and legal expertise. 

Bristol 15 September 






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Data Protection Update 

Update - 3 hours CPD 

Data protection continues to be one of the 

most challenging areas of law for commercial 

practitioners. With a raft of changes in different 

areas, as well as proposals to fine companies for 

breaches, this update will provide invaluable 

guidance for lawyers involved in this area 

and will cover the following and other recent 

developments: 

• Monetary Penalties (ss 55A-55E of the DP Act) 

• Coroners Bill amendments to DP Act 

- Assessment Notices 

- Information Notices 

- Data sharing 

• New Notification fee structure 

• Privacy Notices Code of Practice 

Speaker: Richard Morgan is an independent 

Consultant and a Fellow of the British Computer 

Society. For many years he was Computer 

Officer at the two Houses of Parliament. He has 

always been interested in the interaction of IT 

and Law and is a founder member and a past 

Chairman of the Society for Computers and 

Law. He is the co-author of Morgan & Burden on 

Computer Contracts (Sweet & Maxwell) and of 

Legal Protection of Software: A Handbook (xpl 

formerly EMIS) and with Ruth Boardman of Data 

Protection Strategy (Sweet & Maxwell). 

Leeds 23 September am 

London 14 October pm 

Birmingham 21 October pm 

Manchester 17 November am 

London 10 March 2011 pm 

Leeds 16 March 2011 am 

Chichester 15 April 2011 pm 



Employee 

Handbook Review 


Is your employee handbook up to date in this 

fast changing environment? This course analyses 

the function such a handbook serves, the legal 

obligation to provide it and offers suggestions as 

to what it should contain. The course is suitable 

for employment practitioners who offer advice 

to clients on this and also for HR professionals 

and others with responsibility for providing them 

and keeping them up to date. 

Introduction - Why have a Handbook? 

• A brief look at the Employment Contract 

• Employment terms reviewed - implied, express, 

statute 

• Creating and varying contract terms 

• Incorporated terms, Trade Union agreements 

• Contracts and Employee Handbooks 

Employee Handbook Content 

• Topics for consideration 

• Who is the Handbook for and what is the 

objective? 

• What does the law say - essential items? 

• Contractual or non-contractual sections? 

The Content in Detail - A closer look at some 

suggested policies 

• Attendance, sick pay and related matters 

• Working Time - breaks, working hours 

• Holiday entitlements 

• Discipline and dismissal policies, including 

Redundancy 

• Grievances and disputes, including Harassment 

• Stress and the workplace 

• Family friendly Rights, to include Maternity, 

Paternity, Adoption, Parental Leave, Emergency 

Leave and Flexible Working 

Making Changes to Policies and Procedures 

• Employers Rights to make changes 

• Employees Employment and Contractual 

Rights 

• Constructive dismissal explained - the business 

risk vs. the business case for change 

• Agreeing and communicating changes to 

terms 

• Imposing changes, the legal position 

Speaker: Derek Eccleston MA, FCIPD, ACII, is an 

experienced, practical consultant, specialising 

in the provision of advice on employment 

law and employee relations, through his own 

consultancy. Derek works closely with a firm of 

solicitors which creates a unique mix of practical 

awareness, training skills and legal expertise. 

Manchester 21 September 




Getting the Most 

out of your Employees 

- Effective People 

Management 


If you feel frustrated by the seemingly endless 

employment rules and regulations applicable to 

employers and are convinced that employment 

law is there purely for the benefit of employees, 

then this course is for you. 

Lawyers, managers and anyone seeking a 

practical application of employment law to their 

organisation will benefit from this refreshing 

look at how employers can get the most out 

of their employees and protect themselves, all 

within the parameters of applicable legislation. 

Delegates will have the opportunity to share 

experiences, discuss the topics and apply their 

knowledge to case studies as they learn how the 

law can work for them in the following areas: 

• Getting the most out of performance reviews 

and appraisals 

• Managing disciplinary, capability and 

grievance issues 

• Interviewing, job offers and references 

• Effective use of probationary periods 

• The contract of employment - getting it right 

from the outset 

• Making policies and procedures user friendly 

• Ending the employment relationship 

Speaker: Karen Teago practised as a solicitor 

for 10 years before joining the team at Kate 

Shepherd Associates. Karen has substantial 

experience in employment law gained in leading 

regional commercial law firms. Her blend of 

technical knowledge and practical experience 

enables her to provide bespoke training and 

consultancy solutions to clients across a wide 

range of HR and employment law topics. 

