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4 From the President
News from the President
Since the last Bulletin, we had the Awards Dinner on 9th March.
There were over 550 guests. John Sergeant, political journalist and
former Strictly Come Dancing star, compered what was a
memorable evening. The talent in the legal community in
Birmingham is extremely impressive. The judges of the awards
commented on the high quality of the entrants and said how
difficult it was to choose the ultimate winners. Congratulations to
all those who were on the short list and particularly to the
winners.
John Hughes
President
He gave a very interesting and
thought provoking speech on how
to ensure that the English (and
Welsh) Courts retain its
reputation and popularity as the
jurisdiction of choice for
international disputes. Something
which is under threat from rival
jurisdictions particularly
following Brexit.
On 8th March I attended the Jill Poole Memorial Lecture at Aston
University where the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, spoke. He
gave a very interesting and thought provoking speech on how to
ensure that the English (and Welsh) Courts retain its reputation
and popularity as the jurisdiction of choice for international
disputes. Something which is under threat from rival jurisdictions
particularly following Brexit.
On 16th March I attended a meeting arranged on behalf of Lord
Jackson at St Philips Chambers. Lord Jackson wished to discuss
the proposed reforms to fixed costs in commercial disputes. A
lively discussion took place and Lord Jackson went away with a
great deal to consider. On the same day I attended a Legal
Education Foundation networking event at the Council House.
The Foundation does some very valuable work encouraging pro
bono work and in particular funding Justice First Fellowship
which provides support to trainees undertaking training contracts
in Law Centres throughout the country.
On 22 March we welcomed Stephen Denyer, Director of Strategic
Relations at the Law Society, to the monthly Council Meeting. He
explained what considerable efforts the Law Society is making to
get its message across to Government in respect of protecting
the profession against the effects of Brexit. Following that
meeting, I chaired the panel of judges for the annual
Birmingham Law Society Debating Competition. The finalists
were teams from Birmingham City University and The University
of Birmingham. The motion was that this house supports the
privatisation of the National Health Service. Despite the
controversial topic, the proposers, The University of Birmingham,
won but that does not necessarily mean the judges agreed with
the motion ! Both teams were very impressive.
On 23 March I attended an event held at Kitchen Gallery in the
Mailbox where about 40 guest from a number of professions
enjoyed a cookery demonstration from a chef from Tom’s Kitchen
based in the Mailbox. The event organised as “Greater
Birmingham One Voice” was the idea of the former President,
Mushtaq Khan. A most enjoyable evening in a relaxed and
unusual setting.
As I approach the end of my year as President, I look back with
pleasure at the number of events I attended and realise that it is
the office of President of Birmingham Law Society which carries a
great deal of respect. There is no doubt that the Birmingham Law
Society is held in highest regard not only by the national Law
Society but by the judiciary and the Justice Department. I am
particularly grateful to the team in Temple Street, Becky, Liz,
Johanna and Denise, who have worked tirelessly and cheerfully
throughout the year. As we approach our bicentenary year the
Society is in good shape and ready to face the next two hundred
years with confidence and enthusiasm !
John Hughes
President

News
5
Dates for your Diary
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 25 April 2017 - 5pm - St Philips Chambers -
55 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5LS.
We very much hope that you will be able to attend
our Annual General Meeting to hear about our many
activities this year and our plans for the future. It
takes place on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at 5.00pm at St
Philips Chambers.
Thank you to Loki Wine for sponsoring the wine
4th April 2017 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Criminal law update Spring 2017
BPP University
5th April 2017 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Litigation Funding – A Solicitor Professional
Development Course with Sparkle Capital
Clarke Willmott
25th April 2017 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Annual General Meeting 2017
St Philips Chambers
26th April 2017
Apprenticeship Evening
Practicalities of the Levy and Recruitment
Venue TBC
Wednesday 26 April 2017 12.00 – 15.00
Brexit: the impact on the legal services sector,
free movement of workers and non-EEA
immigration
Shakespeare Martineau
Bicentenary Celebrations
1818-2018
SAVE THE DATE..
Birmingham Law Society was founded on 3 January 1818
at a meeting in the Royal Hotel in Temple Row,
Birmingham by 19 members out of a total of 54 lawyers
practising at that time in Birmingham.
The Society will be celebrating its 200th birthday in 2018
with a series of events – dates currently available below.
11th January 2018 - The Birmingham Law Society
Bicentenary Service - St. Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham
17th May 2017
Cyber Crime Conference
St Philips Chambers
18th May 2017
Commercial Transactions & Development - Lunch
& Learn with events@birminghamlawsociety.co.uk
Coal Authority
Clarke Willmott
5th June 2017 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Buy to Lets for Conveyancers
Clarke Willmott
Please see website for further details and to book:
www.birminghamlawsociety.co.uk
or email: events@birminghamlawsociety.co.uk
Birmingham Law Society are proud to work in
partnership with our sponsors
4th October 2018 - The Birmingham Law Society
Bicentenary President’s Dinner – ICC

6 Legal Awards 2017
Legal sector stalwart honoured
at Awards 2017
Chris Owen, the former chief executive of St Philips Chambers in Birmingham,
has been honoured for his service to the legal profession at this year’s
Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards.
