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Training Courses : September to December 2008 September October November December Word version of the Training Programme
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Payment must, in any case, be received by the course date. Cheques should be made
payable to: Immigration Law Practitioners'
Association Ltd. ILPA does not have
facilities for credit card payments. ILPA is not registered for
VAT Refunds will only be given
if cancellation is received in writing three working days
before the course date. If you cannot attend you may send
another member in your place. Please notify us of the
substitute participant's name before the course. CR* refers to 'Concessionary
Rate' and applies to ILPA members under membership categories A, S and P. Trainee solicitors who are employed by a firm of
solicitors who are members of ILPA also qualify for the concessionary rate - when
booking for trainee solicitors please indicate this clearly on the booking form. CPD INFORMATION All ILPA courses are
accredited for Continuing Professional Development hours by
the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Institute of Legal
Executives. Solicitors, barristers and legal executives can all sign for CPD hours. OUTLINES AND MATERIALS Course outlines are sent to
members in monthly mailings, and to non-members on request,
near the date of the course. Training materials are provided
at the course.
Challenging immigration
decisions, appeal rights and other remedies (DT 1101)
Monday 8 September 2008, Leeds, 2.30-5.45pm
Speakers: Steve Symonds, ILPA
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive review of the means available to challenging all immigration
decisions, of whatever type and wherever made. Those means now include in-country appeal, out of country appeal,
judicial review and statutory review; and the course will provide an overview of the technical and practical scope and
limitations of each with particular emphasis on the statutory appeals regime, exceptions and limitations.
Tax law for immigration
practitioners (DT 1074)
Wednesday 10 September 2008, London, 4-7.15pm
Speakers: Julia Onslow-Cole and Lee Hamilton, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal LLP
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £180, CR*£120, Non members £360
When 'non-doms' hit the headlines business immigration lawyers and others were reminded of the importance of
understanding how immigration status has implications for the tax regime to which clients are subject. Julia Onslow-Cole,
a member of ILPA's Executive Committee is joined by tax specialist Lee Hamilton. Together they will explain what
immigration lawyers need to know about tax law and how to spot complexities and possible pitfalls for clients. A chance
to ensure that you understand the implications of this complex area for advising your clients with confidence and
knowing when to make referrals for tax advice.
Training towards second level accreditation (two part course) (DT 1105)
Thursday 11 September 2008, London 10am-5pm & Tuesday 16 September 2008, London, 10am-1.00pm
Speakers: Mick Chatwin, Renaissance Chambers and Mahmud Quayum, Camden Community Law Centre
8.5 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £340, CR*£170, Non members £680
Fee for ILPA members also booking DT 1106 (see details below): £400
This course will be of general benefit to wishing to build on and improve
their understanding of immigration law, including practitioners with a
predominantly asylum caseload who wish to place their work in a broader
context. It is primarily geared towards practitioners and advisers who are
seeking to be accredited in immigration law and practice, specifically at
Level 2 (Senior caseworker) under the Accreditation Scheme established by
the Solicitors Regulation Authority. It will also be of benefit to others
seeking SRA/OISC accreditation.
This day and half course is followed on the afternoon of Tuesday 16
September by the following session, offered at a special rate to ILPA
members booking both DT 1105 and DT 1106
Training towards accreditation - exam techniques and problem solving (DT
1106)
Tuesday 16 September 2008, London, 2.00pm to 5.15pm
Speakers: Mick Chatwin, Renaissance Chambers, Mahmud Quayum, Camden Community Law Centre
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
Fee for ILPA members also booking DT 1105 (see details above) £400
This is a practical course designed to prepare candidates taking the October
2008 level 2 Accreditation exam. The course is aimed at practitioners who
are sitting the Level 2 Accreditation exams. This course will focus on exam
technique. You will be applying your existing knowledge to problem solving.
An introduction to immigration
law, getting started, the first step to accreditation
(DT 1094)
Tuesday 16 September 2008, London, 1.30-6.30pm
Speaker: Alison Stanley, Bindmans LLP
4.5 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £180, CR*£90, Non members £360
One of ILPA's flagship courses, of which participants have said "very informative session", "...I came to
the session without any prior knowledge...and now feel I have a decent foundation". For those new to the field:
lawyers, including those preparing for the probationer level 1 multiple choice test or registered at level 1 with the
OISC and anyone else new to this area of the law. Comprehensive, up-to-date and thorough. Chambers UK describes Alison
Stanely saying: ‘her breadth of knowledge and experience is remarkable’.NOTE: This session will be repeated on
20 January 2009 and 24 March 2009 (London, speakers tbc)
Current challenges for UK
immigration lawyers (DT 1088)
Thursday 18 September 2008, London, 1-4.15pm
Speakers: Leading UK business immigration lawyers, including ILPA representatives on UK Border Agency/ILPA Working
Group on the Points Based-System, Sophie Barrett-Brown, Laura Devine Solicitors, Chair of ILPA; Hilary Belchak, Kingsley
Napley Solicitors; Julia Onslow-Cole, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal LLP, member of ILPA's Executive Committee
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members and those attending the Law Society/UIA Immigration Compliance Conference £180, CR*£120,
Non members £360
Timed to coincide with the Law Society/Union International des Avocats (UIA) international conference on
Immigration Compliance this seminar offers ILPA members and others with an interest in the field a chance to take stock
of current challenges under the Points-Based System and for those seeking residence and British Citizenship, as well as
to map out the influences that will shape their practice in the months to come. There will be a substantive session
devoted to participant's questions sent in in advance or raised on the day. The expert panel draw on a wide range of
experience from practice, and from representing ILPA in meetings with those designing and implementing the Points-Based
System and other changes in UK immigration law.