Karen holds a BSc in Sociology with Industrial 

Relations, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law and 

an Advanced Diploma in Employment Law or 

Kate Shepherd is a charismatic employment 

lawyer and principal of her own employment 

law consultancy business – Kate Shepherd 

Associates. Before setting up the business Kate 

was a Solicitor, where she practised employment 

law in the East Midlands. Kate now regularly 

trains and advises a wide array of employers 

from small and medium sized enterprises 

through to PLC’s, charities and multi-national 

companies. She also operates at Director level 

and sits on the Board for clients. Kate is CIPD 

qualified and a member of the Employment 

Lawyers Association. 

Birmingham 15 October 


Manchester 06 April 2011 





NEW

Covenants, Garden 

Leave and Other Ways 

to Protect an Employer 

Advanced/Update/Intermediate - 6 hours CPD 

How easy is it for an employer to prevent an 

employee going to work for a rival or taking 

confidential information? Whilst it has become 

increasingly difficult to enforce restrictive 

covenants, there is plenty an employer can do to 

protect itself. 

This course will examine the various options and 

remedies available to employers, including: 

• Drafting restrictive covenants and the need to 

include a severance clause 

• Garden leave clauses and their relationship 

with covenants 

• Confidentiality clauses 

• Alternative strategies including reliance on 

implied terms, fiduciary duties, intellectual 

property rights and retaining employees 

• Remedies 

The course will then look at how to commence 

proceedings to enforce contract terms, 

compliance with the CPR and settlement offers. 

Speaker: Trevor Leuty who is now a consultant 

solicitor with Banks Kelly, has specialised in 

motor industry law for almost 30 years and has 

extensive experience in dealing with quality 

issues. He regularly provides training for both 

lawyers and managers. 


Bristol 23 September 



Newcastle 03 March 2011 

Nottingham 10 March 2011 

Leeds 17 March 2011 




NEW 

Interviewing Witnesses: 

how to unlock their 

memories 

Advanced/Intermediate - 6 hours CPD 

This practical course will train you to use the 

techniques of cognitive interviewing. 

Cognitive interviewing is a forensic tool that uses 

a series of memory retrieval techniques designed 

to increase the amount of information that can 

be obtained from a witness or client by using key 

principles of how people best recall information. 

Litigation lawyers in some of the biggest law 

firms in the UK use this structured technique to 

create the maximum opportunity for witnesses 

to remember exactly what happened. 

It is much more effective than simply asking 

your witness questions, which typically 

interrupts them and restricts the natural flow of 

information. 

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 enable you to: 

• Be in a stronger position to assess litigation 

risks and make decisions about a case 

• Prepare cases and take statements based on 

the full facts from your witnesses 

• Obtain up to 40% more relevant information 

• Obtain uncontaminated evidence from 

witnesses 

• Obtain more facts and details from witnesses 

first time, so that you reduce the need for 

costly re-interviews and comply with the Woolf 

protocols for statements 

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. 


London 08 December 

Manchester 01 March 2011 







Dealing with Ill 

Health in the 

Workplace 

Advanced/Update/Intermediate - 3 hours CPD 

Dealing with the problem of ill health in the 

workplace is one of the most difficult issues 

facing employers and employees. Dismissing 

an employee because they are ill is often a 

very difficult decision for an employer to make, 

and also a difficult decision for an employee to 

consider as being reasonable. As a consequence, 

both parties often feel that the outcome is 

unsatisfactory. 

This course will look at the issues from both 

the employers’ and employees’ perspective. 

It will cover both the question of how an 

employer should deal with both short term 

but persistent absence due to ill health, and 

also long term absences and the effect of the 

Disability Discrimination Act. It will also look at 

the difficult issues surrounding ill health relating 

to maternity. 

The course will look at various scenarios and will 

encourage everyone to participate. 

