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Disability Discrimination Update |
A seminar in the continuing education series provided by members of the 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers Employment Group |
Wednesday 5th October 2005 |
Transport House, 128 Theobalds Road, London |
Course accreditation (The Law Society and ILEX): 2 hours CPD |
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All solicitors and legal advisors who practice in employment law and any others who may have to advise their clients in respect of disability issues. | ||
| The Disability Discriminaton Act 1995 | |||
| Click here for the text of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 with current amendments. (For the text of the original Act click here). | |||
| Topics to be covered | |||
| The Seminar will provide a comprehensive review of: | |||
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The current state of the law | ||
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The recent changes | ||
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Further amendments likely in the near future | ||
| Date and times | |||
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5th October 2005 |
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6.15 p.m. Registration |
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6.30 p.m. Seminar commences |
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8.30 p.m. Drinks and Buffet | ||
| Venue | |||
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Transport House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WCI. | ||
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Transport House is centrally located in Holborn. The nearest underground station is Holborn on the Piccadilly and Central Lines. Upon leaving Holborn Station cross over High Holborn and walk up Southampton Row. Theobalds Road is on the right. | ||
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For a map and more information as to location, parking and traveling by bus train or underground from other stations click here (Transport House site) or click here (Geocities site). | ||
| Chair | |||
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The Right Honourable Lord Slynn of Hadley will chair the seminar. He will also be giving a short address. | ||
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Lord Slynn was called to the Bar as a member of Gray's Inn in 1956. In 1974 he was appointed Queen's Counsel. From 1976 to 1981 he was a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division and was president of the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 1978 to 1981. From 1981 to 1988 he was Advocate-General of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and a Judge from 1988 to 1991. In 1992 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Slynn of Hadley, of Eggington in the County of Bedfordshire. From 1992 to 2002 he sat as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. | ||
| Speakers | |||
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Milan Dulovic (Year of call 1982): | ||
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Milan Dulovic is a true employment specialist having handled numerous cases in the EAT. Areas in which he has a particular interest are TUPE (as to which long overdue amendment regulations are about to be promulgated), redundancy selection procedures and issues relating to maternity rights and pregnancy related dismissals. Milan is an active member of the Employment Lawyers Association. He lectures externally and in-house to groups of solicitors and HR professionals on practical employment issues and has recently appeared for the appellant in Bowman v Fels in which the Court of Appeal clarified the extent of the duties of lawyers to report suspicions about their clients to the authorities under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. | ||
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James Holmes-Milner (year of call 1989): | ||
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James Holmes-Milner is an experienced employment lawyer. He is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association for whom he provides advocacy training to solicitors. James is regularly instructed by both claimants and respondents in the courts, tribunals and EAT. He has a particular interest in disability discrimination and breach of contract claims.
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Adam Ohringer (year of call 2001): | ||
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Adam Ohringer has a successful civil practice with an emphasis on Employment, Personal Injury, Social Security and general Common Law. | ||
| Course Accreditation | |||
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Course Accreditation (The Law Society and ILEX) - 2 hours CPD. |
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| Documentation | |||
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Each delegate will receive documentation prepared specifically for this seminar. The documentation serves as a guide during the seminar and as a valuable source of reference for subsequent use. |
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| Cost | |||
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1 delegate £60 + vat | ||
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2 delegates £110 + vat | ||
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3 delegates £150 + vat | ||
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4/5 delegates £200 + vat | ||
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subsequent delegates at £35 each + vat | ||
| (vat invoices will be issued) | |||
| Contact us/ Queries | |||
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For any query please contact the Chambers Administrator (Toni McKenna) either by telephone (020 7440 8488) or fax (020 7440 8452) or to
contact by e mail click here. |
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| Registration forms | |||
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Click here for a form as an *Adobe PDF alternatively |
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| (*if you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) click here) | |||