Chris, who has dedicated his entire career, spanning almost 50 years, to the law
was presented with the Society’s prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ in front
of a sell-out crowd at the ICC on 9th March.
The son of a policeman, Chris started his career in 1968 as a clerk at a firm in
Leicester, later going on to hold a number of senior positions at barristers’
chambers in London and Birmingham, including 7 Bedford Row and St Philips
Chambers.
He was a member of the Bar’s Equality and Diversity Committee and the Bar’s Pro
Bono Unit. Chris also served on the Birmingham Law Society council and was
chairman of the board for four years.
John Hughes, president of the Birmingham Law Society, said: “There is no one
more deserving of this accolade than Chris.
“Widely regarded in the profession as a ‘legend’ and the best connected person in
the law, throughout his career he has worked tirelessly to promote Birmingham as
a centre for legal excellence and it is only fitting that his efforts are recognised in
this way.”
The annual Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards have been held since 2002 and
recognise and reward the achievements of those working in the legal profession
across the West Midlands.
John Hughes said: “Birmingham has one of the best legal centres in the world and
all of this year’s winners and finalists demonstrate the strength and depth of legal
talent we have, not just in Birmingham, but across the whole of the region.”
More than 560 people attended this year’s Legal Awards, which was hosted by
former BBC broadcaster and journalist John Sergeant.
Sponsors included Acasta Europe Limited, Arthur J Gallagher, Birmingham City
University, BPP University, Landmark Information Group, The Law Society, Midshire
Business Systems, No5 Barristers’ Chambers, Redbourne Wealth Management, St
Philips Chambers, TitleSolv, The University of Law, University of Wolverhampton,
and Voice Mobile.

Mark Barber; Voice Mobile, Emily Barnes; Voice Mobile, Kristie
Schofield; Voice Mobile, Ian Watson; Voice Mobile
and Vinny Robertson; Samsung.
John Sergeant
John McLean, Nick O’Hara and Michelle Chamberlain.
(All Thursfields),
Lee Ranson; Eversheds Sutherland, Rebekah Wasserman, and
Mark Wasserman; Eversheds Sutherland (US).
Jenny Stokes; Community Law Partnership, Khalida Qureshi;
Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau, Samitra Balu; Community
Law Partnership and Holly Sherratt; Community Law
Partnership.
Subhana Anhu. Rajveena Sangha, Sarah Williams, and Harriett
Kitchenham (All Trowers & Hamlins LLP).
Beth King-Smith, Kristy McEwen, Lucy Obrey, and Julia Lowe
(All Higgs & Sons).
23: Cairo Nickolls; Gowling WLG, Beth Fitzpatrick, Linden
Thomas; University of Birmingham Law School, David Seaton,
Matthew Cannan; Blair Allison, and Daniel Griffith.

8 Legal Awards 2017
Trainee Solicitor of the Year
Matthew McDonald - Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Chartered Legal Executive of the Year
Norman Rea - Dignity Funeral Services Ltd
Presented by Victoria Weir, University of Law
Presented by Sukhinder Panesar, University of
Wolverhampton
Barrister of the Year
Edward Pepperall QC - St Philips Chambers
Assistant/Associate Solicitor of the Year
Sheree Green - Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Presented by Keith Horton, Birmingham City University
Presented by Stephen Webb, Arthur J Gallagher
Paralegal of the Year
Kiri Tamber - Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
Corporate Social Responsibility and Pro Bono
Lawyer of the Year
Lorna Gavin - Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
Presented by Catherine Edwards, BPP University
Presented by Joe Egan, The Law Society

Legal Awards 2017
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Partner of the Year
Rebecca Warren - Pinsent Masons LLP
Law Firm of the Year
(sole practitioners up to 4 partners)
Fountain Solicitors
Presented by Richard Moat, No5
Chambers
Presented by Danny Walden, Midshire
Corporate Team of the Year
DLA Piper UK LLP
Law Firm of the Year (5-15 partners)
The Community Law Partnership
Presented by Gordon Hay, Redbourne Wealth Management
Presented by Tony Rollason, Landmark
In-House Legal Team of the Year
Coventry City Council
Law Firm of the Year (16+ partners)
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Presented by Mark Barber, Voice Mobile
Presented by Avtar Khangure QC,
St Philips Chambers

10 Member Benefits
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What do they provide?
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This month’s Bulletin focus: Business Mobile Services
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Some of our current suppliers
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Depending on the data provided, reports can be
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12 Movers & Shakers
Veale Wasbrough Vizard's Healthcare Team recognised
among best in the UK
Chambers UK, the world’s largest researching guide for lawyers, has
given Veale Wasbrough Vizard's (VWV) Healthcare team the highest
ranking - Band 1. Five out of seven ranked lawyers in this section are
from VWV.
As part of the research carried out by Chambers UK, VWV's Healthcare
lawyers have been praised for being "knowledgeable, proactive and
responsive to issues raised”.
With 31 lawyers, VWV's Healthcare team provides a range of legal services
to GP Practices, care homes, healthcare charities, social enterprises,
dentists, pharmacies, private consultants, NHS and foundation trusts and
vets. The firm has recently completed the successful merger of three GP
federations and is involved in numerous GP Practice Mergers and "Super
Partnerships".
