This lecture has been postponed due to Counsel’s work commitments. It will be rescheduled as an “in person” event in the near future and we will revert soon with the new date.

Venue: Hogan Lovells International LLP, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG

Please note - in order to receive the member rate, the booking must be made with the Member's LSLA registered email address.  If paying by bank transfer, please use the booking reference number as the payment reference.

Law Society Hall, Chancery Lane
6.45pm for 7.30pm

Venue:  This seminar will now be held as a Zoom Webinar, details of how to join the meeting will be emailed to delegates.  If you have not received that email, please contact Jo on lsla@lsla.co.uk

Speaker:  Andrew Thompson QC, Erskine Chambers

Venue:  Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Exchange House, Primrose St, London EC2A 2EG

Time:  6-7pm, followed by networking drinks

Speakers: Philippa Hopkins QC and Helen Morton, Essex Court Chambers

Venue: Slaughter and May, One Bunhill row, London EC1Y 8YY

Time: 6-7pm followed by networking drinks

Speaker: Edmund Nourse QC, One Essex Court

Please note - The deadline for booking the whole series of lectures is 15 January 2020.  In order to receive the member rate, the booking must be made with the Member's LSLA registered email address.  If paying by bank transfer, please use the booking reference number as the payment reference.

Law Society Hall, Chancery Lane

6.45pm for 7.30pm  

All members and their guests are invited to the flagship event of the Association’s year, the Annual Dinner, which will once again be held at the Law Society Hall in Chancery Lane, WC2 on the evening of Wednesday 20 November 2019.  

Venue:  Radio Rooftop   Me London, 336-337 Strand, London WC2R 1HA

Join us at Radio Rooftop for drinks and canapés while playing a game of 'guess the building'.

Breaking ground in fraud recovery claims: International pursuit of cyber fraudsters and litigation against 'Persons Unknown'

Venue:  Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Speaker: Paul Lowenstein QC, 20 Essex Street Chambers

Unfair prejudice petitions: some tricks of the trade

Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Speaker: Daniel Lightman QC, Serle Court

Venue:  Slaughter and May

Speaker:  Sonia Tolaney QC (One Essex Court)

In this seminar, Sonia Tolaney QC will examine recent banking and insolvency decisions and litigation trends in the financial sector.

Further details in the attached flyer.

Venue:  Simmons & Simmons LLP

Panelists:  The Rt Hon Dame Elizabeth Gloster DBE, PC, The Hon Mr Justice Knowles CBE, Chief Master Matthew Marsh, Ed Crosse (Simmons & Simmons LLP) and Natalie Osafo (Slaughter and May)

Venue:  Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Speakers:  Colin Passmore (Simmons & Simmons LLP), Bankim Thanki QC and Tamara Oppenheimer (Fountain Court)

Venue:  Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Speaker:  Patrick Lawrence QC and Paul Fisher (4 New Square)

Craig Orr QC - One Essex Court

Speakers: Christopher Pymont QC and Siward Atkins - Maitland Chambers

After the recent decisions of the Supreme Court in Ivey v. Genting Casinos [2018] UKSC 67 and the Court of Appeal in Wingate & Evans v. SRA [2018] EWCA Civ 366, this seminar explores the meaning of dishonesty and its significance.

Lord Neuberger - One Essex Court

Lord Neuberger will discuss the challenges currently facing the judiciary and refelct on his time in the Supreme Court.

Venue:  Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG

Time: 6-7pm, followed by drinks

Thursday 1 February 2018 at Hogan Lovells LLP

Ben Elkington QC and Helen Evans – 4 New Square Chambers 

Tuesday 12 December 2017 at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Wednesday 15 November 2017 at Hogan Lovells LLP

Jonathan Nash QC and Peter de Verneuil Smith – 3 Verulum Buildings

27 September 2017, 6.30pm - 11pm

Venue:  The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8EP

Join us on the top floors of The Gherkin and enjoy panoramic views from one of the most iconic venues in the City.  You will make your way to 39^th and 40^th floors, where drinks and food will be served in our exclusive area, for a party with a view! 

