Judicial Review Trends and Forecasts 2008

Blackstone Chambers is delighted to be sponsoring the Public Law Project's one-day conference “Judicial Review: Trends & Forecasts 2008” to be held on Thursday 16 October at Herbert Smith, Exchange House, Primrose St, London EC2A.

The Topics to be covered at the conference include:

• A review of the year’s Top 10 Judicial Review cases.
• Prediction of key trends in Judicial Review.
• The PLP Debate: Administrative justice in an age of change – will the new First Tier and Upper Tribunals improve access to justice?

There will also be workshop discussions on Contracting Out Public Law Liability; Judicial Review and Article 6; Making Effective Use of Ombudsman Schemes; Freedom of Information Act; Discrimination Claims in Public Law; Damages & Just Satisfaction; and Strategy in JR for Claimants and Defendants.

Michael Fordham QC of Blackstone Chambers will be chairing the morning session; Beverley Lang QC will be one of the panellists for the PLP debate: "Will the changes to the Administrative justice system improve access to justice or lead to a second class system?"

The conference costs £280 +VAT (£190+VAT for concessions). Group discounts are available and the conference qualifies for 6 hours of Bar Council / Law Society CPD credit.

For more information, please visit the Public Law Project Website