Speaker: Peter Stevens is a partner and joint 

founder of Pure Employment Law which is 

based in Chichester and previously Head of 

Employment at a major regional law firm. He 

holds a Masters degree in Law and Employment 

Relations and has a wealth of experience, 

primarily advising employers on all aspects of 

employment law. He has developed an enviable 

reputation for the practicality of his advice and 

in Chambers he was recognised as a ‘Leader in 

the Field’ in employment law and praised for 

“avoiding the courtroom in favour of commercial 

sense.” 

Birmingham 14 September pm 

London 16 September pm 

Leeds 23 September pm 

Exeter 04 October pm 

London 08 February 2011 pm 

Manchester 21 February 2011 pm 

Birmingham 22 February 2011 am 

Newcastle 09 May 2011 pm 

Leeds 10 May 2011 am 

Bristol 16 May 2011 pm 

London 19 May 2011 pm 




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NEW


Discrimination Update 

(including the Equality 

Act 2010) 

Update/Intermediate - 3 hours CPD 

Are you up to date? This course provides a 

comprehensive and accessible approach to the 

fast moving and complex area of discrimination 

law. The course will provide a summary of the 

Equality Act 2010 and its impact upon existing 

case law. Practical advice will be given on all 

aspects of discrimination law as the law stands 

currently and how it is likely to be affected when 

the Equality Act comes into force. 

The areas of discrimination that will be covered 

in the course are as follows: 

• Equality Act 2010 

• Sex Discrimination 

• Race Discrimination 

• Disability Discrimination 

• Sexual Orientation Discrimination 

• Age Discrimination 

• Religion or Belief 

• Fixed Term Employees Discrimination 

• Part Time Workers Discrimination 

• Remedies 

Speaker: Peter Stevens is a partner and joint 

founder of Pure Employment Law which is 

based in Chichester and previously Head of 

Employment at a major regional law firm. He 

holds a Masters degree in Law and Employment 

Relations and has a wealth of experience, 

primarily advising employers on all aspects of 

employment law. He has developed an enviable 

reputation for the practicality of his advice and 

in Chambers he was recognised as a ‘Leader in 

the Field’ in employment law and praised for 

“avoiding the courtroom in favour of commercial 

sense.” 

Manchester 12 October pm 



Newcastle 07 March 2011 pm 

York 08 March 2011 pm 

Bristol 22 March 2011 pm 


Ipswich 14 April 2011 pm 

Cardiff 17 May 2011 pm 

Leeds 06 June 2011 pm 

Manchester 07 June 2011 pm 

Birmingham 13 June 2011 pm 

London 16 June 2011 pm 



TUPE in 2010 

Advanced/Update - 3 hours CPD 

This course will provide a detailed analysis of 

the 2006 Regulations and all recent and relevant 

case law decided since the Regulations came 

into force. The topic areas that will be discussed 

are as follows: 

• Relevant transfers including service provision 

changes and public sector transfers 

• Making contractual changes under Regulations 

• Insolvency and permitted variations 

• The obligations to inform and consult 

• The obligation to provide employee liability 

information 

• Dismissals and ETO’s 

Speaker: Peter Stevens (see left). 

Manchester 12 October am 

Birmingham 13 October am 

London 14 October am 

Belfast 21 October pm 

Canterbury 13 January 2011 pm 

Newcastle 07 March 2011 am 

York 08 March 2011 am 

Colchester 10 March 2011 pm 

Bristol 22 March 2011 am 

London 28 March 2011 am 

Cardiff 17 May 2011 am 

Leeds 06 June 2011 am 

Manchester 07 June 2011 am 

Birmingham 13 June 2011 am 

London 16 June 2011 am 



Attend ‘Discrimination Update (including the Equality Act 2010)’ and ‘TUPE in 2010’ on the same day 

and RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH 

Directors’ Duties: 

The New Law 


In recent years company directors have faced a 

significant number of changes to their status, 

duties and liabilities from a wide range of 

legislation, particularly the Companies Act 2006. 

It is now possible to assess the practical impact 

of many of those changes and examine how 

directors should conduct themselves in order to 

comply with these rules and duties. This course 

provides a comprehensive examination of the 

different issues affecting directors and will 

benefit all company lawyers and their director 

clients. 

