Weekend School booking

To reserve your place on the Weekend School please complete the booking form below.

Please note that the 2013 programme will close at 17.00 on Saturday. Non-residential delegates will leave the weekend School at the end of Saturday afternoon. Residential delegates have the option to leave the Weekend School on Saturday 17.00 (fee is reduced accordingly) or to stay for Saturday dinner, B&B and attend the Weekend School quiz on the Saturday evening. The booking form below asks you to confirm if you will require Saturday dinner, B&B and quiz.

Booking Conditions

  • Bookings must be made by the 22 February 2013.
  • Payment is due within 28 days of issue of an invoice and in all cases must be paid prior to the commencement of the Weekend School.
  • Cancellations prior to 22 February 2013 will attract an administration fee of £75. For cancellations after this date or non-attendance, the full fee applies.
  • All cancellations must be in writing and will be acknowledged in writing.
  • Substitutions are permitted.
  • There may be a number of day delegate places for Friday and Saturday this year. These will be allocated after the closing date for applications.
    I am interested in a day delegate place for Friday.
    I am interested in a day delegate place for Saturday.
  • For all queries regarding a delegate booking please contact the LGG office

Delegate Details


Please indicate your choice of topics for each of the parallel sessions

Friday 22nd March 11.00 – 12.00

  • 1a Social Value Act 2012 - Chris White MP and Mark Cook, Partner, Anthony Collins LLP
  • 1b Mutuals and the Right to Challenge - Kevin Jaquiss, Partner, Cobbetts LLP
  • 1c Localism: Taking the Lid off the Pickle Jar - Kirsty Cole, Deputy Chief Executive, Newark and Sherwood District Council Jonathan Goolden, Partner, Wilkin Chapman Goolden LLP
  • 1d Council Development Schemes: Driving Value from Local Government Estates - Stephen Matthew, Partner, Nabarro LLP
  • 1e Doing it Differently in Derby: Economic Regeneration the Derby Way - Greg Jennings, Head of Regeneration Projects, Derby City Council and Stephen Pearson, Partner, Freeth Cartwright LLP
  • 1f Handling High Profile Litigation – Frances Woodhead, Consultant and Alison Oldfield, Partner, Eversheds LLP

Friday 22nd March 12.00 - 13.00

  • 2a Child Care Law - Christopher Watson, Barrister, St Philips Chambers
  • 2b Licensing Update - James Button, James Button & Co Solicitors
  • 2c Local Growth Networks / LEPs - Anja Berriro, Solicitor and Peter Ware, Partner, Browne Jacobson LLP
  • 2d Education: Academies, Co-op Trusts and Free Schools - Helen Tucker, Partner, Ashfords LLP
  • 2e Planning, Compulsory Purchase, Procurement and State Aid - David Elvin QC and Charles Banner, Barrister, Landmark Chambers
  • 2f Consultation, Legitimate Expectation and the Equality Act 2010: Safer Decision Making for Local Authorities - Jenny Oscroft, Barrister and James Findlay QC, Cornerstone Barristers

Friday 22nd March 16.00 - 17.00

  • 3a Planning in 2013: What You Need To Know - Giles Pink, Associate Director, Vicky Fowler, Partner and Brian Dowling, Associate, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
  • 3b Housing: Update - Habib Aziz, Senior Solicitor, Leeds City Council
  • 3c Information Law: Update - Graham Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner’s Office
  • 3d Practical Problems before Court of Protection - Alex Ruck Keene, Barrister, 39 Essex Street
  • 3e Employee Ownership Models and Employment Law Hot Topics - Mark Greenburgh, Partner, Wragge & Co LLP

Saturday 23rd March 10.30 - 11.30

  • 4a Career Clinic: Lost in the Crowd? How to Stand out from your Legal Peers - Hannah Cottam, Group Director Legal Division, Sellick Partnership Group
  • 4b The NEC Suite: An Option for Every Eventuality - Simon Colgate, Associate, Weightmans LLP
  • 4c Procurement Update: Recent and Forthcoming Changes and Impact on Local Authorities - Helen Randall, Partner Public Sector Group and Michael Mousdale, Partner Public Sector Group, Trowers & Hamlins LLP
  • 4d Legal Services Frameworks - Richard Auton, Director, Walker Morris
  • 4e Judicial Review - David Travers QC, 6 Pump Court

Saturday 23rd March 14.15 - 15.15

  • 5a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and the Planning Process: Centralism or Localism? - Mark Challis, Partner and Nick Evans, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP
  • 5b Recent Developments in Outsourcing and Partnerships - Peter Hill, Associate and Owen Wilcox, Director TPP Law
  • 5c Local Authority Property Law Essentials 2013 - Bill Chandler, Legal Director and Graham Archibald, Partner, Hill Dickinson LLP
  • 5d Human Rights and Public Sector Employment Law : Recent Developments - Michael Stokes, Partner, Harrison Clark

Saturday 23rd March 16.00 - 17.00

  • 6a Highways: A Masterclass - Henry Bermingham, Partner and Paul McClorey, Partner, Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP
  • 6b Community Infrastructure Levy: Incentivising New Development and Turning Cash into Kit -Marcus Bates, Associate, Pinsent Masons LLP and Simon Drummond-Hay, Principal, HDH Planning and Development
  • 6c Getting involved in Pro Bono Work: An Introduction to LawWorks and the Opportunities Available - Nicola Hartley, Solicitor, South Lakeland District Council and David Raeburn, Head of Projects, LawWorks
  • 6d Prosecutions: Preparation, Planning and Pitfalls - Simon Mortimer, Senior Solicitor, Birmingham City Council
  • 6e A Lawyers Guide to Green Energy and Low Carbon Projects - Jackie Gray, Director, Dickinson Dees LPP and Tim Care, Partner, Dickinson Dees LLP

Please Note: 10 cpd hours if all sessions are attended: CPD Course Reference Number FE/LLGN

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