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INDUSTRIAL LAW SOCIETY
PRELIMINARY EVENING MEETING PROGRAMME 2008/2009
LONDON
IMPORTANT: London evening meetings will take place at The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE.
All London meetings will start at 7pm and finish after questions and discussion at about 8.30pm, when wine and light refreshments will be served.
Wednesday 15 October, 2008
‘Current EAT practice and procedure’
His Honour Judge Peter Clark, EAT
Tuesday 11 November, 2008
‘Religion and Belief – emerging principles’
Ingrid Simler QC, Devereux Chambers
Tuesday 9 December, 2008
‘Drawing Inferences’
Mr Justice Underhill, President of the EAT from January 2009
Tuesday 20 January 2009
‘Key Cases for 2009: A Preview’
Michael Rubenstein, Publisher of Equal Opportunities Review and Vice-President, ILS
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Title to be confirmed
Thomas Kibling, Barrister, Matrix Chambers
March, 2009:
Details to be confirmed
Thomas Linden QC, Matrix Chambers
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Title to be confirmed
Professor Paul Davies QC, Cassel Professor of Commercial Law, LSE and Editor, ILJ
Preceded at 6.30pm by Annual General Meeting of the Society.
NEWCASTLE
All Newcastle evening meetings will take place at the University of Northumbria, (room to be confirmed) at 6pm.
Wednesday 4 February 2009
‘Key Cases for 2009: A Preview’
Michael Rubenstein, Publisher of Equal Opportunities Review and Vice-President, ILS
Monday 16 March 2009
‘The legacy of the Disability Rights Commission and the future of disability discrimination law’
Dr Brian Doyle, Regional Employment Judge, Manchester & Liverpool Employment Tribunals
LEEDS
IMPORTANT NOTICE:- Unless otherwise stated all Leeds evening meetings will now take place at 3 Albion Place, Leeds, LS1 6JL. All meetings will start at 6.30pm. Refreshments will be served from 5.45pm onwards.
Tuesday 4 November 2008
‘Unfair Dismissal remedies: the pensions issue’
Dr Stephen Hardy, Barrister, 9 St John Street, Manchester
Wednesday 3 December 2008
‘A view from the Regional Employment Judge ’
David Sneath, Regional Employment Judge for the Yorkshire Region
Wednesday 14 January, 2009
‘The Future Architecture of Employment Relations’
Ed Sweeney, Chair, ACAS
Tuesday 3 February 2009
‘Key Cases for 2009: A Preview’
Michael Rubenstein, Publisher of Equal Opportunities Review and Vice-President, ILS
Thursday 12 March 2009
‘Views from the Embankment’
HH Judge Jeremy McMullen QC, Senior Judge, Employment Appeal Tribunal
Wednesday 29 April 2009
‘Legitimate interest, oppressive restraint? Drafting, challenging and litigating restrictive covenants’
David Reade QC, Littleton Chambers
BRISTOL
All Bristol evening meetings will take place at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel at 6pm except for December’s meeting which will start at 6.30pm. Refreshments served from 5.30pm onwards.
Thursday 6 November 2008
‘Disability Discrimination post Lewisham v Malcolm – where do we go from here?’
Heather Williams QC, Doughty Street Chambers
Thursday 4 December 2008 (**NB This meeting will start at the slightly later time of 6.30pm)
'Extending employment rights to atypical workers - experience of the Part-time and Fixed-term Workers Directives'
Peter Wallington QC, 11KBW Chambers and part-time Employment Judge
Tuesday 10 February 2009
'Key Cases for 2009: A Preview':
michael Rubenstein, Publisher of Equal Opportunities Review and Vice-President, ILS
Thursday 23 April 2009‘Collective Labour Law – New and Emerging Issues’
Thomas Player, Partner, Eversheds LLP
SHEFFIELD
All Sheffield evening meetings will take place at the offices of Irwin Mitchell, Riverside East, Millsands, Sheffield, S3 8DT. This meeting will start at 6.30pm. Refreshments will be served from 6pm onwards.
Tuesday 28 October 2008
‘TUPE: undertakings and service provision changes’
Melanie Tether, Barrister, Old Square Chambers
Thursday 14 May 2009
‘The legacy of the Disability Rights Commission and the future of disability discrimination law’
Dr Brian Doyle, Regional Employment Judge, Manchester & Liverpool Employment Tribunals
MANCHESTER
With the exception of the joint meeting with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society all evening meetings will take place at the Manchester Conference Centre, Weston Building, Sackville Street, M1 3BB at 6pm.
The joint meeting with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society will take place on Thursday 19 February 2009. Full details below.
Thursday 26 March 2009
‘Equal Pay in the Public Sector: past, present and future’
John Bowers QC, Barrister, Littleton Chambers
Details of the Society may be obtained by contacting the Society’s Co-ordinator,
Jean Hughes at 18 Graysmead, Sible Hedingham, Essex, C09 3NY.
Tel/Fax: 01787 463838
Email: ils@dial.pipex.com
The Society’s office is open between 10am & 1pm weekdays and an answerphone service operates outside these hours.
www.industriallawsociety.org.uk
Joint Meeting with MIRS:
Thursday 19 February 2009
‘Employment Tribunals: Fit for Purpose in the Twentieth First Century?’
Dr Brian Doyle, Regional Employment Judge, Manchester & Liverpool Employment Tribunals
The joint Meeting with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society will take place in the main lecture theatre at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, Aytoun Building, Aytoun Street, Manchester at 6pm.