For Pupils

Advocacy - 18 & 19 December 2007

Advocacy training for pupils will take place at Manchester Town Hall on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 December 2007. Invitations will be issued in due course.

Family - 17 December 2007

It is also a Circuit requirement that pupils attend a training day in Family Law, which takes place this year on Monday 17 December. If you intend to practise in Family Law you will need to attend for the full day and, if not, for the morning only. Details will be sent to chambers in due course.

For New Practitioners

Ethics - 2 October & 6 November 2007

Ethics training will take place again this year at the Manchester Metropolitan University on Tuesday 2 October and Tuesday 6 November 2007. Each session wil be 1.5 hours in duration, together meeting the Bar Council's requirements of 3 hours for New Practitioners.

Advocacy - 6 October & 10 November 2007

New Practitioner Advocacy training will take place at the Manchester Metropolitan University on Saturday 6 October and Saturday 10 November. Each training session will last 4.5 hours, together meeting the new Bar Council requirements of 9 hours of advocacy training for New Practitioners. This year's training will be open to those New Practitioners whose NPP ends by December 2007 and invitations have been issued accordingly: if you have not received an invitation and fall into this category, please contact the Circuit office.

For New & Established Practitioners

A seminar programme is organised in conjunction with, and held at, the Manchester Metropolitan University. Further dates for Autumn will be added in due course.

Chambers' management / practice development

Pupil Supervisor Courses -

Liverpool 11 September 2007 & Manchester 13 September 2007

Pupil Supervisor courses will be held in Liverpool and Manchester in early September to co-incide with the Autumn intake of pupils.

Public Access training

The College of Law, in association with the Bar Council, has designed a one day course for barristers wishing to undertake public access work: the course aims to provide barristers with the knowledge needed to accept and manage 'direct' instructions. Further details are available by emailing the College of Law's Professional Development Client Services Team at pd@lawcol.co.uk or by telephoning them on 01483 460384

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'Non-Circuit' Education Events

Other courses or conferences of interest to Circuiteers will be added to this page periodically.

The Bar Conference

The Bar Conference will be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on 3 November 2007 and takes "Human Rights: Taking Liberties" as its theme. 6 hours CPD. Download the programme and registration form.

European Circuit of the Bar

Trip to the Hague - 6-7 Sept 2007 CPD to be confirmed.

Annual Conference - Luxembourg 18-20 October 2007 CPD to be confirmed.

Further information at www.europeancircuit.com

University of Liverpool Law School

The University of Liverpool Law Clinic will be formally opened by the Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith QC. The launch, which takes place on 2 October at 6pm in the Law School's Moot Room, will feature a Public Lecture by Lord Goldsmith on"Pro Bono Activity in UK Law Schools", followed by drinks in the foyer. RSVP to katek@liv.ac.uk by 14 Sept.