A complete, one day course to provide lawyers and advisers, policy people and decision makers with an understanding of public law principles and how they operate in bringing and defending judicial review claims.  The course is also relevant to those working in campaigning organisations with a legal strategy and those representing and advising marginalised groups in society.

Please Note bookings for this event are now closed!

If you have booked please note course timings and you will find a map to the venue here:http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/university/edgbaston-campus-map.pdf

The venue is at Green 16 (on the map) 15 minutes from Birminghma University train station.
Coffe and Fruit is served at 9.30, start is 10am prompt!

THE COURSE INCLUDES

Public law: who it affects, which decisions can be challenged, what remedies can be offered

  • What kinds of decision can be challenged using Judicial Review?
  • Public law wrongs
  • Public bodies and public functions
  • Differences between cases based on the Human Rights Act and other grounds
  • Illegality and fairness
  • Claims by pressure and public interest groups
  • Update on developing case law
  • Using the freedom of Information Act in public law
  • Third-party interventions in test cases
  • Judicial review remedies
  • Alternatives to judicial review

Initiating a claim for judicial review

  • Initial advice and preparation
  • Funding
  • Pre-Action protocol
  • Preparing to issue
  • Steps in proceedings
  • The final hearing and beyond

Supervised case studies at the end of the day will help delegates revise and put to use practical use the learning from the course.

The course is accredited with 6 CPD / BSB points.

The course runs from 10.00am – 5.30pm
Fees: Standard fee: £118.80 (£99 + VAT) per delegate; Discounted fee £90 (£75 + VAT) charities, voluntary sector, academics, students, trainee solicitors, pupils. 50% off third delegate when 3 book from the same organisation at the same time.
Fees include all course materials, refreshments and a light lunch.

Trainers
Ravi Low Beer, The Public Law Project
Alastair Wallace, Irwin Mitchell
Ian Brownhill, S. Chelvan, James Dixon & Rebecca Stickler

This course is presented with Irwin Mitchell and No5 Chambers
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Training

29 February 2016
12:00 pm

Edgbaston Room, The Conference Park, 48 Edgbaston Park Road
Birmingham
B15 2RA