In January 2017, the team merged with Lockharts Solicitors, another
leading healthcare specialist, supporting healthcare practitioners and
organisations throughout England and Wales. The team now includes
leading sector specialists Andrew Lockhart-Mirams, Ros Parkin and Paul
Werrell - respectively ranked as Band 1, 2 and 3.
In addition, Partner Ben Willis, who leads the team, and Oliver Pool are
also ranked.
The Healthcare Team
Ben Willis commented: “The merger of VWV with Lockharts creates real
strength and depth. We are extremely delighted with the result and to be
ranked in Band 1 as a firm is a fantastic achievement.
The firm's position in the legal directories relies heavily on client feedback,
so a special thank you to all of our clients involved in the process."
Senior Appointment for Higgs’ Corporate Team
A senior commercial lawyer has joined the expanding Corporate
Team at leading West Midlands law firm Higgs & Sons.
Peter Manford joins Higgs as Commercial Partner from Knights. He brings
with him a wealth of business experience specialising in all forms of
commercial contractual services particularly in the fields of outsourcing,
supply chain, pharmaceuticals and education.
He said: “I am delighted to have joined Higgs & Sons team of specialist
lawyers and am very much looking forward to promoting the firm’s
services within the existing client base as well as looking to the
acquisition of new clients.
“Higgs is renowned throughout the Midlands for their ambition and
vision and I had no hesitation in taking the opportunity to be part of their
plans for future growth.”
Peter began his career in London, but has worked in the Midlands for
much of the last 20 years, including time as Commercial Director of a
pharmaceuticals company which during his tenure more than doubled its
value.
He was a partner at Eversheds for 17 years, partner at Mills & Reeve for
three and then partner at Martineau for more than six years.
Paul Hunt, Managing Partner at Higgs, said: “We are delighted to welcome
Peter, and will benefit from his many years of experience. He will play a
crucial role in delivering a full range of corporate and commercial services
and will be a great addition to the team.
Nick Taylor, partner and head of corporate; Peter
Manford; Paul Hunt, managing partner
“We pride ourselves at Higgs on continually adding strength and depth to
all of our departments, and the appointment of a lawyer of Peter’s calibre
reinforces our strategy to enhance the service we offer to clients.”
Outside of work, Peter is married with two children, describes himself as a
‘petrol head’ and enjoys photography, skiing and all things IT.

Movers & Shakers 13
Chalcrafts move to Shakespeare Martineau is “Big Coup”
Prominent regeneration and projects
lawyer Stephen Chalcraft has joined
leading UK law firm Shakespeare
Martineau as a partner, bolstering the
firm’s expanding real estate and projects
team across the Midlands and the North
West.
Chalcraft will work closely with the firm’s
real estate, energy, infrastructure and
planning lawyers, delivering end-to-end
major projects across higher education,
public and private sectors. He has nearly
two decades’ experience working with
major law firms in the City of London and
the North West.
Adrian Bland, head of the firm’s commercial
real estate team, said: “Stephen is very well
known in the North West and nationally
and he has a great deal of specialist
regeneration and projects’ expertise,
particularly in the public sector. His
appointment at Shakespeare Martineau is a
seen as a real coup for the firm.”
Andy Raynor, the firm’s chief executive,
said: “We have big ambitions nationally and
Stephen’s strength and experience in
structuring and delivering major projects
will be a huge asset.”
Chalcraft said: “Shakespeare Martineau is
an innovative and dynamic law firm and is
committed to expanding in the North West
and the Midlands with a focus on
regeneration and complex projects’ work.
With the Northern Powerhouse and the
Midlands Engine gaining significant
momentum, it’s a great opportunity.”
Chalcraft has extensive experience in
project managing large and complex
public/private projects, and has worked on
city centre regeneration schemes,
transport and energy infrastructure
projects, enterprise zones, and University
campus development schemes both in the
UK and abroad.
Described by Legal 500 as "intellectual and
entrepreneurial,” Chalcraft is an honorary
member of the Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors. He is vice
president of the North & Western
Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and
chairs both the Chamber’s regeneration
and property policy group and its energy
group. He is also chair of the regeneration
and property policy group for
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14 Local News
Sir James Munby in Q & A at No5 Chambers
Getting the public interested in
the workings of the Court of
Protection is proving a
Herculean task, its President
Sir James Munby has said.
Sir James, President of the Family
Division and Court of Protection,
was the guest of No5 Barristers
Chambers at an informal evening
at their Birmingham Chambers.
Following a brief outline of the
progress being made to make
the Court of Protection more
open through its Transparency
Pilot, he answered questions
from solicitors, practitioners,
health and social care
professionals and advocates.
“The Transparency Pilot is
conceptually very important, and
very close to my heart, but has
had virtually no impact on the
ground,” said Sir James.
“In an ideal world, we would be
teaching children in schools how
the law works – not just the
welfare state and Court of
Protection, but the judicial
system, the constitution and
significant examples such as
Brexit and Article 50.”
Sir James also talked about
regionalisation of CoP which he
said was vitally important: “We
have to take justice to the people
and not expect people to come
to us.”
