Online Judicial Review Academy

A complete course, run in short (1hour +) sessions over 4 days (21-24 March),All sessions are recorded and will be circulated with delegates ASAP after each session.   All sessions are recorded and will be circulated with delegates after the training concludes.

PLEASE NOTE: BOOKINGS RECEIVED AFTER 2PM FRIDAY 18th MARCH MAY NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF THE COURSE (THOUGH WE WILL TRY TO PROCESS THEM AS FAST AS WE CAN, REGARDLESS).

We will continue to take bookings for this course after the start date due to demand.  We remind all delegates that recordings will be available to all delegates after the course.

Who should attend:

• Junior and trainee lawyers, advisers, advocates and anyone likely to be involved in judicial review claims.
• 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

Presented in partnership with DLA Piper and 39 Essex Chambers.

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!

Plus supervised case studies at the end of the day, to help delegates revise and put to use practical use the learning from the course.

For student bookers – please note that this course is intended for practitioners.

Joining instructions will be sent via email the business day immediately preceding the conference/training course.

Full schedule below.

Monday 21 March

Chair: Peter Mant, 39 Essex Chambers

9:30 – 10:45: Introductory Principles

George McLellan, DLA Piper

15:00 – 16:15: Grounds for JR

Jonathan Blunden, DLA Piper

Nicola Kohn, 39 Essex Chambers

Tuesday 22 March

Chair: Hannah Moxsom, PLP

10.15 – 11:30: Steps in a JR claim – from letter before claim to permission

Fred Allen, Kingsley Napley

15:00 – 16:30: Steps in a JR claim – from post-permission to final hearing, followed by JR Quiz

Sarah Burton, DLA Piper

George McLellan, DLA Piper

Wednesday 23 March

9:30 – 11:30: Funding a JR claim

Chair: Rakesh Singh, PLP

Legal aid: Alastair Wallace

CCOs & third-party interventions: Jack Holborn, 39 Essex Chambers

Settlements and costs: Jack Holborn, 39 Essex Chambers

15:00 – 16:30: Defending a JR

Jonathan Blunden, DLA Piper

Thursday 24 March

9:30 – 11:00: Case study

Alice Stevens, PLP

Tom Tabori, 39 Essex Chambers

Please note that all bookings are processed manually by our Events Team.

Please allow 2-3 business days to receive confirmation.

For any ticket enquiries, please email the Events Team.