Chambers' Seminars Monday 6 October 2008 BUSINESS DISPUTES - CURRENT ISSUES Topics: Employment Contracts - Illegality; Whistle blowing; Negotiations Confidentiality Directors Duties IP Rights - Problems with Web Sites Speakers: Isaac Jacob, Martin Young, Philip Flower & Matthew Slater To be held at the Lecture Theatre 1, Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2. 4.45pm to 7.15, with refreshments to follow. The cost is £73.44 (£62.50 plus vat) and carries 2.5 CPD Hours. To register an interest or book a place on the above seminar please click here. Monday 13 October 2008 LANDLORD & TENANT - LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT UPDATE Topics: To be announced Speakers: Edward Denehan, Lana Wood & Daniel Bromilow To be held at the Lecture Theatre 2, Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2. 4.45pm to 7.15, with refreshments to follow. The cost is £73.44 (£62.50 plus vat) and carries 2.5 CPD Hours. To register an interest or book a place on the above seminar please click here. 10 November 2008 INSOLVENCY IN DISTRESSING TIMES Topics: To be announced Speakers: Peter Shaw, Sheila Foley, Jonathan O’Mahony & Stephen Arthur To be held at the Lecture Theatre 2, Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2. 4.45pm to 7.15, with refreshments to follow. The cost is £73.44 (£62.50 plus vat) and carries 2.5 CPD Hours. To register an interest or book a place on the above seminar please click here. Previous Chambers seminars: If you would like any of the course materials listed below please click here to contact us and request a copy. Monday 12 May 2008 Receivers & Mortgages Seminar - Topics covered: Shortfall aftersale; proper recovery, Receivers - An overview of the different types, their uses and deployment, Dusting off the duties of LPA Receivers and Charges, mortgages, and limitation periods. Speakers: Martin Young, Helene Pines Richman, Susan Brown and Daniel Bromilow. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Tuesday 15 April 2008 PRIVATE CLIENT SEMINAR - POST BUDGET UPDATE - Topics covered: The Settlement Rules: Arctic Systems and the Government's Response; Tax Planning Now: all change but back to basics; Business as Usual? Will drafting post-FA 2008; Recent Cases - Lessons to learn. Speakers: David Rowell, Richard Wilson, Stephen Arthur and Matthew Slater. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 10 March 2008 CO-HABITATION AND CO-OWNERSHIP SEMINAR – Topics covered: Stack v. Dowden: common intention and uncommon shares; Claims by spouses and equitable accounting post Stack v. Dowden; Procedural tips for running a TOLATA claim; Co-ownership of moveable property: from A-Z. Speakers: Araba Taylor, John Smart, Lana Wood and Constance Mahoney. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Tuesday 12 February 2008 PROPERTY SEMINAR – COVENANTS & DEVELOPMENTS – Topics covered: The anatomy of a restrictive covenant dispute – A dissection of Small v. Oliver & Saunders (Developments) Ltd.; Recent authorities on overage and planning promotion agreements; compensation payable under Section 84 (1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 – Is an application to the Lands Tribunal now more attractive in light of recent case-law? Speakers: Edward Denehan, Christopher Cant and James Hanham. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 22nd October 2007 COMPANY LAW UPDATE - Topics to be covered: Decision Making in Companies, Directors Duties, Delinquent Directors. Speakers: Daniel Bromilow, Michael Ashe QC, SC and Peter Shaw Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 8th October 2007 INHERITANCE TAX PLANNING - Dealing with the past and planning for the future Topics to be covered: Applications to the Court: when they are needed and what can be achieved, Trusts for Children, Interests in Possession - the new regime and a Panel Discussion Phizackerley Speakers: Richard Wilson, David Rowell and Stephen Arthur Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 1st October 2007 ELDERLY CLIENT - DECISION MAKING AND UNDUE INFLUENCE SEMINAR Topics to be covered: Testamentary Capacity - best practice and avoiding claims, Court of Protection, Lasting Powers of Attorney under the Metal Capacity Act 2005 and The current approach to undue influence in inter vivos and testamentary dispositions Speakers: Araba Taylor, Lynne Counsell, John Smart and Constance