And he said the next level was to
hear cases much more locally, at
the ‘convenience of families’.
“Particularly in places like central
Wales, East Anglia and the Lake
District we are looking at
administering justice in
appropriate settings that are not
necessarily a designated court,”
said Sir James. As long as the
building is suitable, a judge could
hear cases right at the heart of
the locality.
Overall, Sir James said initiatives
to implement the disciplines of
the Family Court into the
workings of CoP was going well,
and described the future as ‘rosy’.
And he added that a vital part of
his job was to attend meetings
such as the one at No5 where he
Nageena Khalique QC and Sir James Munby
could hear the views of those who
the law would affect first hand.
“I couldn’t do my job without
getting a temperature gauge of
how things are for you. I always
learn something and your
feedback is vital. So thank you all
for taking the time to help me do
my job.”
Court of Protection is a fastgrowing
and ever evolving
practice, and the group at No5 is
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“The calibre and variety of
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16 News from the Sub-Committees
Pro Bono
Noticeboard
Birmingham Legal Walk
The Birmingham Legal Walk 2017 takes place on Monday 8th
May 2017. The 10km sponsored walk around the city sights is
a great opportunity to show your support and raise funds for
free legal advice charities.
Indeed, advice services support some of the most disadvantaged
and vulnerable people in our society. Over the last few years over
50% of Law Centres have had to reduce their services and become
smaller centres, others have merged but many have ceased to
provide services altogether leaving whole communities with no
access to advice whatsoever if they are unable to afford legal fees.
While we can’t overcome the effects of the funding cuts over the
past few years, we can provide an alternate stream of funding to
ensure that free legal advice services remain available and
effective for those who are most in need.
By registering a team and taking part in the walk and seeking
sponsorship from your friends, family and colleagues, you will be
helping to secure vital funds needed for this important cause.
Last year, the Legal Walk raised more than £20k and helped
prevent several families from being made homeless and women
and children who have been trafficked for domestic servitude or
prostitution. These are only a few examples of the great work these
legal advice services do.
This year, we want to make the walk even bigger and hopefully
raise over £25k to ensure that even more people get the help they
would otherwise have been denied.
We would be thrilled to have you on board for this event. You can
register a team online at
http://www.lsteventregistration.org.uk/birmingham-legal-walk.html.
Anyone is welcome to join the walk; there is no minimum or
maximum number for a team.
The Midlands Legal support trust will help with fundraising by
setting up an online giving page and providing each team with
fundraising material.
Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Committee
Linden Thomas, Chair - University of Birmingham
Louise Foy, Secretary - Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Abigail Halcarz , Vice Chair - Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Julia Jones - Bevan Brittan
Michael Bates - Birmingham Law Centre
Lucy Burrows - BPP University
Laura Oseland - Irwin Mitchell
Sophie Brambley - Linklaters
Mark Taylor- Eversheds
Imogen Francis-Shoosmiths
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Thank you for taking part in the legal bake!
Firms, chambers and students raised an incredible
£2,294.39 for the Great Legal bake for the Midland
Legal Support Trust, who will distribute the funds to
free legal advice charities across the Midlands.
Katherine King - Coventry Law Centre
Iqbal Mohammed - St Philips Chambers
James Dixon - No 5 Chambers
Sam Burns - University of Law
Lorna Gavin - Gowling WLG
Michael Young - Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Nicola Ellen - Shoosmiths
Amber Nixon – DLA Piper
If you would like to know more about pro bono in Birmingham you can contact the
committee at: probono@birminghamlawsociety.co.uk

Regulation Report 17
Regulation Report
The independence of the profession
“Where there is no independent legal profession
there can be no independent judiciary, no rule of law,
no justice, no democracy and no freedom”
These are the words of The Hon Michael Kirby, the
international jurist and former judge, used to
introduce the recent report of the International
Bar Association (“IBA”) on the independence of the
legal profession.
The report identifies areas where legal
independence is under attack across the world
including in the UK. Whilst we usually consider
ourselves to be immune from such pressures here
in the UK, the condemnation of the judiciary by
the press and MPs over the Article 50 decision
brought this issue into sharp focus. There are also
developments closer to home that warrant
concern.
First, one cannot describe the legal profession’s
oversight regulator, the Legal Services Board, as
free from government interference. The Legal
Services Board is a non-departmental public body
whose majority lay board is appointed by a
government minister (the Secretary of State for
Justice) and whose Chief Executive Officer has a
reporting role as the accounting officer for the
organisation ultimately to the Secretary of State
for Justice. The Legal Services Board in turn
oversees the operation of the SRA.
Second, complaints to the SRA by government
departments about solicitors appear to be being
used as a method of curtailing the activities of the
clients themselves. An example is HMRC. Without
the resources to challenge all the individual
taxpayers using Stamp Duty Land Tax avoidance
schemes, it seems that HMRC encouraged the SRA
to investigate the law firms undertaking this type
of work in the hope that without solicitors willing
to take on this work the schemes themselves
would perish. A Warning Notice published by the
SRA in 2012 had the immediate effect of reducing
the pool of solicitors to nil.
