Events
Contact lsla@lsla.co.uk for more information or enquiries about the LSLA events.
LSLA runs a variety of popular events for its members each year, ranging from an established Spring and Autumn lecture programme to seminars on topical legal issues to social events for networking. The JLSLA has its own programme of events here.
During lockdown, where possible, seminars will be held by webinar - details will be circulated to delegates.
High quality speakers are attracted to deliver the education lectures. These events sell out quickly, so early booking is recommended.
Major annual events:
- March - LSLA AGM
- Summer - Social event
- November - Annual Dinner with keynote speaker (often a Government Minister)
During each year, the LSLA often partners with other organisations such as COMBAR and LCLCBA to stage one-off discussion or social events. Details of these one-off events are circulated to members and appear in the events listings.
LSLA Safeguarding Policy
The LSLA is committed to ensuring its members, guests and sponsors have an enjoyable experience and are treated with respect.
Accordingly, it expects its members, guests and sponsors to adopt behaviours and conduct that are consistent with this commitment.
If you have any concerns about inappropriate language or behaviour at any of our events, please do raise those concerns in a way that is most comfortable to you. This could be by speaking to members of the LSLA Committee or Junior LSLA Committee who are present at the event, or by emailing either Nikki Edwards (Nikki.Edwards@templebright.com) or John McElroy (jmcelroy@hausfeld.com).
Subject to any legal or regulatory obligations on the Association, anything you raise with us will be treated sensitively, confidentially and will not be taken further without us discussing with you first.
In adopting this policy the LSLA does not intend to confer or limit any legal rights or expectations.
Booking for the 2021 Winter/Spring Lecture series is now open.
Please note - when booking paying events, 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.
Previous Events
Career Progression for Junior Lawyers – successfully finding your feet in the legal world
2021 Winter/Spring Lectures: Giving Evidence in a Virtual World
A forum involving input from Jason Galbraith-Marten QC and Ed Williams QC from Assurety, who specialise in helping witnesses prepare for remote hearings; Martin Popplewell from Coconut Communications on communicating well in front of camera, lighting, camera angles and technical equipment; and a member of the judiciary to tell us all if it makes any difference!
2021 Winter/Spring Lectures: Group Litigation in Banking and Financial Services Disputes
Adrian Beltrami QC, Jonathan Nash QC and Peter de Verneuil Smith QC of 3 Verulam Buildings
All 2021 Winter/Spring Lecture series
The LSLA is delighted to announce details of the next series of LSLA lectures, which will consist of talks and panel discussions with eminent practitioners on topical subjects of legal interest, and two training events, the first on “Giving Evidence in a Virtual World”, and the second titled “A view from the Bench”, to be hosted jointly with the JLSLA.
High performance lawyers – how to thrive, and not just survive
The Junior LSLA is thrilled to have secured this esteemed panel to discuss the wellbeing and mental health of the legal profession, and how to build a profession that thrives not just survives – with high performance lawyers.
Advocacy Training with Kinch Robinson
Advocacy Training with Kinch Robinson
Tuesday, 17th November 2020 at 18:00
The Junior LSLA is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a live webinar in conjunction with Kinch Robinson.
Pro Bono: Giving Back to Move Forward
Pro Bono: Giving Back to Move Forward
“It is in justice that the ordering of society is centred” (Aristotle)
Wednesday, 4 November 2020 at 18:00
Arbitration enforcement - torn between two treaties?
Venue: This seminar will now be held as a Zoom Webinar, details of how to join the meeting will be emailed to delegates.
Time: 6-7pm, followed by networking drinks
Speakers: Marie Demetriou QC and Gerard Rothschild, Brick Court Chambers
Joint venture disputes - the corporate perspective
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
Why do Fraud Lawyers Dislike Arbitration
Venue: Slaughter and May, One Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YY
Time: 6-7pm, followed by networking drinks
Speaker: Richard Gillis QC, One Essex Court
Almost regardless of jurisdiction or arbitral institution, fraud lawyers dislike arbitration. Why and what, if anything, can be done about it?