• Appointment and removal 

• Directors’ duties 

• Derivate claims 

• Liability: ratification, indemnity and D&O 

insurance 

• Directors’ interests 

• Substantial property transactions 

• Loans to directors 

• Company accounts and reports 

• Service contracts and remuneration 

• Insolvency considerations 

• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate 

Homicide Act 2007 

• Health and Safety responsibilities 

• Corporate governance responsibilities 

Speaker: Ed Davies originally studied and 

worked as an economist for the government 

economic service before switching to law, 

subsequently working for Freshfields and 

Olswang. He later moved into legal education, 

working initially for the College of Law and later 

as a senior lecturer at BPP. In recent years he has 

operated successfully as a freelance professional 

trainer and presenter, designing and delivering 

professional development and skills courses 

for organisations such as the Practical Law 

Company, the Institute of Financial Services, 

Kaplan and the College of Law. 


Leeds 22 September 



Newcastle 25 January 2011 

Leeds 26 January 2011 

London 31 January 2011 







NEW

Pensions Law Update 


A half day course covering recent development 

and topical issues affecting pensions including: 

• Introduction - what is a pension scheme? 

Distinguishing between occupational and 

GPPP/stakeholder; contrasting final salary and 

money purchase arrangements; contracting 

out of the state pension scheme; impact of 

TUPE 

• Trends in pension provision (funding deficits, 

scheme closure, buy-outs, Personal Accounts) 

• The Pensions Regulator: its “moral hazard” 

powers; seeking clearance 

• Benefits packages (bonus/salary sacrifice, 

changing benefits; contractual promises; 

flexible retirement) 

• Age discrimination and pensions 

• Taxation of pensions (Finance Act 2004 

allowances and limits etc) 

• Other recent case law and consultations 

/statutory developments 

Please note that delegates attending this course 

will also be given the opportunity to receive 

Nabarro’s online pensions updates. 

Speaker: Anne-Marie Winton is a partner in 

the pensions team at law firm, Nabarro. She 

has wide and varied experience in advising 

companies and trustees in relation to their 

occupational pensions arrangements and also 

acts as a professional independent trustee. 

Anne-Marie is particularly experienced in 

leading parties through commercial pensions 

negotiations and also advises upon legislative 

changes and winding up. She has been 

recognised as Leader in Pensions in Chambers 

and as someone who “thinks outside the box” 

and is “always very fast to respond”. 

London 22 September pm 

Leeds 16 November pm 

Birmingham 23 November pm 

London 12 May 2011 pm 

Belfast 19 May 2011 am 



Company Law Update 

Update - 3 or 6 hours CPD 

The Companies Act 2006 is said to be the largest 

piece of legislation ever passed by Parliament 

and radically overhauled the UK’s company law 

regime. This course will examine the key practical 

implications for private companies and provides 

an essential guide to all those advising private 

corporate businesses. This is an interactive 

course with question and answer sessions. 

• Key issues for shareholders 

- Ability to nominate third parties 

- Proxies - Derivative claims 

• Shareholders’ meetings 

- Shareholder resolutions - Electronic 

communications 

- AGMs 

• Directors’ and the Company Secretary in 

private companies 

- Who is the director and their powers 

- Key changes to the directors’ duties regime 

- Transactions with directors 

- The Secretary and execution of documents 

• Changes to the rules on: 

- Financial assistance 

- Purchase of own shares 

- Reduction on share capitals 

• Company formations and constitution 

• New Model Articles 

• Companies House 

Speaker: Susheel Gupta is a partner at Higgs & 

Sons, specialising in corporate work particularly 

in the owner-managed business sector. Susheel 

has considerable practical experience in advising 

private companies and has given a number of 

lectures in this area. 






Manchester 01 February 2011 

Birmingham 02 February 2011 

Newcastle 15 February 2011 

Leeds 16 February 2011 

Bristol 05 April 2011 

York 14 April 2011 


Southampton 20 April 2011 

Cambridge 28 June 2011 





Middlesbrough 27 October am 

Nottingham 15 April 2011 am 

Reading 18 April 2011 am 




Work Related 

Death - The Criminal 

Consequences 


Public interest and prosecution activity 

surrounding work related deaths has never been 

greater. The substantial reach of the Corporate 

Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act has 

added to the huge scope of the Health and 

Safety at Work Act, and the new Sentencing 

Guidelines have set a very substantial starting 

point for fines. It is easy to forget that individuals 

can be prosecuted for manslaughter arising from 

a work related death. The lecture will examine: 

• What the clients should know now in the hope 

it will prevent an accident and how to respond 

properly if it does 

• How the client and the lawyer should respond 

to a work related death 

• How to deal with the investigation, including 

the interview 

• What are the appropriate offences, Corporate 

Manslaughter, offences under the Health and 

Safety at Work etc, Act or offences under the 

Regulations? 