We can see this strategy being further developed
with the announcement in the Spring Budget
2017 that “enablers” of tax avoidance schemes that
are later defeated by HMRC will be subject to
“tough new financial penalties”. With the definition
of an “enabler” being “any individual or entity who
has enabled another person or business to use a tax
avoidance arrangement”, one can foresee
specialist tax solicitors and the tax Bar being loath
to recommend anything other than cast iron
schemes.
More curiously, the SRA has during the last 6
months been investigating law firms who deal
with holiday travel claims because it received a
complaint from the Foreign & Commonwealth
Office which had in turn received a complaint
from the Spanish government.
Whilst not a government department, the
judiciary is showing increasing tendencies to
complain publicly about solicitors before there
has been any investigation by the SRA. The
Guardian reported on 2 March 2017 that the SRA
was investigating allegations by Mr Justice
McLoskey (President of the Immigration & Asylum
Chamber) that a firm of solicitors in Nottingham
acting for a “Rochdale grooming gang” had
deliberately obstructed an immigration tribunal
with “sustained and marked disrespect”. The law
firm concerned refused to comment (quite rightly
in my view) citing that it did not want to do so at
this stage in order to avoid prejudicing any
ongoing action. The same restraint was not
exercised by the local MP commenting on behalf
of child victims of the gang or the Chief Executive
of the SRA in agreeing to meet with the Judge.
Thirdly, there was a time when the prosecution
work before the SDT was dealt with by an external
panel of solicitors all in private practice. From
January 2017, the panel now comprises one single
law firm which will be paid (it is rumoured) not by
the individual case but by a substantial annual
retainer. Any remaining work is undertaken by the
in-house legal team at the SRA assisted by
Counsel. One might question whether either
arrangement would result in wholly independent
(and if necessary unpalatable advice) advice to the
SRA about what does and what does not
constitute professional misconduct.
The IBA Standards for the independence of the
profession (adopted in 1990) state clearly that “the
lawyer in discharging his or her duties shall at all
times act freely, diligently and fearlessly in
accordance with the legitimate interest of the client
and without any inhibition or pressure from the
authorities or the public”. The Standards further
provide that “the lawyer is not to be identified by the
authorities or the public with the client or the client’s
cause, however popular or unpopular it may be” and
that “no lawyer shall suffer or be threatened with
penal, civil, administrative, economic or other
sanctions or harassment by reason of his or her
having legitimately advised or represented any client
or client’s cause”
We should remind ourselves of these standards
when we go about our daily work and remain
independent of political and media pressure in the
interests of our clients. More importantly we
should ensure that our young solicitors
understand what it means to be a member of the
legal profession.
Jayne Willetts
Solicitor Advocate
Jayne Willetts & Co
Specialists in
professional regulation
We should remind
ourselves of these
standards when we
go about our daily
work and remain
independent of
political and media
pressure in the
interests of our
clients.
Jayne Willetts is also a director
of Infolegal - a law firm
compliance and risk
management consultancy -
www.infolegal.co.uk

Birmingham Law Society
Seminars &
Conferences
CRIMINAL LAW UPDATE
SPRING 2017
Date: Tuesday 4 April 2017
Time: 13:30 Registration and Lunch 14.00 - 17.15
Venue: BPP University, 32-34 Colmore Circus, Birmingham, B4
6BN
CPD: 3 learning hours
Fees: Member: £99 + vat Non-member: £115 + vat
Speaker: Anthony Edwards
The criminal law update is a 6 monthly review of all developments in
criminal law from statutory change to investigations, law, procedure,
sentencing, evidence, costs and legal aid.
The sessions are designed to allow for the interaction much preferred
by delegates to the interrupted watching of videos.
Subjects for the update include:
1. Policing and Crime Act 2017 critical parts of which come in to
force in April 2017 including
• The presumption of release without bail
• Bail time limits and how they can be extended
• Changes to PACE
• Increased penalties
2. Investigatory Powers Act 2017
3. Police powers
4. PACE Code developments and Diversion from prosecution
5. New Criminal Procedure Rules and Criminal Practice Direction
6. Disclosure from IDPC to PII
7. Defences to crime; murder and duress involving third parties; lack
of capacity
8. Critical new sentencing guidance and guidelines
• Major series of new guidelines for summary only offences in force
in April 2017
• Definitive guideline on the use of community orders and custody
• Guidance on excess drugs
9. Litigators’ and advocates’ fees including page count
LITIGATION FUNDING –
A SOLICITOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COURSE WITH SPARKLE CAPITAL
Date: Wednesday 5 April 2017
Time: 12:00 registration and lunch, 12:30 - 14:00
Venue: Clarke Willmott, 138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3
2ES
CPD: 1 learning hour
Fees: £20 + vat
Speaker: Sparkle Capital
Litigation Funding has become a huge access to justice within the UK
in a short space of time. The litigation funding industry has increased
to allow those without the budget to proceed with action.
Sparkle Capital Limited is one of the market leading funders within
the United Kingdom providing a simple and effective procedure for
commercial Solicitors to further assist their clients. Choosing to
ignore Litigation Funding could be seen as potential professional
negligence if your client could have benefited in their case
progression.
Acasta Europe Limited has entered into a partnership with Sparkle
Capital to provide ATE Insurance and Litigation Funding on an
exclusive basis with one of the best leading models and pricing
matrix of Litigation protection.
