We are delighted to invite you to our Children Law Annual Conference 2025! The conference will be held 8.30am-4.30pm Thursday 19th June 2025.
Our children law conference covers both public law and private law with a carefully curated itinerary featuring some overlap topics.
8.30am - 9.00am -Registration
9.00am - 9.10am - Introduction by Emily Ward
9.10am - 10.00am - Hot off the Press! by Guy Swiffen & Emily Hughes
10.00am - 11.00am - Domestic Abuse Pathway & Policy, Alienating Behaviours and the Pathfinder Pilot by Nicola Toomes, Victoria Thompson & Rosie Jakob CAFCASS
11.00am - 11.15am - Break
11.15am - 12.00pm - 'Lieven Land': The Resolutions Model in Practice by Kerry Barker & Paul Dormand
12.00pm - 12.30pm - A View From the Bench by a District Judge
12.30pm - 1.30pm - Lunch
1.30pm - 2.15pm - 'Know the Court's Powers’ by Sharn Samra & Emily Ward
2.15pm - 2.45pm - 'The Altar of Speed': The Delay Principle in 2025 by Christopher Styles
2.45pm - 3.00pm - Break
3.00pm - 3.45pm - Practical Guidance as to Tricky Issues Encountered in Children Applications by Dornier Whittaker & Jenna Chaplin
3.45pm - 4.30pm - Non-Court Dispute Resolution by BHC
This event is worth 6 CPD Points and will be held in the Brigante Suite at the Hilton Hotel, Neville Street, Leeds, LS1 4BX.
Lunch, refreshments and an electronic handout will be provided.
We invite you to RSVP via this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/children-conference-25
You will receive a booking confirmation email within 10 working days of your registration. Please note that invoices will be distributed in April.
The cost of the conference is £90pp (no VAT). If you attend our Children Law Conference, you will receive a discount on your Financial Remedy Annual Conference booking making your ticket in October only £70pp. Please note that bookings will open for our Financial Remedy Conference in July. Attending both conferences will equate to 12 CPD Points!
We look forward to welcoming you then.