Events

There is an opportunity to hear Mona Bayoumi during the Public Law Project conference in Cardiff on 10 April 2014 at the Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University.  5.5 hrs CPD are available.

Mona has been invited to speak at two events during the conference.  

Civitas Law are hosting a CPD Seminar at Bangor University on 26th November 2013.

Owain Rhys James, barrister at Civitas Law, and Chambers' pupil William Rees will host the event. The seminar will provide details of recent changes to the civil litigation regime, will highlight recent case law, and provide practical hints and tips.

This CPD seminar is free and available to all those practising in any area of civil litigation.

Date:              Tuesday, 26^th November 2013

Time:             5-6pm

There is a greater push by Government for Mediation and other Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms to be used at all stages of the planning system - particularly in light of the forthcoming Wales Planning Bill.

However, despite time and cost implications - as well as more sustanable outcomes for all - it is not always clear for the public, planners, developers, local authorities and other stakeholders when ADR can be applied and how it would work in practice.

Those going to Cymru'r Gyfraith - Legal Wales on Friday 11 October 2013 at City Hall, Cardiff have a rare treat in store.  Not only will they have the chance to hear from Sir John Thomas as he takes up his new role as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, but they will also be able to hear from 5 members of Civitas Law.

The Conference Director, Keith Bush, a member of Civitas Law, will deliver a welcome at the start of the day.

In light of significant changes to civil litigation and the expansion of the claims portal, Civitas Law is hosting an exclusive, practical update for lawyers and case handlers looking to handle claims up to the value of £25,000.

Kate Parker and Owain Rhys James(*), barristers at Civitas Law, will host a free CPD seminar providing hints and tips on the valuation of claims up to £25,000 and effective negotiations.

The workshop-style seminar will cover:

Graham Walters, Head of the Public, Planning & Regulatory Group at Civitas Law has been invigted to join a panel of planning and sustainability experts at the Westminster Policy Forum for Wales' next event: Reforming the planning system for Wales. 

Graham and the panel will look at Structure and organisation in the planning system in Wales - what the role of the Welsh Government should be in coordinating planning and in taking 'nationally significant decisions'. He will be joined by:

Kate Parker, barrister at Civitas Law, highlights the 'unusual' Court of Appeal judgement in Simmons v Castle [2012] EWCA Civ 1039 on an application to approve a settlement of an appeal in a hearing rather than simply in writing.

 In the words of the Lord Chief Justice, the hearing provided 'an appropriate opportunity to announce an increase in general damages in most tort actions with effect from 1 April 2013'.

Theo Huckle QC outlines the impact of assessing future loss of earnings, when a court should say a PI claimant doesn't have a disability and the need for expert evidence to ensure judges make the correct reductions on Ogden computations in the latest edition of the New Law Journal (7 March 2012).

Emma Waddingham, Business Development Manager at Civitas Law, outlines the concerns, opportunities, changing regulations and welfare benefit updates for professional Deputies - responsible for protected parties - in the December 2011 issue of the APIL PI Focus.

The Association for Personal Injury Lawyers publishes a monthly magazine for PI and Clinical Negligence professionals across England and Wales.

For further details, please visit the APIL website www.apil.org.uk