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Arnot Manderson Annual Conference, 13th September
13th September 2010

Arnot Manderson Advocates Annual Conference on Public Inquiries & Fatal Accident Inquities

Arnot Manderson Advocates are pleased to invite you to their second Annual Conference, this year on the subject of Public Inquiries and Fatal Accident Inquiries.

The Conference will be held on Monday 13th September 2010 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, off High Street, Edinburgh

Speakers at the Conference will be Colin MacAulay QC, Lesley Shand QC, Jonathan Brodie QC, David Nicolson and BJ Gill. In addition, a talk on funding issues will be given by Gordon Dalyell, Solicitor Advocate and Partner with Digby Brown, Solicitors. The Conference will be chaired by the Stable Director, Angela Grahame QC. 

The morning session of this Conference will give guidance to solicitors and counsel in relation to the procedures which apply, funding options for Core Participants and Judicial Review of Decisions. Where appropriate, reference will be made to The ICL Inquiry; The Fingerprint Inquiry; Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry and The Penrose Inquiry. This conference is designed to give practical guidance to agents and counsel interested in this area of work.

In November 2009, Right Honourable Lord Cullen of Whitekirk KT issued his conclusions and recommendations arising from his Review of the 30-year old fatal accident inquiry legislation. The afternoon session of this Conference will consider the future for FAIs, along with issues which arise during preparation for an FAI and the issue of funding and expenses. 

All participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and raise issues with the panel after both the morning and the afternoon sessions. 

Attendance at the conference counts for 4 hours CPD. The cost of the conference per delegate, including lunch and a glass of wine, is £100 plus VAT.  A group booking discount is available. Any firms booking four places will be entitled to a fifth place free of charge. Previous events organised by Arnot Manderson Advocates have been oversubscribed and early booking is recommended.

We are delighted to announce that places at this conference, and all future Arnot Manderson events, can now be reserved online via our new Arnot Manderson Events service.  To be directed to Arnot Manderson Events please click here.

For further details of the Conference, please contact Andrew Sutherland on 0131 260 5824 or andrewsutherland@arnotmanderson.co.uk.

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