• Who are the appropriate defendants: company, 

public body, partnership or individual? 

• The important issues in considering plea 

• The critical issues relating to the basis of plea 

• The aftermath; acquittal, conviction, sentence, 

costs, remediation and publicity 

Speaker: David Travers QC practices from the 

Chambers of Stephen Hockman QC at 6 Pump 

Court in the Temple. He took Silk in 2010. He 

is a hugely experienced regulatory lawyer and 

has appeared for prosecution and defence 

in many cases in the Magistrates Court, the 

Crown Court, the Administrative Court and the 

Court of Appeal. He has particular expertise 

in the due diligence defence. Uniquely he is 

recommended by the Chambers “Clients Guide 

to the legal profession” in the fields of Consumer, 

Environmental and Health and Safety Law. 






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NEW


Change Management: 

Getting it Right with a 

“can do” Attitude 


As businesses move out of recession, they need 

to be mean and lean. Competition remains fierce; 

every penny makes a difference. Clients want 

lawyers who can say “yes you can”. Change is not 

just an option. It is a necessity. Reorganisations, 

variation of contracts, redundancy and the 

alternatives are all part of your armoury. 

By reference to “real life” practical exercises this 

seminar will enable you to respond positively 

to requests for help from your clients, both 

employees and employers. Procedures adopted 

by employers in these cases are always put under 

the microscope by the Tribunal and since April 

09 increased compensation is still a harsh reality 

for those who get it wrong. There can hardly 

be any business which has not at some time 

been involved in making changes of one kind or 

another. 

This seminar will help you understand the 

law and procedures associated with “change 

management” and will specifically consider: 

• What principles will the Tribunal apply? Where 

do they come from? 

• How to manage change within Section 98(4) 

• Redundancy or SOSR - does it matter? 

• Pools, criteria, scoring mechanisms - how to 

get it right 

• Bumping - a requirement or an option? 

• The business case - what would be “sound 

business reasons”? 

• Definition of “consultation” to give you a 

framework 

• Statutory consultation requirements under 

Section 188 TULRA 

• Lay-off and short term working - the statutory 

schemes 

• What did we learn from the statutory 

procedures before April 09? 

• Appeals and Polkey - the “get out of jail free” 

cards 

• How to deal with the conscientious objector 

Speaker: Jonathan Whittaker is a Partner and 

Head of Employment Law at Legal 500 firm 

SAS Daniels LLP in Cheshire. His is one of the 

largest employment departments in the North 

of England and both he and his department 

are rated as a “leading firm” and “leading 

individual” in Chambers. He has specialised in 

employment law for over 25 years and appears 

as a regular advocate before Employment 

Tribunals throughout the UK. Jonathan is also 

an accredited Commercial and Employment Law 

Mediator and an employment law expert on the 

Law Society’s Negligence Panel. 


Newcastle 04 October 






Leeds 16 June 2011 

Manchester 22 June 2011 

Birmingham 23 June 2011 




Advocacy Workshop 

Advanced/Intermediate - 6 hours CPD 

Aimed at representatives who have some 

experience of presenting cases in the 

Employment Tribunal. The course will 

concentrate on effective presentation and 

persuasive advocacy in the full merits hearing. 

It will be based on tailor-made case studies 

and realistic practical exercises, with delegate 

performance and personal feedback as a central 

element. Areas covered will include: 

• Examination-in-chief: how to present your own 

witnesses effectively 

• Cross-examination: challenging your 

opponent’s witnesses 

• Re-examination: when and how to do it 

• Useful tools: preparing and using skeletons, 

chronologies, written submissions, schedules 

and counter-schedules of loss 

• Persuasive closing arguments 

• How to present or contest an application for 

costs 

Speaker: John Sprack BA, LLB, Cert Ed, Dip FE, 

Barrister. John is the author of Employment Law 

and Practice (Sweet & Maxwell 2007), author 

of A Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure 

(OUP 2008), The Guide to the Age Discrimination 

Regulations (Tottel) and joint author of 

Criminal Evidence and Procedure: the Essential 

Framework. He was one of the founding authors 

of Blackstone’s Criminal Practice. 








