Estate Planning for Entrepreneurs and Owner Managers of Businesses
Wednesday 21st of July, 3pm to 5pm
Speaker: Matthew Hansell
Matthew Hansell will be looking in depth at estate planning for entrepreneurs and owner managers of businesses and the areas he will cover will include:
• Avoiding traps and pitfalls which may restrict/lose business property relief.
• Looking at business and corporate structures with a view to maximising the business property relief available.
• Tax efficient and protective wills for business owners.
• Wealth protection to protect the business, the owner and his/her family.
• Share protection policies and shareholder agreements.
• "Family constitutions"
• Some further ideas in inheritance tax planning, including "conduit trusts" and "warehouse trusts"."
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Management Course Stage 1
Tuesday 7th of September, 9.30am to 5.30pm
Speaker: Doug Robinson
MC1 is a compulsory Solicitor's Regulation Authority course to be taken after qualification and before the end of the third full CPD year. This couse counts towards the required 12 hours of management training under the Solicitors' Code of Conduct Rule 5.
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A Survival Guide to Anti Money Laundering And SRA Visits
Wednesday 8th of September 2010, 3pm to 5pm
Speaker: Gary Christianson
This two hour seminar will guide you through the following issues and will provide invaluable advice on how to get it right AND what to do if it all goes wrong!
· Anti Money Laundering:
- An update on recent legal developments;
- An update of Law Society AML guidance;
- Areas of future concern;
- What happens when it goes wrong, sentencing and regulatory issues.
· SRA Visits:
- The effect of the change from the Law Society to the SRA as regulator;
- Areas of interest for the SRA;
- Their approach to their role as regulator;
- What not to do when they come to visit;
- What to do to make it as painless as possible;
- Dealing with the aftermath.
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Highway Trips - Traps and Tricks
Thursday 9th of September 2010, 3pm to 5pm to include a Q&A Session
Speaker: Matthew White, St John's Chambers
Who Should Attend? All personal injury lawyers. There will be brief coverage of the basics, but the more in depth issues will be of relevance to all levels of seniority.
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Is Your Firm At Risk? Risk Management And Business Continuity Planning
Wednesday 15th September, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Speaker: Brian Rogers
This seminar will give attendees an insight into the need for effective risk management and Business Continuity Planning.
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Business Immigration
Thursday 16th of September 2010, 9am to 10.30am
Speaker :Nilay Shastry
Why Attend? Immigration remains one of the most controversial political issues as was evident in the recent election. Despite this coverage, great misconceptions exist around immigration. This seminar will discuss the different routes companies and individuals have to expand into the UK and will explain and discuss the procedures UK based companies must follow when employing non- EU nationals.
The topics to be discussed are:
- Investors;
- Entrepreneurs;
- Sole Representatives;
- Tier 2 Skilled Worker Licence;
- Employing non-EU Skilled Workers;
- Post Employment Compliance.
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Expanding Into The USA
Thursday 16th of September 2010,11am to 12.30am
Speaker :Nilay Shastry
Why Attend? In this seminar Nilay Shastry will highlight some of the problems associated with business related immigration to the USA and will discuss the legal and practical issues companies face when expanding into the USA.
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Restrictive Covenants and Overage
Wednesday 22nd of September 2010, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Speaker:Richard Snape LLB, LLM
Restrictive covenants and their enforceability cause many problems for the practitioner. In addition, the enforceability of overage clauses is causing increasing difficulty and there have been some major recent cases in this area. This seminar looks at some of the problem areas.
The topics covered include:
- Enforceability of positive covenants ;
- Problems with flying freeholds;
- Passing of benefits and burden of covenants;
- Registration and searches ;
- Discharge by the Lands Tribunal;
- Enforceability of overage;
- Ransom strips;
- Overage charges;
- Enforceability of overage in a downward market;
- Enforceability of Local Authority covenants in the light of Graham v Easington District Council.
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Searches and Enquiries - What Do The Answers Mean And What Should You Look Out For?
Friday 24th of September 2010, 1.30pm to 4.45pm to include a 15 minute break.
Speakers: This seminar is presented by John Hughes, a planning lawyer of 40 years and Hannah Mackinlay who has many years experience in conveyancing.
Why Attend? Every conveyancer wants to receive a 'clean local search'. However the phrase can be meaningless and there is much more to it than meets the eye. The same goes for certain standard enquiries that are raised.
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Criminal Law Updates – Autumn 2010
Monday 27th of September 2010, Registration at 12.30pm with a light lunch to be provided. Seminar with Q&A session from 1pm to 6pm
Speaker: Anthony Edwards
There is also a spring update on 26th of April 2010, book onto both seminars and receive a 10% discount on each seminar.
These courses are part of a rolling programme enabling criminal law solicitors to keep up to date with developments in the law. The material is revised and re-written every 6 months and covers all aspects of the criminal process from investigation to final review. It includes examination of all development in legal aid and costs, criminal investigations, criminal law, procedure, evidence and sentencing. This edition covers developments from October 2009- April 2010 (Spring) and May 2010 – October 2010 (Autumn). A review of all relevant case law will be included.
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Commercial Property Update 2010
Friday 1st of October 2010, 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Speaker: Hannah Mackinlay
WHY ATTEND? 2010 sees some important cases and developments in Commercial Property Law and Practice : the new LR Portal rolled out, Community Infrastructure Levy plus important cases on rent review, break clauses, insolvency etc. This seminar will review the key law and practice points over the last twelve months to ensure that you are up to date with these changes.
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Company Law Update 2010
Wednesday 6th of October 2010, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Speaker: Andrew Strilton
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Any Solicitor who is required to advise on Company Law matters. In the light of changes introduced by the Companies Act 2006 and recent case law, this seminar will cover amongst many other issues, the following areas:
· Director’s Duties;
· The Financial Assistance Regime;
· Table A replacement and company constitutions;
· Changes Relating to Share Capital.
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Law Firm Management: Do You Have A Competitive Edge Over Your Competitors?
Wednesday 13th October, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Speaker: Brian Rogers
This seminar provides an insight into:
- Law firm management;
- Some of the lessons learnt from the recession;
- How firms should prepare themselves for the future.
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Anti - Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing Update 2010
Tuesday 19th of October 2010, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Speaker - Matthew Moore
Why Attend? Combating money laundering and terrorist financing remain one of the main compliance concerns for most law firms. This inter-active course explains the essential structure of the regime and provides practical advice on how to pilot your way through the complexities of the topic. The session includes analysis of the latest Law Society guidance and relevant case law and counts as update training under the Money Laundering Regulations.
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Management Course Stage 2
Wednesday 20th October, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Speaker: Doug Robinson
Building on the mandatory 'Management Course Stage 1' this seminar explores supervision and management in more detail. The couse counts towards the required 12 hours of management training under the Solicitors' Code of Conduct Rule 5.
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Wills and Probate For Support Staff
Wednesday 3rd of November 2010, 3pm to 5pm
Speaker: Anna Heath
This practical course for support staff will provide an understanding of terminology and procedures to include the following issues:
· A broad introduction to Wills and Intestacy;
· Purpose and outline of making a Will;
· Stages in handling a Probate;
· A look at Contentious Probate including claims on the estate;
· A short reference to Inland Revenue accounts;
· Introduction to Inheritance Tax.
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Solicitors’ Accounts Rules
Wednesday 10th of November 2010, 2pm to 5pm
Speaker: Linda Lambert
Who Should Attend? This seminar is aimed at solicitors, all fee- earning staff and legal cashiers who have a basic working knowledge of the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules but who wish to revisit and update themselves to ensure correct adherence to them.
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