The Bulletin April 2017 v

Birmingham Law Society
Seminars &
Conferences
CRIMINAL LAW UPDATE
SPRING 2017
Date: Tuesday 4 April 2017
Time: 13:30 Registration and Lunch 14.00 - 17.15
Venue: BPP University, 32-34 Colmore Circus, Birmingham, B4
6BN
CPD: 3 learning hours
Fees: Member: £99 + vat Non-member: £115 + vat
Speaker: Anthony Edwards
The criminal law update is a 6 monthly review of all developments in
criminal law from statutory change to investigations, law, procedure,
sentencing, evidence, costs and legal aid.
The sessions are designed to allow for the interaction much preferred
by delegates to the interrupted watching of videos.
Subjects for the update include:
1. Policing and Crime Act 2017 critical parts of which come in to
force in April 2017 including
• The presumption of release without bail
• Bail time limits and how they can be extended
• Changes to PACE
• Increased penalties
2. Investigatory Powers Act 2017
3. Police powers
4. PACE Code developments and Diversion from prosecution
5. New Criminal Procedure Rules and Criminal Practice Direction
6. Disclosure from IDPC to PII
7. Defences to crime; murder and duress involving third parties; lack
of capacity
8. Critical new sentencing guidance and guidelines
• Major series of new guidelines for summary only offences in force
in April 2017
• Definitive guideline on the use of community orders and custody
• Guidance on excess drugs
9. Litigators’ and advocates’ fees including page count
LITIGATION FUNDING –
A SOLICITOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COURSE WITH SPARKLE CAPITAL
Date: Wednesday 5 April 2017
Time: 12:00 registration and lunch, 12:30 - 14:00
Venue: Clarke Willmott, 138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3
2ES
CPD: 1 learning hour
Fees: £20 + vat
Speaker: Sparkle Capital
Litigation Funding has become a huge access to justice within the UK
in a short space of time. The litigation funding industry has increased
to allow those without the budget to proceed with action.
Sparkle Capital Limited is one of the market leading funders within
the United Kingdom providing a simple and effective procedure for
commercial Solicitors to further assist their clients. Choosing to
ignore Litigation Funding could be seen as potential professional
negligence if your client could have benefited in their case
progression.
Acasta Europe Limited has entered into a partnership with Sparkle
Capital to provide ATE Insurance and Litigation Funding on an
exclusive basis with one of the best leading models and pricing
matrix of Litigation protection.
Acasta Europe will be hosting an event to further increase Solicitor
professional development with a full course to cover Litigation
Funding, Adverse Costs, which cases qualify, regulatory matters,
compliance, case funding planning and how to sell to clients.
The course will run for 1.5 hours between the hours of 12:00 noon
until 1:30pm at the Clarke Willmott Office on 5 April 2017 with both
drinks and lunch included
APPRENTICESHIP EVENING
PART 2 – PRACTICALITIES OF THE
LEVY AND RECRUITMENT
Date: Wednesday 26 April 2017
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Venue: TBC
Birmingham Law Society and NLS are running Part 2 of
Apprenticeship event to help discuss the practicalities of how to
implement the Trailblazer Apprenticeships. A panel of solicitor
apprentices from FBC Manby Bowdler and Eversheds Sutherland
will talk about their experiences as apprentices and why they chose
this route rather than university. FBC Manby Bowdler will also talk
about their apprenticeship strategy and how the solicitor apprentices
fit into this; what advantages and challenges they have experienced
from implementing their strategy.
We hope to confirm additional speakers and full details shortly.
SAVE THE DATE***
CYBER CRIME CONFERENCE
Date: Wednesday 17 May 2017
Time: 9:00 registration and breakfast, 9:30 - 13:30
Venue: St Philips Chambers
CPD: 4 learning hours
NEW DATE***
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS &
DEVELOPMENT - LUNCH & LEARN
WITH COAL AUTHORITY
Date: Thursday 18 May 2017
Time: 12:00 registration and lunch, 12:30 - 13:30
Venue: Clarke Willmott
CPD: 1 learning hour
Fees: £20 + vat
Speakers: Ian Marriott, Lisa Conway, Simon Leemings & Claire
Tasker