APIL is delighted to be returning to the Marriott Marble Arch Hotel in London for their 16th annual abuse conference, which is being held in association with ACAL.
This will be a hybrid event and delegates are invited to choose to either attend in person, or virtually, via the APIL app. All delegates will receive access to the recording of the conference and this will be available to view, on demand, for a period of six months.
The conference programme is currently under development and full details will be available shortly. However, in the meantime, we're pleased to confirm that the following topics are expected to be covered*:
Online safety
- What is or isn't being done legislatively to address online abuse
- Suing ISPs etc who host harmful content
- Speaker: John Carr OBE, Online Safety Expert
Bankruptcy and enforcement
- How it affects your client?
- Risk to clients
- Enforcement and recovery
- Speakers: Ashleigh Robinson-Beaumont and Hannah Lambert, Irwin Mitchell LLP, Sheffield
Loss of earnings
- Law around loss of earnings and approaches in abuse claims
- Speakers: Nina Ross and Charley Turton, Barristers, 12KBW, London
A Scottish perspective on quantum and loss of earnings in abuse claims
- Speaker: Kim Leslie, Solicitor, Scotland
The criminal process from start to finish
- Speaker: Abimbola Johnson, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers, London
Preparing witness statements
- Practical tips on preparing witness statements
- Speaker, Nina Ross, Barrister, 12KBW, London
Legal update
- Speaker: Jonathan Metzer, Barrister, One Crown Office Row
*Topics and speakers may be subject to change