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Litigation – Alternative Dispute Resolution

In this webinar Weightmans will provide an overview and current update on ADR (alternative dispute resolution) and dispute forums including mediation, arbitration, adjudication expert determination and early neutral …

Child Care – Placing A Child Abroad

Placing children from local authority care with family members abroad

  • The steps required  for an international kinship placement.
  • Obtaining mirror orders or ensuring recognition of orders in another …

Regeneration Update

Legal and practical issues affecting regeneration schemes

Speakers Tiffany Cloynes, Paul Hilsdon and Rebecca Gilbert.

Construction & Engineering – Guide To NEC Contracting

• Overall Structure of the NEC Contract – Contract Data, the Sections, and Optional clauses, the “Works Information”
• Importance of the role of the Project Manager
• Managing risk …

Information Governance: Data Sharing & FOI

Bookings for live webinar now closed.

Data sharing by local authorities and a general update on Freedom of Information decisions of note.

Speakers  Lowri Phillips and Helen Snow

Planning & CPO

Presentation sub-topics:
(i) Changes to use classes
(ii) Changes to permitted development rights
(iii) Other proposed changes to the planning system (including the standard method for assessing need and the …

Rent Arrears: Options For Landlords

The content will include

• Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery
• Debt claims
• Statutory Demands
• Recovery from third parties
• Forfeiture of commercial property
• Residential possession claims based on …

An Introduction To The Fundamentals Of Local Government

An introductory course looking at:

• The structure of local government
• Local authority powers and decision making
• The role of officers and members
• Functions

Speaker Simon Goacher

Contract Management – Using The Contract To Manage Your Supplier

This webinar will provide:
practical tips for managing suppliers’ performance by using contractual levers, particularly for the delivery of ongoing services (e.g. technology solutions, outsourced services etc.). The session will …