Family Law Conference 2025
event
18/07/2024
Family Law Conference
Thursday 17th July 2025
Spire Barristers are delighted to invite you to our annual Family Law Conference on Thursday 17th July at Cloth Hall Court Leeds.
Conference Details
When: Thursday 17th July from 9.00 am
Where: Cloth Hall Court (See map below)
Price: £60.00 plus VAT (discounted price for Local Authority attendees)
Agenda:
09:00 am – Registration and breakfast
09:30 am – Welcome and opening comments
09:35 am – 10:20 am – Pathfinder: Is it the solution to private children cases? The positives and potential pitfalls – Reagan Persaud
10:20 am – 10:50 am – Key updates in Private Law Children – Sarah Hutchinson
10:50 am – 11:15 am – Refreshment Break
11:15 am – 12:00 pm – In Focus: Financial Remedies – Loretta Giaimo
12:00 pm – 13:00 pm – Lads Like Us –
Lads Like Us deliver bespoke packages across the country and are now recognised UK-wide as a leading Lived experience resource for organisational staff development for those who work with people who have experienced trauma. Lads like us work with leaders in the safeguarding sector, both public and private through their consultancy work. https://www.ladslikeus.co.uk/
13:00 pm – 14:00 pm – 2-course lunch in the Merchant Hall
14:00 pm – 14:45 pm – Assessing Parents: ParentAssess v PAMS v CUBAS with Sara Dawson (ISW)
14:45 pm – 15:30 pm – Latest developments in Public Law Children – Niamh Brennan
15:30 pm – 16:00 pm – Tea and Coffee
16:00 pm – 16:45 pm – Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service (SIHIS) Pilot: a threat to fair trials and family justice? – Ashley Lord
16:45pm – Close and drinks @ Venue TBC
Get your tickets here
Get TicketsWe are thrilled to host this year’s Family Law Conference at Leeds University’s Cloth Hall Court, to include refreshments on arrival and a 2-course lunch.
This is an excellent opportunity to network with legal professionals and stay updated on the latest developments across the spectrum of family law.
Alongside our panel of specialist Family Law barristers, we look forward to welcoming Lads Like Us – who create a trauma informed training package focusing on professional curiosity that would inform practice, using little Mike and little Danny’s experiences combined with the healing journeys of both not forgetting the input from the services that supported us.
Sara Dawson – an experienced ISW will talk us through all things parenting assessments with a deep dive into “ParentAsses vs PAMs vs Cubas”
To receive your Local Authority discount code, please contact our Events team at events@spirebarristers.co.uk
We hope you can join us.
Venue Map
Speakers
Spire Barristers Training
Our barristers host regular online seminars aimed at Children and Adult Social Care professionals throughout the calendar year, covering a range of topics covering the latest legislation and practical guidance. We also host training seminars and webinars in Education Law.
To register your interest in any of the Seminars in our Spire Barristers Training 2025 program, please book via the event page or contact events@spirebarristers.co.uk for more details.
Other training events
In addition to our Children & Adult Social Care Training, Family and Public Law expert Jacqueline Thomas KC and Reagan Persaud also present and contribute to a number of accredited Seminars through MBL Training; including preparation for complex findings of fact hearings and also safeguarding care leavers.
