CHIEFS! Criminal Defence, Civil Litigation, Custody Suite, Human Rights, Immigration, Employment, Family, Fraud and Social Housing Law with state-of-the-art media teams producing fabulous CPD video training seminars across the country. 2020 was the Law Friends evolutionary springboard to the fruition of years of dreaming! We now have the networks, the teams…

2020 was the Law Friends evolutionary springboard to the fruition of years of dreaming! We now have the networks, the teams, the speakers and very importantly the support staff and clerks to produce the vision into absolute reality which covers Employment, Housing and Family Law with Civil Litigation happening too. Our sincere thanks to our newcomers at Great James Street, 33 Bedford Row, 36 Group, 4-5 Grays Inn, 1 Pump Court as well as our old school connections at 25 Bedford Row, Doughty Street, Goldsmith and the rest. Not forgetting of course our solicitors and experts – once covid is over we are coming back with an impressive set of conferences to unite the tribes across the UK.

Criminal Defence

Training Seminar	Speaker	Organisation
KCPOs, Knife Crime and Covid 19	Caroline Liggins, YPA
Covid-19 Young People & the CJS	Leah Connolly, YPA & Emma Heath, 9 Bedford Row/YPA
Covid 19 and Homelessness	Stephen Knight, 1 Pump Court
Emergency Coronavirus Lockdown Powers	Nasir Hafezi, Robert Lizar & Co
Knife crime. The Law and the Campaign	Stephen Akinsanya and Shaun Wallace, Great James Street Chambers
The New 2020 Stalking and Harrasment laws	Antony Bartholomeusz, Great James Street Chambers
Contesting Bad Character and Hearsay applications	Stefan Bisson, Great James Street Chambers
Joint Enterprise Case Law Update May 2020	Kevin Metzger, Great James Street Chambers
PACE Updates 2019 – 2020	Oliver Newman, Goldsmith
Fingerprint Expert Evidence	Simon Bunter, Keith Borer Consultants
European Arrest Warrants	James Dawes QC 2 Harcourt Buildings
20 Advocacy Tips in 20 Minutes	Leslie Cuthbert, SAHCA

Immigration

Training Seminar	Speaker	Organisation
Unlawful Detention During COVID-19	Amanda Jones, Great James Street Chambers
Case Law Review – New developments in case law related to s117b Nationality Immigration Asylum Act 2002	Amanda Jones, Great James Street Chambers
Best Practice in new matters and fresh claims in asylum and immigration cases	Raphael Jesurum, Lamb Building.
Case Law Update – May 2020 – s117c of the Immigration Asylum Act 2002	Priya Solanki, One Pump Court
Human Trafficking 30 Cases in 45 Minutes	Priya Solanki, One Pump Court
Case Management – Appendix FM – Tips and Strategies	Chengetai Mupara Great James Street Chambers
Bail applications, a refresher and legal update	Stefan Bisson, Great James Street Chambers
European Arrest Warrants 2019 2020	James Dawes QC 2 Harcourt Buildings
Advocacy Alive Full seminar	Joseph Plowright, Goldsmith.
Deprivation of British Citizenship	Jane Heybroek Goldsmith
British Citizenship for Children	Samina Iqbal, Goldsmith.
Brexit and Over the June EU Settlement Bridge	Sarah Pinder, Goldsmith.
Asylum	Raphael Jesurum, Barrister. Lamb Building.
Challenging Certified Asylum Claims	Priya Solanki, One Pump Court
Hamid Courts and How to Avoid Them	Anthony Metzer QC, Goldsmith Chambers
Sham Marriages: Case Preparation and the Law	Amanda Jones, Great James Street
Article 8 Deportation Case Law Update	Eleri Griffiths, One Pump Court
Parallel Proceedings in Family and Immigration Cases	Karen Reid, 36 Group

Housing

Training Seminar	Speaker	Organisation
Homelessness Case Update 2020	Laura Stockin, 4-5 Grays Inn Square
Homelessness Case Law Update	Hannah Gardiner, 4-5 Grays Inn Square
Homelessness Case Law Update	Sian McGibbon, 4-5 Grays Inn Square
Hoarding and Homelessness Law	Rachel Coyle, 36 Group
Fitness for Human Habitation	Alex Adamou, 33 Bedford Row
Disrepair	Keith Chipato, 33 Bedford Row
House in Multiple Occupation Licensing	Elizabeth Fisher, 33 Bedford Row
Homelessness and the Coronavirus Act 2020	Stephen Knight, 1 Pump Court
Community Care Lawyers and Covid 19	Nik Nicol, Eleri Griffiths, One Pump Court
Succession Law and Practice	Jim Shepherd, Doughty Street Chambers

Financial crime

Training Seminar	Speaker	Organisation
European Arrest Warrants 2019-2020	James Dawes QC, 2 Harcourt Buildings
Serious Crime Prevention Orders 2019	Edward Franklin, 2 Harcourt Buildings
Challenging Prosecution Overseas Evidence and Challenges Arising from Brexit	James Dawes QC, 2 Harcourt Buildings
Money Laundering Under POCA 2002	Frederick Hookway, 2 Harcourt Buildings
Understanding How Conspiracy Works	Jane Osborne, 2 Harcourt Buildings

Crime, Custody Suite and Fraud

Training Seminar	Speaker	Organisation
Extradition Practical Tips and World Tour	Karen Todner, Karen Todner.com
20 Dos and Don’ts in the Police Station	George Dugbo, MB Defence
Police Powers at Protests – Police Crime and Sentencing Act 2021	Margo Munro Kerr, One Pump Court
PACE, Magistrates and Crown Court Review	Stefan Bisson, Great James Street Chambers
Drugs Sentencing Update	Anthony Hook, Great James Street
Undercover Police	Nasir Hafezi Robert Lizar & Co
Coronavirus: How Not to Make Laws During a Pandemic	Nasir Hafezi Robert Lizar & Co
Account Freezing Orders	Josie Welland, Rahman Ravell
Unexplained Wealth Orders	Crispin Hayhoe, 33 Bedford Row
Protest and the Criminalisation of Communities	Stephen Knight, 1 Pump Court
Legal Aid Billing and Costs Appeals	Colin Wells, 25 Bedford Row
Youth Practitioner Law	Caroline Liggins. Head of Youth Law. Hodge Jones Allen.
Advocacy and Tweaking Your Public Speaking	Ann Tayo, Great James Street.
Environmental Protest	Mike Schwarz, Hodge, Jones & Allen
Criminal Case Law Update	Ayesha Smart, 33 Bedford Row
POCA Enforcement Proceedings	Amy Oliver, 2 Harcourt Buildings
Cyber Fraud	John Ojakovah, 2 Harcourt Buildings