A complete online course on how to do judicial review, run in short sessions on Zoom over 4 days.

Presented in partnership with Cornerstone Barristers.

This training is ONLINE ONLY. All sessions will be recorded and shared with attendees afterwards. 

Who should attend:

  • Junior and trainee lawyers, advisers, advocates and anyone likely to be involved in judicial review claims, or increase their understanding of JR to help their clients.
  • Anyone responsible for legal policy in NGOs or Government, or those tasked with Government decision making.
  • Those working in campaigning organisations with a legal strategy and
  • Those representing and advising marginalised groups in society

The course includes:

  • Judicial review: who it affects and what remedies can be offered
  • What can be challenged and by who
  • Differences between cases based on the Human Rights Act and other grounds
  • Claims by pressure and public interest groups
  • Third-party interventions and CCOs
  • Steps in a judicial review claim
  • Funding and costs
  • Public law quiz!
  • Case study to help delegate put their learning to practical use

Ticket pricing:

  • Standard ticket: £165 – For those working in private practice and public bodies
  • Discounted ticket: £120 – For those working at charities or are trainees and pupils
  • Advisers ticket: £65 – For those advising but not qualified as, or plan to be, solicitors or barristers
  • Student ticket: £20 – For students in full-time education making the booking using a valid university email address

Programme

Monday 30 November

10:00-11:00 Introductory principles

  • Hannah Taylor, Cornerstone Barristers
  • Jemima Lovatt, Cornerstone Barristers

Tuesday 1 December

10:00-11:30 Grounds for JR 

  • Peggy Etiebet, Cornerstone Barristers
  • Estelle Dehon KC, Cornerstone Barristers

14:00-15:30 Steps in a JR claim, part 1 – from letter before claim to permission

  • Speaker TBC

Wednesday 2 December

10:00-11:30 Steps in a JR claim, part 2 – from post-permission to final hearing + Quiz 

  • Dr Lois Lane, Cornerstone Barristers
  • Deia Russell-Smith, Cornerstone Barristers

14:00-16:00 Funding for JR 

Legal aid

  • Speaker TBC

CCOs and third-party interventions

  • Alistair Cantor, Cornerstone Barristers

Costs and settlement

  • Speaker TBC

Thursday 12 February

10:00-11:00 Defending a JR 

  • Josef Cannon KC, Cornerstone Barristers
  • Harriet Townsend KC, Cornerstone Barristers

10:00-11:30 Case study

  • Jeremy Ogilvie-Harries, Cornerstone Barristers
    More speakers TBC

 


30 November 2026 - 3 December 2026
12:00 am

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Standard Ticket

Price: £165.00
VAT: £0.00
Total: £165.00

Discounted Ticket

Price: £120.00
VAT: £0.00
Total: £120.00

Advisers Ticket

Price: £65.00
VAT: £0.00
Total: £65.00

Student Ticket

Price: £20.00
VAT: £0.00
Total: £20.00

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Tickets

Ticket Type Price Spaces
Standard Ticket
For those working in private practice and public bodies
£165.00
Discounted Ticket
For those working at charities or are trainees and pupils
£120.00
Advisers Ticket
For those advising but not qualified as, or training to be, solicitors or barristers
£65.00
Student Ticket
For students in full-time education making the booking using a valid university email address
£20.00

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