Conflict and confidentiality: disclosure following Bank Mellat
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
LSLA AGM Dinner
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Exchange House, Primrose St,
London EC2A 2EG
Date: Wednesday 11 March 2020
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Guest Speaker: Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE
A 'simplistic' guide to attribution in companies
Venue: Slaughter and May, One Bunhill row, London EC1Y 8YY
Time: 6-7pm followed by networking drinks
Speaker: Edmund Nourse QC, One Essex Court
LSLA/Junior LSLA Panel Discussion: "Diversity in the litigation sector"
Venue: Fox Williams LLP, 10 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AF
Time: 6.30-7.30pm to be followed by drinks
Chair: Nikki Edwards (Partner, Temple Bright LLP)
All Winter/Spring Lecture Series 2020
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.
Good faith - how good do commercial parties have to be?
Venue: Hogan Lovells LLP
Speakers: David Quest QC and Ian Wilson QC, 3 Verulam Buildings
LSLA Annual Dinner 2019
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.
Developments in vicarious liability
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Speaker: Andrew Ayres QC, Maitland Chambers
With several recent key decisions on vicarious liability and more on their way, Andrew will draw together the threads and seek to make sense of them for a better understanding of the law in this important and practical area.
Ticket price: Members £20.00, non-members £25.00
LSLA Summer Party 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'.
Enough is enough? Setting aside a judgement for fraud
Enough is enough? Setting aside a judgement for fraud
Venue: Hogan Lovells LLP
Speakers: Neil Hext QC and Tom Shepherd, 4 New Square
Breaking ground in fraud recovery claims
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
All Summer/Autumn Lectures 2019
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.
Unfair prejudice petitions
Unfair prejudice petitions: some tricks of the trade
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Speaker: Daniel Lightman QC, Serle Court
LSLA AGM Dinner 2019
Venue: Hogan Lovells, Atlantic House, 40 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Financial Litigation Review
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.
Securing Funding
Securing Costs: recent developments in litigation funding, DBAs, security for costs and non-party costs orders
Venue: Hogan Lovells International LLP
Speakers: Benjamin Williams QC, Stephen Innes and Ben Smiley (4 New Square)
The Disclosure Pilot Scheme
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)
Privilege - where are we now?
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Speakers: Colin Passmore (Simmons & Simmons LLP), Bankim Thanki QC and Tamara Oppenheimer (Fountain Court)
All Winter Lecture Series
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.
Brexit: A Legal Matter: A Difficult Divorce
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Speaker: Patrick Lawrence QC and Paul Fisher (4 New Square)
LSLA Summer Party 2018
Wednesday 26 September 2018, 6.30pm to 11.00pm
Venue: CloudM! CitizenM Hotel, 40 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ
Join us in CitizenM’s ‘bar in the skies, the best place to have a lovely drink and a nibble while playing a game of ‘guess the building’.
Recovery of compensatory, restitutionary and negotiating damages in commercial cases: implications of the Supreme Court's judgment in Morris-Garner v One Step
Craig Orr QC - One Essex Court
Pursuing Fraudsters - What's the Point?
Speakers: Graham Chapman QC and Shail Patel - 4 New Square
Graham Chapman QC and Shail Patel will discuss reilef and enforcement in commercial fraud cases and provide up to date analysis of recent developments and trends in the Business and Property Courts, in relation remedies, relief and enforcement in commercial fraud litigation.
Dishonesty: recent developments
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.
Reflections on the UK Supreme Court
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
All Summer Lecture Series
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.
LSLA AGM Dinner
Venue: Hogan Lovells
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Guest Speaker: Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE
SAAMCO comes of age - where is it now and where is it going?
Thursday 1 February 2018 at Hogan Lovells LLP
Ben Elkington QC and Helen Evans – 4 New Square Chambers
Disclosure – time for change - Panel Debate
Tuesday 16 January 2018 at Simmons & Simmons LLP
Breach of confidence remedies – key developments and difficulties
Tuesday 12 December 2017 at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Group Actions and Prospectus Claims: lessons from the RBS Rights Issue Litigation
Wednesday 15 November 2017 at Hogan Lovells LLP
Jonathan Nash QC and Peter de Verneuil Smith – 3 Verulum Buildings
All Autumn/Winter Lectures 2017/18
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.
