Public Law Day 2025 - 30 Park Place
Join us on 2nd April 2025 at Park Plaza, Cardiff for our annual Public Law Day, full agenda now confirmed below
Judicial Review or Court of Protection?
- Panel Chair: Rebecca Harrington
- Panel members:
- Michael Imperato - Watkins & Gunn,
- Nia Gowman,
- Lewis Harrison
Welsh Procurement Panel Discussion
- Panel Chair: Huw Williams - Senedd
- Panel members:
Registration begins at 9:15am, and a networking drinks reception will follow the talks, providing an excellent opportunity for informal discussions and follow-up.
Tickets are priced at £60 per person.
| Time | Court of Protection | Public | Education |
| 09:15 | Registration | ||
| 09:40 | Welcome - Christian Howells | ||
| 09:45 | Sir Gary Hickinbottom, President of the Welsh Tribunals - Keynote Speaker |
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| 10:30 | Judicial Review or Court of Protection? A panel discussion on navigating the overlap for young adults who lack capacity. - Panel Discussion | Naming Placements in an IDP - Dominie Patel |
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| 11:20 | Coffee | ||
| 11:40 | Safeguarding in the Court of Protection - Cat Jones | A Judicial Perspective - HHJ Jarman KC |
Recurring Themes in the tribunal - Laura Shepherd |
| 12:20 | Removing a deputy - Nia Gowman followed by Case Law Update - 'The Highlights' part 1- Rebecca Harrington |
Welsh Procurement Panel Discussion- Chaired by Huw Williams, Chief Legal Advisor to the Senedd | Disability Discrimination - Lewis Harrison |
| 13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:50 | Financial Deputies in Welfare - Tom Hall, Hugh James |
Public Law Case Law Update - Nia Gowman & Dominie Patel |
The 1996 Act vs 2018 Act - Hannah Meredith Jones |
| 14:25 | Conflicting Capacity Issues - Melissa Jones & Lewis Harrison | Inquests – the dos and don’ts, and how to challenge when it all goes wrong - Cathryn McGahey KC | Disability Discrimination or Judicial Review?”- Laura Shepherd |
| 15:00 | Tea | ||
| 15:15 | Gifting, the new OPG guidance - Hannah Meredith - Jones & Melissa Jones | The better policy - David Hughes | Life in the hot seat - Alex Pugsley, Headteacher |
| 15:45 | Ordinary Residence when P is Self-funding - Laura Shepherd followed by Case Law Update - 'The Highlights' part 2 - Rebecca Harrington |
Informal consultation and the Gunning criteria – recent developments - Christian Howells |
Established trends under the ALN system - Chris McFarland, Sinclairs |
| 16:15 | Panel Q & A | Panel Q&A | Panel Q&A |
| 16:30 | Drinks | ||
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Event Information
| Date | 02-04-2025 |
| Cost (ex VAT) | £60.00 |
| Location | Cardiff |