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Hon. President: The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Jackson
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Seminar: “Experts – their use and abuse”
Moderated by The Hon. Mr Justice Akenhead
Speakers:
Roger ter Haar QC - “Jones v Kaney: A Disaster for Expert Witnesses or Business as Usual”
Michel Kallipetis QC - “Hot tubbing”
Mark Cannon QC - “Experts – a necessary evil?”
17:30 Inner Temple, Parliament Chamber. Doors open 17:15.
1.5 hours CPD (TBC).
Open to all members of the PNBA and their pupils. Please register your intention to attend with the secretary
Tuesday 24 April 2012
15th Annual Peter Taylor Memorial Address
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Justice of the Supreme Court
17:30 Inner Temple Hall. Doors open 17:15.
1.5 hours CPD (TBC).
Open lecture. Please register your intention to attend with the secretary.
Other PNBA conferences and seminars in 2012:
22 May - Joint Seminar with the Chancery Bar Association (Moderator: The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Patten (tbc). Speakers: Tom Grant, William Flenley QC and Joanne Wicks QC)
7-9 September - 19th Annual Residential Clinical Negligence Weekend, Clare College, Cambridge
13 October - 16th Annual Lawyers’ Liability Day, Grays Inn
6 November - Joint Seminar with PIBA (tbc)
7, 14, 21 November - Back to Basics Series 2012, Bar Council Video Conferencing Suite
11 December - AGM
Enquiries and all applications for membership to:
The Hon. Secretary, Victoria Woodbridge, Crown Office Chambers, 2 Crown Office Row, Temple, London EC4Y 7HJ. Tel: 020 7797 8100 or email: woodbridge@crownofficechambers.com
Speakers:
Roger ter Haar QC - “Jones v Kaney: A Disaster for Expert Witnesses or Business as Usual”
Michel Kallipetis QC - “Hot tubbing”
Mark Cannon QC - “Experts – a necessary evil?”
17:30 Inner Temple, Parliament Chamber. Doors open 17:15.
1.5 hours CPD (TBC).
Open to all members of the PNBA and their pupils. Please register your intention to attend with the secretary
Tuesday 24 April 2012
15th Annual Peter Taylor Memorial Address
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Justice of the Supreme Court
17:30 Inner Temple Hall. Doors open 17:15.
1.5 hours CPD (TBC).
Open lecture. Please register your intention to attend with the secretary.
Other PNBA conferences and seminars in 2012:
22 May - Joint Seminar with the Chancery Bar Association (Moderator: The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Patten (tbc). Speakers: Tom Grant, William Flenley QC and Joanne Wicks QC)
7-9 September - 19th Annual Residential Clinical Negligence Weekend, Clare College, Cambridge
13 October - 16th Annual Lawyers’ Liability Day, Grays Inn
6 November - Joint Seminar with PIBA (tbc)
7, 14, 21 November - Back to Basics Series 2012, Bar Council Video Conferencing Suite
11 December - AGM
Enquiries and all applications for membership to:
The Hon. Secretary, Victoria Woodbridge, Crown Office Chambers, 2 Crown Office Row, Temple, London EC4Y 7HJ. Tel: 020 7797 8100 or email: woodbridge@crownofficechambers.com
Hon. President: The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Jackson
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Seminar: “Experts – their use and abuse”
Moderated by The Hon. Mr Justice Akenhead
The Chair of the Bar reports back
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how global events can influence the performance of pensions and ISAs, and why taking a long-term approach to investing is often the most effective strategy
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, discusses what family law professionals need to know about hallucinogens, from the main hallucinogenic drugs encountered in family proceedings, to their effects and the testing options available
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
By David Green
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, examines the forensic science underpinning hair drug testing, its evidential scope and limitations, and why it remains the gold standard for evidencing patterns of drug use in family proceedings
Developing a tech start-up demands a different definition of excellence to the Bar, says Saara Idelbi. The co-creator of Advocatr on entrepreneurship, AI advocacy training, and matching the thrill of a killer cross-examination
At the start of her term, Chair of the Bar 2026 Kirsty Brimelow KC set out a series of priorities for the year ahead. One of those priorities was children in the justice system
As the world becomes more digital, Barbara Vinagre Mota examines international research into the mental health consequences of judges’ exposure to graphic and immersive evidence, highlighting the importance of support systems
Reviewed by Daniel Barnett
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