Law Society/Union Internationale des Avocats Immigration
Compliance Seminar 18-19 September 2008, Programme
Update on asylum law (DT 1095)
Tuesday 23 September 2008, London, 4-7.15pm
Speakers: Frances Weber, Garden Court Chambers
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
Are you aware of all recent developments in asylum caselaw and practice? Have you had the opportunity to reflect
on their implications for your clients? By popular demand, Frances Weber returns with her asylum update course.
Chambers UK, which features her House of Lords cases, says of her 'She musters admiration among solicitors for her
simplification of matters and her persuasive advocacy'
The new deportation regime
(DT 1075)
Thursday 25 September 2008, London, 4-7.15pm
Speakers: David Chirico, 1 Pump Court, Steve Symonds, ILPA
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
Automatic deportation - or is it? With a range of exceptions, as well as rights of appeal on human rights and
European law grounds, the new deportation regime will present complex challenges to legal representatives. This course
will enable you to understand how to fit existing knowledge into the new framework and be at the forefront of new
developments. Steve Symonds, ILPA's legal officer, worked closely on the UK Borders Bill automatic deportation provisions
as they were going through parliament and has a significant head start on understanding their implications. David
Chirico's practice as a barrister specialising in immigration and criminal law receives special mention in Chambers UK
Guide to the Legal Profession and he is experienced in representing in deportation cases in the courts.
Wednesday 8 October 2008, venue tbc, 4-7.15pm
Speakers: Naomi Angell, Osbornes Solicitors, Nadine Finch, Garden Court Chambers
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
One of ILPA's flagship courses, back by popular demand. Adoption law may not have changed as much as immigration
law over the past few years, but has been subject to more than its fair share of change and remains a very complex field.
Naomi Angell, a leading expert on international adoption law, has been involved in work on all the new legislation;
she also sat on the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Board on Family Law and is a member of the Law Society children panel.
She practices in international adoption law and writes and lectures widely on this area. Nadine Finch's practice as a
barrister spans immigration and family law and she too has written, researched and lectured widely on these topics.
A seminar by experts, to ensure that whether you are advising those adopting from abroad or simply working with families
where one of the dependants is adopted, you are able to feel confident in this area of the law. Not to be missed. A
previous participant on this course described it as "an invaluable and practical resource for all those advising on the
difficult area of international adoption".
Challenging immigration
decisions, appeal rights and other remedies (DT 1102)
Thursday 10 October 2008, Glasgow, venue tbc, 2-5.15pm
Speakers: Steve Symonds, ILPA
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
15% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ILPA members standard fee, pay by 12 September 2008 and fee is
£102
The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive review of the means available to challenging all immigration
decisions, of whatever type and wherever made. Those means now include in-country appeal, out of country appeal, judicial
review and statutory review; and the course will provide an overview of the technical and practical scope and limitations
of each with particular emphasis on the statutory appeals regime, exceptions and limitations. (Repeated in Leeds on 08
September 2008, see above).
Home office policy, concessions and the exercise of discretion outside the immigration
rules (DT 1091)
Friday 10 October 2008, Manchester, venue tbc, 2-5.15pm
Speakers: tbc
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
15% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ILPA members standard fee, pay by 12 September 2008 and fee
is £102
It's back! ILPA's comprehensive guide to concessions in immigration and nationality law - where to find them, their
scope, pitfalls and how to use them in your client's case. The encyclopaedic pack provides a fully indexed guide to
existing concessions, those set out in Home Office guidance and those found only in letters and emails. The course
guides you as to how to locate and use the concessions you need and is rich with examples from practice.
EEA Family Members - running cases after the ECJ decision in Metock (DT 1104)
Friday 10 October 2008, London, venue tbc, 2-5.15pm
Speakers: Nicholas Rollason, Kingsley Napley Solicitors, Alison Hunter, Wesley Gryk Solicitors
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
15% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ILPA members standard fee, pay by 12 September 2008 and fee
is £102
The decision of the European Court of Justice in Metock v Ireland confirms ILPA's view that the UK's implementation
of the Citizen's Directive is unlawful insofar as it forces third country family members of EEA nationals to meet the
requirements of the UK immigration laws. This course will look at representing EEA family members, at how to use Metock
and how to run these cases. Alison Hunter is co-convenor of ILPA's European Subcommittee and receives special mention in
Chambers UK for her work that 'addresses the interplay of European with UK immigration law' and her work on
'durable relationships' . Nicolas Rollason is particularly recommended in the UK for free movement law and for complex
matters. Both tutors have published and lectured widely on European immigration law. Nicolas' most recent seminar for
ILPA was described as 'outstanding'.