Mahoney Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Thursday 17th May 2007 CHARITIES SEMINAR - Topics to be covered: Failure of charitable purposes - Cy-pres or return to donor?, What is Charity? - The new definition, Appeals and Applications to the Charity Tribunal. Speakers: Cenydd Howells, David Rowell & John Smart Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Tuesday 17th April 2007 REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Topics covered: Enlarging the dominant tenement - The principle of ancillary user, Excessive user problems and changes of use of the dominant tenement and Actionable interference and remedies - Speakers: Christopher Cant, Edward Denehan & Lana Wood. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Wednesday 4th April 2007 INSOLVENCY UPDATE - Covering: Bankruptcy And The Matrimonial Home, Costs Issues Involving Liquidators And Administrators, Cross Border Insolvency - Determination Of The Debtor’s ‘Centre Of Main Interest’ and The Power Of Administrators' To Make Distributions To Creditors' - Speakers: Peter Shaw, Sheila Foley, Susan Brown & Jonathan O’Mahony Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Tuesday 20th March 2007 LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT UPDATE - Covering: Frustrating Chapter I and Chapter II rights on the ground that the Landlord intends to develop. Requirements, Impact and traps, S.13 Notices, Valuation of premium or purchase price upon enfranchisement & Premises, buildings and appurtenant property - the types of property covered by the 1993 Act and other Acts Speakers: Edward Denehan, James Hanham, Daniel Bromilow & Elaine Palser Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 26th February 2007 PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE SEMINAR - Covering: Inadequate professional services - negligence by the back door, Case law round up - important recent cases on loss of chance and limitation of actions, Problems of causation and quantum Speakers: Isaac Jacob, Araba Taylor, Helene Pines Richman Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Tuesday 24th October 2006 PRIVATE CLIENT - FINANCE ACT 2006 & INHERITANCE TAX UPDATE Covering: IHT Saving After Finance Act 2006, Future Trusts - the new IHT rules and Existing Trusts Speakers: Stephen Arthur, David Rowell & Richard Wilson. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Thursday 26th October 2006 COMPANY LAW SEMINAR Covering: The Company Law Reform Bill - Directors; Derivative Actions; Shareholder Democracy & Share Capital Speakers: Michael Ashe QC, Sheila Foley, Philip Flower & Peter Shaw Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 8th May 2006 PROPERTY SEMINAR - DILAPIDATIONS/COMMERCIAL LEASES Topics Covered: Prescribed clauses and leases, Assignment and damages for breach of covenant, Commercial leases and insolvency, Landlord’s remedies for breach of repairing covenant. Speakers: Christopher Cant, James Hanham, Daniel Bromilow and Edward Denehan. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 10th April 2006 PRIVATE CLIENT SEMINAR Topics Covered: The Mental Capacity Act 2005 - A Summary, Budget 2006 - IHT trust changes, Interests in possession in the family home, Taxation of trust income and gains. Speakers: John Smart, Richard Wilson, David Rowell & Stephen Arthur. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 13th March 2006 PROPERTY SEMINAR - Restrictive Covenants, Easements, SDLT & the new Commons Act. Speakers(topics covered): Vivian Chapman (The New Commons Bill), Christopher Cant (SDLT - Land Developments), Edward Denehan(Restrictive Covenants), and Lana Wood (Adverse Possession). Course Material: £15 plus vat [£17.62] Tuesday 21st February 2006 COHABITATION/PROPRIETARY ESTOPPEL - THE FAMILY HOME - This seminar covers: Civil partnership and cohabitation, Quantifying shares, Protecting a beneficiary's interest and The flexibility of proprietary estoppel. Speakers: Araba Taylor, Helene Pines-Richman, Lana Wood & Constance Mahoney. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Thursday 24th November 2005 CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTS IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD - This seminar covers: Liability as an Accessory, Liability for Receipt, Co-Ownership and businesses and Directors as Constructive Trusts. Speakers: Michael Ashe QC, Philip Flower, Constance Mahoney & Daniel Bromilow. