Discrimination law for public lawyers/Public law for discrimination lawyers

10.00: Welcome

Sara Lomri, Public Law Project

10.10: Opening Address

Dame Laura Cox QC, Cloisters

10.30: Session One – Identifying discrimination issues for strategic litigation 

Chair: Sara Lomri, PLP

Louise Whitfield, Deighton Pierce Glynn

Nusrat Uddin, Wilson Solicitors

Svetlana Kotova, Inclusion London

11.15: Session Two – Developments in the Public Sector Equality Duty 

Nicola Braganza, Garden Court Chambers

11.40: Sesson Three – Using the Equality Act in judicial review

Sarah Hannett, Matrix Chambers

12.15: Session Four – Private law discrimination claims

Nathan Roberts, Matrix Chambers

13.00-14.00: Lunch 

14.00: Session Five – Using international human rights law in judicial review

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, Doughty Street Chambers

Breakout Session #1: Migrants’ rights, the hostile environment and Brexit 

Chair: Bijan Hoshi, PLP

Jennifer Blair, No 5

Phillippa Kaufmann QC, Matrix Chambers

Satbir Singh, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

Breakout Session #2: Education and SEN Funding

Chair: Katy Watts, PLP

David Wolfe QC, Matrix Chambers

Polly Sweeney, Irwin Mitchell

Breakout Session #3: Masterclass for trainees and NQs

Nicola Braganza, Garden Court Chambers,

16.00: Session 7 – Funding

Joanna Gregson, Equality and Human Rights Commission

Katy Watts, PLP

16.30: Session 8 – Settlement and damages tactics 

Chair: Polly Brendon, PLP

John Halford, Bindmans LLP

17.00: Closing Panel – Frontiers in Discrimination Law 

Chair: Swee Leng Harris, The Legal Education Foundation

Amanda Weston QC, Garden Court Chambers

Corey Stoughton, Liberty

Schona Jolly QC, Cloisters

Ulele Burnham, Doughty Street Chambers

17.45: Close