Previous Events & Seminars
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Professional discipline - 24 June
Date: Wednesday 24th Jun 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom 3PB barristers Nicholas Leviseur and Daniel Brown will be joined by Carl Johnson, Partner and Head of the Regulatory Department of Stephensons Solicitors to present a webinar covering: Nicholas Leviseur - The Health Protection ( Coronavirus Restrictions) ( England) Regulations 2020 provide the legislative framework which has permitted the British government to place everyone in England under house arrest, to shut businesses and to close places of public entertainment. How does the legislation achieve lock down? Carl Johnson…
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Termination of commercial leases - 17 June
Date: Wednesday 17th Jun 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom 3PB barristers Gavin Hamilton and Robert Weatherley present a webinar on termination of commercial leases during COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has exerted considerable pressure on the commercial property sector. Recent figures suggest that non-food retailers have experienced an averaged 70% fall in revenue and around 1 in 10 retailers are anticipated to experience liquidity issues within four months of the 23rd March. Notwithstanding the Government’s attempts to ease the lockdown, there is likely to continue to be…
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Settlement, ADR and costs
Date: Tuesday 16th Jun 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom 3PB commercial barristers David Parratt QC and Rebecca Farrell are hosting a webinar on settlement, ADR and costs. The touchstone of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) procedure is that parties enter into it voluntarily. However, there is an increasing body of case law that suggests ADR should be seriously considered before and/or in the course of litigation in order to avoid adverse cost consequences. David Parratt QC and Rebecca Farrell consider the development of the case law…
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Employment law case update
Date: Friday 12th Jun 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via recording 3PB barristers Grace Nicholls and Sarah Bowen bring you a round-up of relevant case law updates in this 20-minute briefing. During this recorded case law update Sarah and Grace outline the most recent decisions and offer their thoughts on the implications for practitioners.
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Dealing with the courts during Covid-19
Date: Thursday 11th Jun 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom 3PB barristers Richard Wheeler and Alexander Whatley will provide an update on how to get the court to hear your case during COVID-19. Richard will cover: · What does the court’s triage process involve? · What considerations might the court have in mind during triage? · Why was my case adjourned when it was suitable for remote hearing? · What practical issues do judges face during a remote hearing? · What can litigants do to help ensure a case…
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Construction contracts in challenging times - 9 June
Date: Tuesday 9th Jun 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom 3PB barristers Seb Oram, John Jessup and Nick Kaplan will be hosting a webinar on 9 June at 11am. They will cover: Applying force majeure to construction obligations Final payments: contract requirements, and estoppel Adjudications with insolvent parties: where will the Supreme Court go with Bresco?
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Informalities - Execution of documents in the time of Covid-19
Date: Wednesday 3rd Jun 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom In recent years, the courts and the Law Commission have been grappling with the formality requirements for documents (especially deeds). In the age of virtual meetings and the rise of electronic communications, 3PB commercial barristers Cheryl Jones, Charles Irvine and Christopher Edwards are hosting a timely webinar on those issues, covering: A brief summary of the position on formality requirements; Electronic signatures and attesting in light of Wood v Commercial First Business Ltd (in liquidation)…
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COVID:19: Employment law update
Date: Tuesday 2nd Jun 2020 Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom 3PB barristers Craig Ludlow and Sarah Bowen bring you the second part of their employment webinars focused on COVID-19-related employment law issues. It will include developing employment law issues and guidance flowing from COVID-19 such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, changing employees terms and conditions, equality and discrimination issues, rotation of employees, whistleblowing, redundancy and termination of employment.
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Family Law Brunch - 21 May
Date: Thursday 21st May 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom The 3PB family team is hosting brunch via Zoom on Thursday at 11am in a series of weekly informal get-togethers. On 21 May Amy Beddis and James Legg will discuss 'Intervenors in financial remedy proceedings: Case Law and Procedure'.
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Lockdown lessons for litigators
Date: Tuesday 19th May 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom Lockdown lessons for litigators 3PB barristers Joseph Giret QC, Alexander Whatley, Oliver Ingham and Rebecca Farrell are hosting a webinar on Tuesday 19 May at 11am. Our 3PB commercial barristers will bring you a round-up of the latest judgments from the courts arising during the coronavirus period. They’ll draw out the implications for litigators running cases during COVID:19 and for those looking ahead to see how judgments may play out over the next few months. What do recent…
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Family law brunch - 14 May
Date: Thursday 14th May 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom On 14 May we will be talking about 'Communication and Resolving Disputes for Families'. 3PB's Vanessa Meachin QC will speak briefly about arbitration and we will also be joined by James Evans from Our Family Wizard. James will talk about: “OurFamilyWizard: Improving communication and keeping parents accountable in moderate and high conflict cases.” OurFamilyWizard.co.uk and its mobile applications are often made part of the parent agreement in an effort to reduce litigation and improve co-parent…
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Business Interruption Insurance Claims
Date: Wednesday 13th May 2020 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Via Zoom Businesses with insurance policies covering business interruption have increasingly found that insurers are reluctant to pay out under the terms of their cover in order to meet growing costs which threaten the survival of businesses nationwide and the livelihoods of those they employ. 3PB Commercial Barristers David Berkley KC and Neil Fawcett are hosting a webinar covering: Introduction to BII claims. Which businesses can make claims? How much can businesses claim? How to make a claim. Funding…