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Wednesday 19th October 2005 INSOLVENCY LAW - UPDATE This seminar covers: Risks of obtaining professional fees by statutory demand and petition, re: Spectrum Plus - House of Lords, Insolvency Practitioners responsibility in respect of litigation and Insolvency Practitioners personal liability Speakers: Peter Shaw, Daniel Bromilow Jonathan Lewis & Elaine Palser Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 13th June 2005 SERVICE CHARGES - RENT & FORFEITURE - RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES. This seminar covers: Hurdles to be jumped by landlord; tenant's grounds to challenge; right to manage; L.V.T. Applications. Speakers: Edward Denehan, Lana Wood, James Hanham and Daniel Bromilow. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Monday 18th April 2005 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS - Up Date. This seminar covers: the impact of Crest Nicholson; Extinguishment of restrictive covenants and Annexation - Court Declarations; Applications to vary or modify; Remedies for breach - injunctions and damages. Speakers: Vivian Chapman, Christopher Cant, Edward Denehan, and Lana Wood. Course Material: £12.50 plus VAT [£14.69] Monday 28th February 2005 INHERITANCE TAX PLANNING - Pre Owned Assets. This seminar covers: the operation of the New Rules; the impact of the Rules on existing schemes; post Ingram transactions; and Inheritance Tax Planning in the future. Speakers: David Rowell, Richard Wilson, Stephen Arthur and Cenydd Howells. Course Material: £10.00 plus VAT [£11.75] Tuesday 15th February 2005 PARTNERSHIP LAW. This seminar will include Reform, if in the Queens Speech; Insolvent Limited Liability Partnerships; Damages claims between partners; problems in small business partnerships. Speakers: Isaac Jacob, Sheila Foley, Martin Young and Helene Pines Richman. Course Material: £10.00 plus VAT [£11.75] Tuesday 8th February 2005 ASSET RECOVERY. This seminar covers: Recovering assets from (1) criminals; (2) Defaulting trustees and executors; and (3) insolvents together with problems raised by illegality in recovery proceedings. Speakers: Peter Shaw, Susan Brown, Araba Taylor and Richard Wilson. Course Material: £10.00 plus VAT [£11.75] Wednesday 16th June 2004 RIGHTS OF WAY AND THE BAKEWELL MANAGEMENT CASE - covering: rights of way as affected by the Bakewell Management case, Vehicular access across common and other land. Speaker: Vivian Chapman Course Material: £10.00 plus VAT [£11.75] Tuesday 4th May 2004 THE IMPLICATIONS OF LEYLAND DAF - "Liquidators - are your fees safe?" Speaker: Peter Shaw Course Material: £10.00 plus VAT [£11.75] Tuesday 27th April 2004 PROPERTY - MORTGAGE LAW - REVIEW & UPDATE - including: insolvency and the mortgagor, mortgagee's obligations on sale, avoiding repossession - suspension and stay, Etridge and beyond. Speakers: Edward Denehan, Cenydd Howells, Jonathan Lewis and Helene Pines Richman Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Tuesday 30th March 2004 ELDERLY CLIENT - covering: testamentary capacity of the elderly client, the elderly client and the Court of Protection, care home costs and deprivation of assets, powers of attorney - use and abuse. Speakers: Vivian Chapman, Lynne Counsell, David Rowell and Araba Taylor Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Tuesday 25th March 2004 and Tuesday 27th May 2004 OVERAGE - AVOIDING DISPUTES - dealing with Overage agreements - Developers and Advisers - are mistakes being made? Speaker: Christopher Cant Course Material: £10.00 plus VAT [£11.75] Tuesday 9th March 2004 MISMANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY - covering: directors' duties of care in management, delinquent directors and equitable remedies, avoiding conflict between the interests of the director and the company, directors liability for tort. Speakers: Michael Ashe QC, Daniel Bromilow, Sheila Foley, Peter Shaw. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62] Tuesday 2nd March 2004 PROPERTY - RENEWAL OF BUSINESS TENANCIES - topics include: Initiating the renewal process, termination by the tenant pursuant to Section 27 and general review of the amendments, defences - an update, and excluding security of tenure and interim rents. Speakers: James Hanham, Edward Denehan, Lana Wood and Christopher Cant. Course Material: £15.00 plus VAT [£17.62]

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