Home office policy, concessions and the exercise of discretion outside the immigration
rules (DT 1092)
Wednesday 15 October 2008, London, venue tbc, 4-7.15pm
Speakers: tbc
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
15% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ILPA members standard fee, pay by 16 September 2008 and fee is
£102
It's back! ILPA's comprehensive guide to concessions in immigration and nationality law - where to find them, their
scope, pitfalls and how to use them in your client's case. The encyclopaedic pack provides a fully indexed guide to
existing concessions, those set out in Home Office guidance and those found only in letters and emails. The course
guides you as to how to locate and use the concessions you need and is rich with examples from practice.
Overseas domestic workers, current practice and procedure, and the way ahead (DT 1096)
Thursday 16 October 2008, London, venue tbc, 4-7.15pm
Speakers: Chris Randall, Bates, Wells Braithwaite LLP, Kate Roberts, Kalayaan
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
15% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ILPA members standard fee, pay by 17 September 2008 and fee
is £102
Following intensive campaigning, including by ILPA, the government has announced that the existing domestic
workers category will be retained for two years and then reviewed. Meanwhile awareness increases of domestic servitude
as a significant element of human trafficking in the UK. How can lawyers be part of the solution, not part of the problem? Chris Randall, former Chair of ILPA and an expert in applications of this type, singled out in Chambers UK for his 'depth of knowledge', is joined by Kate Roberts of Kalayaan, which works with migrant domestic workers in the UK and is part of the Home Office's pilot on labour trafficking cases, to guide through the rules and ethical questions arising.
Update: recent developments in immigration cases (DT 1097)
Monday 20 October 2008, London, venue tbc, 4-7.15pm
Speakers: David Chirico, 1 Pump Court, Sonali Naik, Garden Court Chambers
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
15% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ILPA members standard fee, pay by 19 September 2008 and fee
is £102
Are you aware of all recent developments in asylum immigration caselaw and practice? Have you had the opportunity
to reflect on their implications for your clients? David Chirico and Sonali Naik return with this comprehensive course
to ensure that you are fully up to speed. Sonali and David’s most recent training for ILPA was described as
“the best ILPA course I have been to”, “very interesting and well presented course, knowledgeable speakers –
very good!”.
ILPA/UKLGIG training:
Asylum on the grounds of sexual gender identity (DT 1103)
Monday 27 October 2008, London, venue tbc, 2-5.15pm
Speakers: David Chirico, 1 Pump Court, Barry O'Leary, Wesley Gryk Solicitors
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
15% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ILPA members standard fee, pay by 26 September 2008 and fee is
£102
ILPA joins with the UK Lesian and Gay Immigration Group (UKGLIG) for this course, which is designed to enable
participants to make the best possible applications for asylum on the grounds of sexual and gender identity. The course
will take the form of a seminar with case studies and will look at recent caselaw and other developments. Recent courses
by both Barry O'Leary and David Chirico have been described by particpants as 'the best course I have ever been on'.
Essential for all those working on these cases.
Thursday 27 November 2008, London, venue tbc, 4-7.15pm
Speakers: Adrian Berry, Garden Court Chambers, Sue Willman, Pierce Glynn Solicitors
3 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £120, CR*£60, Non members £240
15% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ILPA members standard fee, pay by 29 October 2008 and fee is
£102
The complexity of welfare benefits law rivals that of immigration law. Don't muddle your way through, save time and
avoid mistakes by getting a firm grounding from the experts. Sue Willman, Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year in the Immigration
category in 2007, and the author of Support for Asylum Seekers is described by Chambers UK as 'Always at the cutting
edge, she has a huge knowledge of both current issues and issues that are likely to be important in the future. She is
phenomenally capable'. She is chair of the Asylum Support Appeals Project and of the Housing and Immigration Group.
She is joined by Adrian Berry of Garden Court Chambers, who brings an indepth knowledge of housing law and European law
aspects of the field. A chance to get answers to all the difficult questions that have plagued you.
Thursday 4 December 2008, London, venue tbc, 10am -5pm
Speakers: Tim Barnden and Barry O’Leary, Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP
5.5 CPD hours
Fee: ILPA members £220, CR*£110, Non members £440
‘The best course I have ever attended, brilliant’ said one participant and we have received repeated pleas to
run this course again. All aspects of applications for partners are covered. Tim Barnden, a member of ILPA’s Executive
Committee, and Barry O’Leary, both specialise in applications for partners at Wesley Gryk solicitors, described in
chambers UK as having a ‘fantastic reputation’ and as ‘developing knowledge, testing the boundaries and pushing the
agenda’.
According to previous participants this ‘very relevant and useful’ session will give you ‘plenty of practical
examples’, ‘excellent opportunity to discuss and clarify the topics’, and access to ‘particularly helpful
tutors’.
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