Acasta Europe will be hosting an event to further increase Solicitor
professional development with a full course to cover Litigation
Funding, Adverse Costs, which cases qualify, regulatory matters,
compliance, case funding planning and how to sell to clients.
The course will run for 1.5 hours between the hours of 12:00 noon
until 1:30pm at the Clarke Willmott Office on 5 April 2017 with both
drinks and lunch included
APPRENTICESHIP EVENING
PART 2 – PRACTICALITIES OF THE
LEVY AND RECRUITMENT
Date: Wednesday 26 April 2017
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Venue: TBC
Birmingham Law Society and NLS are running Part 2 of
Apprenticeship event to help discuss the practicalities of how to
implement the Trailblazer Apprenticeships. A panel of solicitor
apprentices from FBC Manby Bowdler and Eversheds Sutherland
will talk about their experiences as apprentices and why they chose
this route rather than university. FBC Manby Bowdler will also talk
about their apprenticeship strategy and how the solicitor apprentices
fit into this; what advantages and challenges they have experienced
from implementing their strategy.
We hope to confirm additional speakers and full details shortly.
SAVE THE DATE***
CYBER CRIME CONFERENCE
Date: Wednesday 17 May 2017
Time: 9:00 registration and breakfast, 9:30 - 13:30
Venue: St Philips Chambers
CPD: 4 learning hours
NEW DATE***
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS &
DEVELOPMENT - LUNCH & LEARN
WITH COAL AUTHORITY
Date: Thursday 18 May 2017
Time: 12:00 registration and lunch, 12:30 - 13:30
Venue: Clarke Willmott
CPD: 1 learning hour
Fees: £20 + vat
Speakers: Ian Marriott, Lisa Conway, Simon Leemings & Claire
Tasker

Indexpi would like to invite all commercial conveyancers to a short
lunch seminar with Coal Authority taking place on 29 March at Clarke
Willmott offices.
The seminar will cover:
• An overview of Commercial reports and what risks are
highlighted within those reports
• Commercial Case study showing the importance of report
information
• Pre-Planning permitting advice, Risk management for
developers and strategic land advice
• An overview of Indexpi products available for Consultants
and Developers and how Inexpi can support clients
BUY TO LETS FOR
CONVEYANCERS
Date: Monday, 5 June 2017
Time: 12.30 registration, 13:00 – 16.00 seminar
Venue: Clarke Willmott
CPD: 3 Hours CPD
Fees: member £99 + vat, non-member £115 + vat
Speaker: Richard Snape
The buy to let market is amongst the growth areas in conveyancing
today. The course looks at some of the issues both in relation to the
client and the mortgage company in particular, the SDLT changes of
April 2016 and proposed tax changes are of major significance. The
Housing and Planning Act 2016 also has major implications for
security of tenure.
• The Deregulation Act 2015
• The Housing and Planning Act 2015
• Reporting to the lender
• Buy to Let in the light of the SRA Handbook
• Houses in multiple occupation
• Licensing of HMO’s
• Planning issues and change of use
• Obtaining documentation
• Minimum energy performance standards as of April 2018
and its retrospective effect
• Gas Safe Regulations which have major implications for
the buy to let market.
• Other regulatory provisions and residency checks
Richard Snape has worked as a Consultant and Professional Support
Lawyer for Davitt Jones Bould Solicitors since 2002. He was formerly
a senior lecturer in law at the University of West of England, Bristol,
and was head of Land Law. He and has done numerous courses for
local law societies all over the country, various public courses
throughout England and Wales, in-house seminars within solicitors
firms, and has also talked extensively to local authorities and central
government bodies such as the Ministry of Defence, National Health
Service and HM Revenue & Customs. He has also lectured within the
Land Registry and has written various articles for the legal press. His
areas of specialism include both commercial and residential property,
in particular in relation to local government law, domestic
conveyancing issues, development land, commercial property and
incumbrances in relation to land.
Topics covered include:
• Changes to SDLT
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20 Local News
Forresters ranked in top 5 for EU
trade mark applications
Forresters, a leading Birmingham-based firm of patent and
trademark attorneys, has been named as one of the top five British
filers of EU trade mark applications at the European Union
Intellectual Property Office.
Based on the latest-available findings, the list was announced in the most
recent journal from The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
(CITMA), an industry body which comprises over 1,500 trade mark
specialists and is responsible for promoting, educating and supporting
those within the profession.
In line with a period of continued expansion and client growth, the
figures marked a positive year for the Birmingham-based firm, which
enjoyed a 10% increase on figures filed for EU trade mark applications
compared with the previous year. The success is also reflective of the
wider European landscape, which saw a total of 12,538 UK and 15,158 EU
trade marks filed during the same period.
Located in the heart of Birmingham’s business community, Forresters was
founded in 1884, and has since become one of the region’s leading
patent and trademark attorneys with more than 15 attorneys based at its
Birmingham office. The firm also has offices in Liverpool and London as
well as in Munich.
Matt Shaw, a partner at Forresters, said: “We are delighted to receive this
recognition and to be named as one of the leading British IP firms in EU
trade mark applications, as well as one of the top IP firms in Birmingham.
