FRIDAY 12 MAY 2017

Friends House Conference Centre  Manchester

Garden Court North Chambers are second to none when it comes to ethics and commitment and it was a real pleasure to present a series of conferences with them across the North of England on our UK tour with Mark George QC , Nina Grahame QC and the rest of the crime team giving full support.

Also Forensic Equity gave an excellent series of talks on criminal case forensics and our favourite charity , The Howard League , presented on Sentencing.  

• 109 Delegates in 2016 gave our conferences a feedback score of 100%
• 426 Delegates in 2016 gave our conferences a feedback score above 80%

Program:

• Welcome  –  Steve Kennedy Duty Solicitor, CLFS
• A Practical Sentencing Tool Kit  – Dr Laura Janes, Howard League for Penal Reform
• Legal Aid  –  Siobhan Taylor Ward, Young Legal Aid Lawyer
• People Trafficking Laws – Richard Brigden, Barrister, Garden Court North
• Sexual Offences Update (Post Ched Evans)  –  Matthew Stanbury, Barrister, Garden Court North
• Investigatory Powers Act 2016: Rudd’s Radar  –  Andrew Fitzpatrick, Barrister, Garden Court North
• Forensics in cases of Serious Crime – From the scene, to subsequent evidence recovery, to the location of the defendant at the material time – Senior Scientists from Forensic Equity, Sara Short, Philip Boyce and Nicola Haigh
• Legislation Update  –  Nicky Hall, HCA, Clifford Johnston Solicitors
• Unity Within the Profession  –  Guest Speakers, TBC