Saturday 14th November 

Zoom Registration

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10:00-10:50 AM 

Keynote: In conversation with Allison Munroe QC, Garden Court Chambers 

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10:50-11:00 AM

Break

 

11:00AM-12:00 PM

Challenging the Hostile Environment During a Pandemic 

Panel Chair: Jesse Tse

  • Toufique Hossain, Duncan Lewis 

  • Greg Ó Ceallaigh, Garden Court Chambers 

  • Caz Hattam, The Unity Project 

  • Ellen Fotheringham, JCWI

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12:00-1:00 PM 

Virtual Networking 

Sunday 15th November 

Zoom Registration

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10:00-10:50 AM 

Keynote: In conversation with Sue James (Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre/Justice Alliance) & Spike Mullings (Edwards Duthie Shamash/Justice Alliance/HLPA) 

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10:50-11:00 AM

Break

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11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Using the Law to Mitigate the Homelessness Crisis

Panel Chair: Eleanor Hyde

  • Nick Bano, Garden Court Chambers 

  • Mandy Groves, Ealing Law Centre 

  • Anna Yassin, Glass Door Homeless Charity 

  • Izzy Koksal, HASL 

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12:00-1:00 PM

Virtual Networking 

Monday 16th November 

Zoom Registration

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12:30-1:30 PM 

The Power of Protest and Resisting Racial Policing

Panel Chair: Subi Shah 

  • Fatima Jichi, Garden Court Chambers 

  • Stephanie Lightfoot-Bennett, United Friends and Families Campaign 

  • Ife Thompson, Black Protest Legal Support  

 

5:00-6:30 PM 

Towards Ending Domestic Abuse

Panel Chair: Eturuvie Erebor 

  • Cris McCurley, Ben Hoare Bell LLP 

  • Hannah Couchman, Rights of Women 

  • Naomi Wiseman, Garden Court Chambers 

  • Pragna Patel, Southhall Black Sisters 

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6:30-7:00 PM 

Virtual Networking

Tuesday 17th November 

Zoom Registration

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12:30-1:30 PM 

Soapbox Advocacy Competition

Judges: 

  • Fiona Bawdon, Legal Education Foundation/Impact - Law for Social Justice  

  • Rebecca Kingi, Young Legal Aid Lawyers Committee

  • Sonali Naik QC, Garden Court Chambers  

 

6:00-6:30 PM 

Virtual Networking 

 

6:30-8:00 PM 

Challenging Workplace Exploitation

Panel Chair: Saraswati Raina

  • David Renton, Garden Court Chambers 

  • Jamila Duncan-Bosu, Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) 

  • Zehrah Hasan, Garden Court Chambers/Legal Sector Workers United (LSWU) 

  • Pavlina Draganova, Organise

  • Camila Zapata Besso, Garden Court Chambers

Wednesday 18th November

Zoom Registration

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12:30-1:30 PM 

Algorithmic Accountability

In Conversation with Cori Crider (Foxglove Legal) and Curtis Parfitt-Ford  

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6:00-6:30 PM 

Virtual Networking 

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6:30-8:00 PM 

Strategic Litigation for Climate Justice

Panel Chair: Hugo Bassa 

  • Rowan Smith, Leigh Day 

  • Marc Willers QC, Garden Court Chambers 

  • April Williamson, Client Earth

Thursday 19th November 

Zoom Registration

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12:30-1:30 PM 

Defending Judicial Review and Keeping the Executive in Check 

Panel Chair: Natasha Barlow 

  • Nadia O'Mara, Liberty 

  • Chai Patel, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants 

  • Amanda Weston QC, Garden Court Chambers 

  • Jessie Brennan, Bindmans  

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6:00-6:30 PM 

Virtual Networking ​

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6:30-8:00 PM 

Protecting Rights in a Pandemic 

Panel Chair: Mark Hawi 

  • Anne-Marie Irwin, Rook Irwin Sweeney 

  • Svetlana Kotova, Inclusion London

  • Ali Bandegani, Garden Court Chambers 

  • Brian Dikoff, Migrants Organise