Manchester 07 June 2011 

Birmingham 09 June 2011 





Compensation: 

“Show me the Money” 


What is the claim worth? That’s the question 

uppermost in your client’s mind. Early, accurate 

assessment of remedies is essential for managing 

your client’s expectations and for the costeffective 

preparation and presentation of 

employment tribunal claims. It is an issue which 

requires the exercise of judgment as well as a 

grasp of fast-changing principles and one which 

is too often avoided until the end. 

This course will include guidance on how to 

prepare schedules of loss and counter-schedules 

(which advanced your case and assist the 

tribunal) and tailor-made case studies. 

It will also cover legal principles and recent 

developments in the following fields: 

• Unfair dismissal compensation: general 

principles, loss of a chance, mitigation, future 

losses, holiday pay, the overlap with wrongful 

dismissal, benefits and allowances, 

recoupment, tax 

• Additional remedies in discrimination cases: 

the tortious measure, personal injury and 

injury to feelings, interest 

• Adjustments: PILON, contributory conduct, 

Polkey reductions, s31 Employment Act 2002, 

statutory cap 

• Supplementary and other non-compensatory 

awards (the basic award etc) 

Speaker: James Holmes-Milner BA (Cantab), 

an experienced barrister practising from the 

Chambers of Grahame Aldous QC, London, 

whose practice combines property and 

employment law. He has considerable court, 

tribunal and appellate advocacy experience in 

both fields. James has recently been appointed a 

Deputy District Judge and is licensed by the Bar 

Council to accept Direct Access work. 




Newcastle 20 October 


London 01 February 2011 

Leeds 02 February 2011 

Birmingham 09 February 2011 





£420 + VAT: Non Members

Health and Safety Law: 

An Introduction 


This course provides an overview of and 

refresher on the basic principles of health and 

safety law and the main legislation. It will be 

delivered in an interactive manner and will cover: 

• The history of health and safety at work 

• The health and safety at work etc Act 1974 

• The “six-pack” regulations and other 

fundamental regulations 

• Risk assessment 

• Health and Safety enforcing authorities 

• The powers of Inspectors 

Speaker: Jon Payne before being called to the 

Bar, Jon was an Environment and Licensing 

Manager for a local authority. Over his 18 years 

working in local government, he has been 

involved in a wide variety of enforcement 

matters. He currently works as a solicitor and 

non-practising Barrister for Horsey Lightly 

Fynn Solicitors and has a nationwide practice 

specialising primarily in Licensing, Safety, Health 

and Pollution regulatory law. 

London 06 October am 

Manchester 13 October am 

Birmingham 20 October am 



Manchester 15 June 2011 am 

Birmingham 22 June 2011 am 

London 29 June 2011 am 



Health and Safety 

Law Update 


This course is designed to provide delegates with 

an update on the latest developments in health 

and safety law and regulation. It is suitable for 

those who have some prior knowledge of health 

and safety law and will cover: 

• Recent legislation, including Corporate 

Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, 

Health and Safety Offences Act 

• Future planned legislation 

• Review of recent case law 

• Current and future health and safety issues, 

including driving safety, stress at work, 

pandemics 

Speaker: Jon Payne (see left). 


Manchester 13 October pm 



Leeds 23 March 2011 pm 

Manchester 15 June 2011 pm 

Birmingham 22 June 2011 pm 

London 29 June 2011 pm 



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This course is designed for criminal practitioners 

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Areas covered include: 

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• The role of the jury 

• Who owes a duty of care 

• Gross breach of that duty 

• Personal and corporate liability 

• Corporate manslaughter and health and 

safety law 

Speaker: David Watts MSc LLB, is a Higher Rights 

Advocate and duty solicitor with ZMS solicitors in 

Leicester. He has previously worked for Nelsons 

and Cartwright King, both in the East Midlands, 

and began his career with the Crown Prosecution 

Service in the south of England. He is an assessor 

for the PSR and CLAS schemes run by CLT. 

London 12 November am 

Leeds 15 November am 

Birmingham 18 November am 

London 10 May 2011 am 



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