LSLA Summer Party 2017
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 39th and 40th floors, where drinks and food will be served in our exclusive area, for a party with a view!
Freezing Orders: Practical guidance on obtaining, resisting, policing and enforcing them
Wednesday 12 July 2017 at Slaughter and May
“Freezing Orders: Practical guidance on obtaining, resisting, policing and enforcing them"
Nathan Pillow QC – Essex Court Chambers
Under Siege - an Update on Legal Professional Privilege
Thursday 15 June 2017 at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Paranoia on the Clapham Omnibus: Recent Developments in the Law of Apparent Bias and Conflicts of Interest
Wednesday 24 May 2017 at Slaughter and May
Instructing Experts - the do's and don'ts
Wednesday 10 May 2017 at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
LSLA All Spring/Summer Lectures 2017
Please note - in order to receive the member rate, the booking must be made with the LSLA registered email address of the member and if paying by bank transfer, please use the booking reference number as the payment reference.
LSLA AGM Dinner
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Guest Speaker: Sir Bernard Eder
LSLA/Justice Panel Debate
We are pleased to announce that the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and JUSTICE will be hosting a panel debate chaired by Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, with closing remarks from the Right Honourable Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury (President of the Supreme Court), to consider diversity in the senior judiciary and in the Courts of Eng
Lawyers’ duties to the Court and to opponents: lessons from the Nightjack saga
Non Members: £25.00
Recent Developments in Banking Law (2016)
Non-members: £25.00
Monday 28 November 2016 – Herbert Smith Freehills
“‘Recent Developments in Banking Law (2016)”
LSLA Annual Dinner
Law Society Hall, Chancery Lane
6.45pm for 7.30pm, Carriages at 11.30pm
Black tie
Junior LSLA "Day of the Dead" Autumn Bash
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.
What does Brexit mean for the Brussels regime?
Wednesday 21 September 2016 at Simmons & Simmons
All Autumn/Winter Lectures 2016/17
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
LSLA Summer Party
Sky Garden, 1 Sky Garden Walk, EC3M 8AF
7pm - 10.30pm
All members and their guests are invited to the LSLA Summer Party at Sky Garden on the 36th floor of 20 Fenchurch Street, known to many as ‘The Walkie-Talkie’.
Recent Developments in Unjust Enrichment
Wednesday 6 July 2016 at Hogan Lovells
Laurence Rabinowitz QC – One Essex Court Chambers
Is there no stopping contractual estoppel?
Daniel Toledano QC – One Essex Court Chambers
Joint LSLA and LCLCBA Seminar
“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.
What does a commercial litigator need to know about human rights?
Jonathan Crow QC – 4 Stone Buildings
All Spring/Summer Lectures 2016
Tuesday 17 May 2016 at Simmons & Simmons
“Courts and Litigation in 2016 and beyond”
The Hon Mr Justice Birss and Ed Crosse
LSLA AGM Dinner - 16 March 2016
Informal dinner after AGM - Guest Speaker: Mr Justice Birss
Autumn/Winter Lectures - Commercial Fraud Litigation: Update
Monday 22 February 2016 at Hogan Lovells
“Commercial Fraud Litigation: Update”
Paul McGrath QC – Essex Court Chambers
Autumn/Winter Lectures - Arbitration Agreements: pitfalls to avoid and a cautionary case study
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
Autumn/Winter Lectures - The Privacy Paradox: can privacy law cope with emerging technology?”
Thursday 14 January 2016 at Hogan Lovells
“The Privacy Paradox: can privacy law cope with emerging technology?”
Timothy Pitt-Payne QC – 11 King’s Bench Walk Chambers
Autumn/Winter Lectures 2015/16 - All lectures
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.
Autumn/Winter Lecture - Current Issues in Documentary Evidence
Monday 30 November 2015 at Herbert Smith Freehills
“Current Issues in Documentary Evidence”
Charles Hollander QC – Brick Court Chambers
Charles Hollander QC from Brick Court Chambers will consider current issues and recent case law developments relating to privilege, disclosure and documentary evidence.