Intellectual Property is a relatively niche specialism, so to be recognised
as one of the leading and most active firms in our field is a huge
achievement. We’re proud of our Birmingham heritage, spanning more
than 130 years and our high quality customer service coupled with our indepth
expertise has allowed us to grow as a firm and become one of the
key specialists in the region.
“While 2016 provided some uncertainty following the referendum, the
outlook among our clients and businesses has remained positive, and
we’re continuing to receive applications for both the UK and Europe, from
organisations looking to protect their assets over a wide geographical
area.”
For more information about Forresters, please visit
www.forresters.co.uk.
Sam Driver White
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sam Driver
White, former senior partner of Harrison Clark, on Monday 20
February 2017.
Sam, who was 78, started his career in Worcester at Clark and Co, which
merged with Col Roy Harrison’s firm in 1965 to create Harrison Clark. He
died suddenly at home and leaves behind his wife Christine, his two
daughters, Miranda and Laura and granddaughters Blossom and Mimi.
He was well-known throughout the Three Counties for his love of
classical music and for his commitment to the local community. As vice
chair of the Elgar Foundation and the Elgar Birthplace Trust, chair of the
Museum of Royal Worcester Porcelain, and trustee of the Elmley
Foundation, the Worcestershire and Dudley Historic Churches Trust, the
Dyson Perrins Museum Trust and the Harrison Clark Rickerbys Charitable
Trust, he was active in supporting the arts in many arenas, including a
lengthy involvement with the Three Choirs Festival.
He was also supportive of local schools, including Malvern St James and
its predecessors, and of Worcester Cathedral, as well of the business
community and of his own profession through the Worcestershire Law
Society. Additionally, he was a member of The Worshipful Society of
Apothecaries of London.
Jonathan Brew, the firm’s senior partner, said: “Sam lived his life in
accordance with his belief that, as a lawyer, he served the community
and therefore should be part of that community and contribute to it. He
retired from the practice in 2003, but remained a close friend to many of
us – he will be very greatly missed.”
A private family funeral was held, to be followed by a memorial service at
Worcester Cathedral later this year.
Harrison Clark Rickerbys has 420 staff and partners based at offices in
Worcester, Hereford, Cheltenham, the Wye Valley, Birmingham and the
Thames Valley, who provide a complete spectrum of legal services to
both business and private clients, regionally and nationwide. The firm
also has a number of highly successful teams specialising in individual
market sectors, including health and social care, education, agricultural
and rural affairs, defence, security and the forces, and construction.
George Green LLP Corporate Team
advises on £4 million deal with Financial
Services Sector
Philip Round, Partner within the Corporate team at George Green,
has successfully advised on the recent disposal of Network Direct
Limited to Harwood Wealth Management Group plc in a deal
worth up to £4 million.
Network Direct Limited is a national network of independent
financial advisors and this disposal will enable the network to
deliver fully integrated investment solutions to its clients.
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has completed in the financial services sector.
Bill Wynn, co-founder of Network Direct, said: “We are delighted to
have completed the sale of the business that we have built up over the
past seven years. George Green did a great job for us and we look
forward to the continued success of the network as part of the
Harwood Group.”
Philip Round commented “We are pleased to have been able to
support the shareholders of Network Direct, a longstanding client,
throughout the sale process.”
George Green LLP is a leading full service law firm and recognised as
such in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Our lawyers make
a difference by helping our clients succeed.

Charity and CSR 21
Boyzone star joins call up for bikers to sign up to “Ride
Out” in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance
He has had 21 hit singles in the UK Top 40, nine number one singles,
sold over 25 million records worldwide and was a member of one of
the biggest and most successful boybands of all time. Former
BOYZONE pop star Shane Lynch, has today pledged his support and
is leading the call for bikers to sign up for the Bike4Life Ride Out and
Festival on Sunday 30th April, to help support Midlands Air
Ambulance Charity.
The Irish singer/songwriter - who is also a professional drift driver and
motorcycle enthusiast, will join former World Superbike champion Carl
Fogarty, motorcycle and truck racing legend, Steve Parrish and adventure
motorcyclist and author, Nick Sanders, in leading 3,500 bikers on the
annual 23 mile Ride Out to RAF Cosford.
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, organiser of Bike4Life, is urging bikers to
pre-book their Ride Out place online at www.bike4lifefest.com as the
Ride Out is limited to 3,500 bikes by the authorities.
Both Shane, Carl and Steve will be supported by Triumph motorcycles
Birmingham and will be riding Triumph motorbikes for the event.
The Ride out will start at 11.30am on Sunday 30th April from Meole Brace
in Shrewsbury with the 3,500 bikers take to the roads in convoy before
arriving at RAF Cosford where the festival will be under way.
Commenting on the event the former BOYZONE pop star Shane Lynch
said; "I was delighted to be asked to support and lead the Bike4Life Ride
Out to the Festival alongside the other VIPS, as I am a huge admirer of the
work of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. “The Bike4Life Ride Out and
Festival is a fantastic way for the biking community to come together,
raise funds for the charity, and awareness of biker safety.
