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PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE AND LIABILITY UPDATE ENGLAND & WALES - ONLINE CONFERENCE Getting inside the Case July 2021 PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ENGLAND & WALES “ONLINE” CONFERENCE Getting inside the Case July 2021 21 mins David McIlroy – Head of Chambers – Forum Chambers - “Chairman’s Keynote Address - The shape of professional negligence after Manchester MBS v GT” https://www.forumchambers.com/our-people/david-mcilroy/ 27 mins Peter Lees – Director – Squire Patton Boggs “How has the scope of duty test for professional negligence claims been reformulated by the MBS v GT judgment?” https://www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/professionals/l/lees-peter 12 mins Sir David Foskett – 39 Essex Street - “Keynote Address – I’m Sorry but I can’t Apologise” https://www.39essex.com/barrister/sir-david-foskett/ 23 mins Ben Patten QC– 4 New Square - “Design Liability & Professional Negligence: The Cladding Problem and Architects’ Liabilities post Grenfell” https://www.4newsquare.com/barristers/ben-patten-qc/ 22 mins Sian Mirchandani QC – 4 New Square - “Design Liability & Professional Negligence: Limitation, Contribution and the Likely Shape of Claim” https://www.4newsquare.com/barristers/sian-mirchandani/ 32 mins Ben Lynch QC – Fountain Court Chambers - “Business Interruption Insurance” https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/people/ben-lynch/ 53 mins Paul Marshall - Cornerstone Chambers - “The Post Office Scandal - A Study in Judicial Failure” https://cornerstonebarristers.com/barrister/paul-marshall/ 12 mins Nicholas Ellor - Senior Underwriter - Temple Legal Protection - “Litigation Funding Update” https://www.temple-legal.co.uk/about-us/our-people/ 28 mins Adam Grant - Costs Lawyer - KE Costs Lawyers - “Costs Budgeting: Pitfalls to Avoid” https://kecosts.co.uk/our-management-team/adam-grant/ 15 mins Sean Gibbs - Hanscomb Intercontinental - “The role of an Expert Witness” https://www.hanscombintercontinental.co.uk 27 mins Ian Mackie FRICS – Managing Director - Berkeley Research Group - “Valuation services for real estate and fixed-asset investments” https://www.thinkbrg.com/people/ian-mackie/ 40 mins Carlo Taczalski & Nicola Atkins – Crown Office Chambers - “Practice and procedure in PN claims 2021” https://www.crownofficechambers.com/barristers/carlo-taczalski/ https://www.crownofficechambers.com/barristers/nicola-atkins/ 14 mins Simon Wilton – Hailsham Chambers – Accredited PNBA Adjudicator - “ADR by Adjudication-update” https://www.hailshamchambers.com/barrister/simon-wilton/ 18 mins Justin Briggs – Partner & Kelly Whittaker – Associate – Burges Salmon LLP - “Pensions Professional Negligence Claims” https://www.burges-salmon.com/our-people/Justin-Briggs https://www.burges-salmon.com/our-people/Kelly-Whittaker 6 mins Katy Manley – President – PNLA/Manley Turnbull Solicitors - “Conference Closing Remarks” https://www.pnla.org.uk/members/mrs-katherine-susan-manley-13521/ Total talk time - 5 hrs 50 mins 1 hr - Conference Pack Review 1 hr 30 mins - Questions & Answers via WhatsApp Group and Zoom Wrap Party Total CPD - 8 hours 20 mins With thanks to our sponsors The experts in Litigation Insurance and Disbursement Funding Increase your fee earning, reduce your client’s risk Temple Legal Protection and Temple Funding are market-leading providers of litigation insurance and disbursement funding designed to break down the financial barriers to litigation, mitigate risk and reduce liability. 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