Annual Dinner 2015
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.
Arbitration vs Litigation
James Collins QC from Essex Court Chambers will discuss the pros and cons – both real and perceived – of arbitration vs litigation.
Update on Costs
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.
Update on Banking Litigation
Tim Lord QC from Brick Court Chambers will provide us with an Update on Banking Litigation. Tim was Chambers Commercial Litigation Silk of the year last year and has been involved in many of the leading banking, financial and derivatives cases in recent years.
Fairness and the Law of Evidence in the search for Justice
Hodge Malek QC from 39 Essex Chambers will speak about recent developments in Evidence and Disclosure – Hodge is author of leading text books in these areas (he edits Phipson on Evidence, and is also the co-author of Matthews and Malek on Disclosure).
All Spring/Summer Lectures 2015
21 May 2015 at Herbert Smith Freehills
“Fairness and the Law of Evidence in the search for Justice”
LSLA Summer Party - 22 June 2015
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!
Junior LSLA and Brick Court Chambers’ Poker Evening?
“How's Your Poker Face?”
The Junior LSLA are delighted to announce details of the Junior LSLA and Brick Court Chambers’ Poker Evening on Wednesday 15 April 2015.
Junior LSLA Spring Seminar 2015
“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)
AGM Dinner
AGM Dinner - Tuesday 17 March 2015
Hogan Lovells International LLP at 6.30pm
Tickets sell fast and early application is advisable.
Joint LSLA and LCLCBA Seminar
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)
Autumn/Winter Lectures - Injunctions and Recent Developments in Interim Relief
Thursday 5 February 2015 at Hogan Lovells
Steven Gee QC – Stone Chambers
Steven Gee QC, author of leading text “Commercial Injunctions”, will discuss injunctions and recent developments in interim relief.
Autumn/Winter Lecture - Termination of Contracts: Pitfalls and Traps to Avoid
Tuesday 13 January 2015 at Herbert Smith Freehills
Michael Fealy QC – One Essex Court Chambers
Michael Fealy QC will discuss contractual termination.
Autumn/Winter Lectures - When to keep a secret and when to tell the world”
Monday 1 December 2014 at Herbert Smith Freehills
Ben Strong QC – One Essex Court Chambers
LSLA Annual Dinner - Wednesday 26 November 2014
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.
Autumn/Winter Lecture - Cross-Examination: A Collaborative Approach
Monday 17 November 2014 at Hogan Lovells
Clive Freedman QC – 7 King’s Bench Walk Chambers
Clive Freedman QC will debunk the myth that cross-examination is the barrister’s domain. The best results are achieved by a collaboration of barrister, solicitor and client. The combination can be a case changer.
Autumn/Winter Lectures 2014/15 - All Lectures
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
Junior LSLA Autumn Bash
Wednesday 22 October 2014
Top Secret Location, somewhere on the Jubilee Line (Zone 1) Go on…take the risk!
All members and their guests are invited to the Junior LSLA Autumn Bash…with a difference. The event (run by Gingerline) will be held at a secret location somewhere on
Junior LSLA Workshop - 18 September 2014
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
Fighting the FCA: Developments in regulatory litigation
Javan Herberg QC – Blackstone Chambers
Tricks of the trade
Michael Beloff QC – Blackstone Chambers
Michael Beloff QC will talk about the lessons he has learnt from his 33 years as a silk, arbitrator and judge.
Tuesday 17 June 2014 at Herbert Smith Freehills
Mitchell: The fear factor and how to deal with it
Alexander Hutton QC – Hailsham Chambers
Alexander Hutton QC will discuss the implications of Mitchell v News Group Newspapers.
Wednesday 28 May 2014 at Herbert Smith Freehills
The Defamation Act 2013 – sea change, or incremental reforms? and Beyond defamation, striking the balance: Articles 8 and 10
James Price QC and Adrienne Page QC – 5RB
James Price QC looks at whether the Defamation Act 2013, which received Royal Assent in
April 2013 and came into force on 1 January 2014, is really as radical as it appears at first glance.