“As part of Boyzone we spent countless hours on the road up and down
the motorways and today I enjoy racing cars and biking. In the event of a
serious accident, it is comforting to know that we have such an incredible
rapid lifesaving service that has paramedics and doctors on board saving
lives by saving time. We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to the incredible
lifesaving work of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.
One day you or your family and friends may need to call upon an Air
Ambulance to save a life. I am urging all bikers across the UK to please
come and join us on the BIKE 4 LIFE Ride Out and the BIKE 4 LIFE Festival.
In order to join us you need to register in advance for the event and go to
http://www.bike4lifefest.com “
Now in its seventh year, Bike4Life is the biking event to kick-start the
motorcycle season. The annual event raised over £200,000 for Midlands
Air Ambulance Charity since it first started, attracting bikers to the Ride
Out and Festival from all across the UK.
The MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY (MAAC) is one of the busiest air
ambulance services in the UK. The charity was the first ever air ambulance
to be established in the UK in 1991 and last year it celebrated its 25th
anniversary having saved over 46,000 lives since its inception. The charity
receives NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING and NO NATIONAL LOTTERY
donations and relies solely on the generosity of the public each year. The
Midlands Air Ambulance currently operates three emergency helicopters
covering the largest air ambulance region in the UK of 5,500 square miles
serving a population in excess of 5.5 million people and covering
Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, Staffordshire, Gloucestershire,
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire.
To register and join the Bike4Life 2017 Ride Out please visit
www.bike4lifefest.com.
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22 Charity & CSR
No5 donates Blues shirt sponsorship to Headway
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are to donate their Birmingham City FC
‘back of the shirt’ sponsorship to a leading UK-wide brain injury
charity.
No5 have been sponsoring the Championship team for the past two
seasons. On Saturday, March 18th, when Championship League leaders
Newcastle United visit St Andrew’s, they have agreed to donate their back
of shirt sponsorship and digital board advertising to Headway – the brain
injury association.
Birmingham City FC players will wear special one-off kits featuring
Headway’s logo with the aim to help raise more awareness of brain
injuries in sports as well as vital funds for the charity.
Headway works to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
through a range of frontline services including a network of around 130
groups and branches across the UK. The charity supports individuals,
families and carers to adapt to the challenges brain injury can bring.
Alongside the players wearing the kits, the match day mascots will have
special kits with the Headway logo emblazoned on the front. Headway
Ambassador, Team GB Paralympian and Cerebral Palsy Football Captain
Jack Rutter, will be the special guest on the day. He will be interviewed by
Sky TV presenter, Chris Skudder at half-time.
Former Birmingham City youth team player Jack was 18 years old when, a
month away from signing his first professional contract, he and headed
out for a celebratory night with friends at a nightclub in Gloucester. A few
hours later, his life changed irreparably when he was brutally assaulted in
an unprovoked attack outside the club. A sickening punch to the back of
Jack’s head caused him to fall and hit his head on the curb, leaving him
with a brain injury. Jack woke up from a coma in intensive care with his
dreams of becoming a professional footballer shattered. Jack then began
the slow and arduous task of rebuilding his life with help from Headway.
Showing tremendous courage and tenacity, Jack has since gone on to
achieve great things, not least captaining the GB Football team at the
Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro last summer.
Other promotional activity on the day will include Headway branding in
and around the stadium and volunteers, staff and brain injury survivors
from Headway Birmingham and Solihull around the ground handing out
leaflets and speaking to fans about the importance of being concussion
aware. The Blues first team squad will also provide the charity with signed
playing shirts to be used for auctions and competitions all designed to
get people talking and more aware of the impact of brain injuries.
Tony McDaid, Chief Executive and Director of Clerking at No5 Barristers’
Chambers said: “We have been working with Headway over many years
and continue to marvel at the level of support they offer to individuals
and their families post brain injury.
“The charity’s Concussion Aware campaign is an initiative that both we at
No5 and our friends at Birmingham City Football Club fully support.”
Pictured, from left: Tony McDaid, Chief Executive and
Director of Clerking at No5 Barristers’ Chambers; Jack
Rutter, Headway ambassador; Zola; Luke Griggs,
Director of Communications at Headway; Nick Xydias,
personal injury barrister at No5.
Head of Commercial, Ian Dutton at Birmingham City FC commented:
“When No5 Barristers’ Chambers approached us with the idea, we were
delighted to support the campaign. As a football club, the safety of our
players at all levels is of the upmost importance and we wanted to do as
much as we could to raise more awareness on the impact of concessions
in sport.
“We look forward to welcoming the Headway team and Ambassador
Jack Rutter to the game for what should be a very special occasion.”
Luke Griggs, Director of Communications at Headway, said: “We would
like to thank the club and No5 Barristers’ Chambers for their generous
support and look forward to meeting fans at the game.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to raise awareness of brain
injury. We all think ‘it will never happen to me’, but the reality is that a
brain injury can happen to anyone at any time and the impact can be
devastating. Indeed, every 90 seconds someone in the UK is admitted to
hospital with a brain injury.
“There has been a huge amount of good work taking place to raise
awareness of the risk of concussion in sport, and Birmingham City FC’s
support of Headway’s own Concussion Aware campaign highlights the
club’s positive attitude to this important issue.”
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