Saturday 14th November 

Zoom Registration

Attendees are invited to register 30 minutes prior to each session. Please join the session no later than 10 minutes before it begins to ensure the smooth running of the event. 

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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 

• 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

Attendees are invited to register 30 minutes prior to each session. Please join the session no later than 10 minutes before it begins to ensure the smooth running of the event. 

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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

• 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

Attendees are invited to register 30 minutes prior to each session. Please join the session no later than 10 minutes before it begins to ensure the smooth running of the event. 

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12:30-1:30 PM 

The Power of Protest and Resisting Racial Policing 

• Fatima Jichi, Garden Court Chambers 

• Stephanie Lightfoot-Bennett, United Friends and Families Campaign 

• James Aiken, Black Protest Legal Support 

• Ife Thompson, Black Protest Legal Support  

5:00-6:30 PM 

Towards Ending Domestic Abuse

• 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

Attendees are invited to register 30 minutes prior to each session. Please join the session no later than 10 minutes before it begins to ensure the smooth running of the event. 

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12:30-1:30 PM 

Soapbox Advocacy Competition

Judges: 

• Fiona Bawdon, Legal Education Foundation/Just For Kids Law 

• Rebecca Kingi, Young Legal Aid Lawyers Committee 

6:00-6:30 PM 

Virtual Networking 

6:30-8:00 PM 

Challenging Workplace Exploitation

• 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) 

Wednesday 18th November

Zoom Registration

Attendees are invited to register 30 minutes prior to each session. Please join the session no later than 10 minutes before it begins to ensure the smooth running of the event. 

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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

• Rowan Smith, Leigh Day 

• Marc Willers QC, Garden Court Chambers 

• April Williamson, Client Earth

Thursday 19th November 

Zoom Registration

Attendees are invited to register 30 minutes prior to each session. Please join the session no later than 10 minutes before it begins to ensure the smooth running of the event. 

12:30-1:30 PM 

Defending Judicial Review and Keeping the Executive in Check 

• 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 

• Anne-Marie Irwin, Rook Irwin Sweeney 

• Svetlana Kotova, Inclusion London

• Ali Bandegani, Garden Court Chambers 

• Brian Dikoff, Migrants Organise