Thursday 15 June 2017 at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Wednesday 10 May 2017 at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Venue:  Herbert Smith Freehills
Time:  7.00pm for 7.30pm
Guest Speaker: Sir Bernard Eder 

Non-members: £25.00

Non-members: £25.00

Monday 28 November 2016 – Herbert Smith Freehills

“‘Recent Developments in Banking Law (2016)”

Carousel, 71 Blandford Street, Marylebone, London W1 8AB

Drinks:  7pm
Dinner:  8pm

Dress code:  Lounge suits/Cocktail dresses 

This year, members and their guests are invited to celebrate life at our Junior LSLA ‘Day of the Dead’ Autumn Bash. 

Non-members: £90.00

Please note - in order to receive the member rate, the booking must be made with the registered email address of the member 

Wednesday 6 July 2016 at Hogan Lovells

Laurence Rabinowitz QC – One Essex Court Chambers

“Modern litigation & Disclosure: the explosion of data, the adversarial system and costs management”, the seminar is intended to give practical, experience-based insights from leading practitioners and Master Matthews.

Venue - Inner Temple Parliament Chamber, London EC4Y 7HL.

The Hon Mr Justice Birss and Ed Crosse

Informal dinner after AGM - Guest Speaker: Mr Justice Birss

Wednesday 20 January 2016 at Hogan Lovells
“Arbitration Agreements: pitfalls to avoid and a cautionary case study”
Sa’ad Hossain QC and David Caplan – One Essex Court Chambers

We are delighted to announce the details of the next series of LSLA lectures which will constitute talks by eminent practitioners on topical subjects of legal interest. 

All members and their guests are invited to the flagship event of the Association’s year, the Annual Dinner, which will once again be held at the Law Society Hall in Chancery Lane, WC2 on the evening of Wednesday 25 November 2015.

Nick Bacon QC from 4 New Square will provide us with an Update on Costs. Nick is one of the leading silks in the costs field, and in recent months has been involved in both Coventry v Lawrence  and the Mitchell  litigation, and will provide an update on recent developments in costs.

21 May 2015 at Herbert Smith Freehills

“Fairness and the Law of Evidence in the search for Justice”

SUSHISAMBA
38th floor, East Terrace, 110 Bishopsgate

6.30pm – 11pm

Members and their guests are invited to the LSLA Summer Party on the 38th floor of the Heron Tower for supper with a view!

“Well Begun is half Done – How to get off to a Flying Start” 

Jo Box (Brick Court), David Kearns (Expert Investigations), Tom Davey (QLP Legal), Leigh Callaway (Irwin Mitchell LLP) 

Don’t lose out on fees: costs budgeting and how to maximise recovery on assessment

Location:       Inner Temple Hall, London EC4Y 7HL

Speakers:      Senior Costs Judge Gorden-Saker, PJ Kirby QC (Hardwicke Chambers), Mitesh Modha (Kain-Knight Costs Lawyers) and Seamus Smyth (Carter Lemon Camerons)

Tuesday 13 January 2015 at Herbert Smith Freehills

Michael Fealy QC – One Essex Court Chambers

Michael Fealy QC will discuss contractual termination.

All members and their guests are invited to the Annual Dinner of the Association which will be held at the Law Society on Wednesday 26 November 2014.

We are honoured that Lord Justice Jackson has agreed to speak and to make the evening go with a swing, Ali Sephton, singer songwriter, will entertain us after dinner on piano and vocals.

We are delighted to announce the details of the next series of LSLA lectures which will constitute talks by eminent practitioners on topical subjects of legal interest.

Monday 17 November 2014 at Hogan Lovells
“Cross-Examination: A Collaborative Approach”
Clive Freedman QC – 7 King’s Bench Walk Chambers

Kindly hosted by Stewarts Law LLP, we are pleased to announce the details of a Junior LSLA Workshop as part of our series of events targeted at junior members of the profession.

Thursday 18 September

Clients are from Mars and Solicitors are from Venus