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| LEWISHAM v MALCOLM | |||
| An unreasonable adjustment? | |||
| A seminar in the continuing education series given by members of the 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers' Employment Group | |||
| 6.30 p.m. Thursday 16th October 2008 The Diskus, Transport House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN |
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| Course accreditation (The Law Society and ILEX): 2 hours CPD | |||
| Index | |||
| - | Who should attend? | ||
| - | Topics to be covered | ||
| - | Date and times | ||
| - | Venue/ maps | ||
| - | Speakers | ||
| - | Course accreditation | ||
| - | Documentation | ||
| - | Cost | ||
| - | How to book | ||
| - | Seminar booking form | ||
| Who should attend? | |||
| - | All employment advisors and solicitors who litigate disputes in the Employment Tribunals and/or civil courts that involve the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 should attend this seminar. | ||
| Topics to be covered | |||
| - | A thorough review of the state of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in light of Lewisham v Malcolm [2008] UKHL 43 and McDougall v Richmond Adult Education College [2008] EWCA Civ 4 [2008] IRLR 227: | ||
| > | the meaning of “disability” within s1 of the 1995 Act including the effect of the Court of Appeal’s decision in McDougall v Richmond Adult Education College; | ||
| > | the future of claims of disability related discrimination after the House of Lords’ decision in Lewisham v Malcolm; | ||
| > | whether the obligation to make reasonable adjustments is the new battleground where many claims will now be brought and litigated. | ||
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| Date and times | |||
| - | Thursday 16th October 2008 | ||
| - | 6.00 p.m. Registration | ||
| - | 6.30 p.m. Seminar commences | ||
| - | 8.30 p.m. Drinks and buffet | ||
| Venue/ maps | |||
| - | The Diskus, Transport House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WCIX 8TN. | ||
| - | 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 more detailed Google Map click here. | ||
| - | For more information as to location, parking and traveling by bus train or underground from other stations click here (Transport House site) | ||
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| Speakers | |||
| > | Suzanne Palmer |  |
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| BA (Hons) (OXON) | |||
| Year of call: 1995 | |||
| Suzanne Palmer practises primarily in employment law, and also in civil law. She is the editor of the 2 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers Employment Law Update and has contributed to books and written articles on employment law, including a New Law Journal article on the statutory grievance procedures in June 2007. She appeared in Burns v Consignia plc [2004] IRLR 425, EAT, concerning ET and EAT procedure and striking out, and in Lodwick v London Borough of Southwark [2004] EWCA Civ 306. | |||
| > | Michael Salter |  |
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| LLB (Hons), BCL (Oxon) | |||
| Year of call: 1999 | |||
| Michael Salter appears regularly in Employment Tribunals as well as the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He is on the New Law Journal’s panel of expert employment authors, and has represented numerous employers and employees in claims under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. | |||
| > | Adam Ohringer |
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| LLB (Hons) | |||
| Year of call: 2001 | |||
| Adam Ohringer has a successful civil practice with an emphasis on Employment Law. He frequently appears before the Employment Appeal Tribunal and he represented the successful Appellant before the Court of Appeal in McDougall v Richmond Adult Education College [2008] EWCA Civ 4. His article on the recent House of Lords decision in Lewisham v Malcolm [2008] UKHL 43 appeared in the August issue of ELA Briefing. Adam is a trustee of the Fulham Legal Advice Centre and provides advocacy training to solicitors through the ELA. | |||
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| Course accreditation | |||
| - | Course accreditation (The Law Society and ILEX) - 2 hours CPD | ||
| Documentation | |||
| - | 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. | ||
| Cost | |||
| Note the discounts for multiple bookings. | |||
| - | 1 delegate: £60.00 + £10.50 vat | ||
| - | 2 delegates: £110.00 + £19.25 vat | ||
| - | 3 delegates: £150.00 + £26.25 vat | ||
| - | 4 or more delegates: £40.00 + £7.00 vat per delegate | ||
| - | (Free for employees of Not for Profit organisations. Please indicate on the booking form if you are seeking this concession.) | ||
| VAT invoices will be issued. | |||
| How to book / queries | |||
| - | To book or make any query please contact Dawn Shaw either by telephone (020 7440 8488) or by fax (020 7440 8452) alternatively to contact by e mail click here. Alternatively please simply complete the dowloadable booking form below and return it together with your payment. | ||
| Booking form | |||
| - | For a seminar booking form please click here (in MS Word) or click here (as an Adobe pdf). | ||
| (If you need to download a free version of Adobe Reader 8.1 to read the Adobe pdf click here) | |||
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