Upcoming Courses

Organiser: Browne Jacobson

Venue: By webinar

Please join us for this intermediate level webinar on Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on Tuesday 20 January at 12 noon – 1.00pm. It is free for members to attend.

Experts from Browne Jacobson will updates on:

The Bill to make provision about the safeguarding and welfare of children
Support for children in care or leaving care
Regulation of care workers
Regulation of establishments and agencies under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000

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Organiser: Capsticks

Venue: Webinar

Please join us for this webinar on procurement challenges on Tuesday 10 February at 12 noon. It is free for all members to attend.

Procurement experts from Capsticks will run through the realities of a procurement challenge, what to expect and how to prepare the procurement team and other stakeholders and well as practical tips for the management of a procurement challenge.

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Organiser: Cornerstone Barristers

Venue: By webinar

Please join Cornerstone Barristers, from the NWLC Barristers Portal, for a beginner level webinar, Introduction to Adult Social Care Law and the Care Act 2014, on Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 4pm. It is FREE for all NWLC members to attend.

Barristers Peggy Etiebet, Zoe Whittington and Alex Campbell from Cornerstone Barristers Chambers will be speaking.

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Organiser: Browne Jacobson

Venue: Webinar

Please join us for this advanced level webinar on Investigations into Child Sexual Exploitation on Tuesday 24 February at 12 noon. It is free for all members to attend.

With the announcement of a national statutory inquiry to investigate grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation, local authorities across the UK face unprecedented scrutiny. This critical webinar will provide essential guidance to public sector bodies preparing for potential involvement in this inquiry and other public sector investigations.

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Organiser: Browne Jacobson

Venue: TBC

Please join us for this in person civil litigation double bill, delivered by our Partner law firms Browne Jacobson and Capsticks at Browne Jacobson’s office in Manchester.

It is FREE for NWLC members to attend and lunch will be included.

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Organiser: Capsticks

Venue: Webinar

Please join us for this intermediate level webinar on work place investigations on Tuesday 17 March at 12 noon. It is free for all members to attend.

This session delivered by Capsticks will cover a walk through of both the legal and practical aspects of running an investigation in a workplace context.

Alessandra Gettins (Partner) will explore the legal requirements of workplace investigations and the potential pitfalls of getting it wrong, whilst Claire Shaw (Head of HR Advisory) will give practical advice from an experienced HR professional’s perspective.

We will look at:
• Overview of best practice
• The roles of the IO and other key parties
• Overview of the law and why we do what we do
• Practical guide to investigations
• Terms of Reference and the importance of getting them right

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Organiser: Capsticks

Venue: Webinar

Please join us for this Employment Law update webinar, suitable for all levels, on Wednesday 15 April at 12 noon.
It is free for all members to attend.

Experts from Capsticks will explore the latest employment legislative and case law developments, and what they mean from a practical perspective for local government employers.

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Organiser: Browne Jacobson

Venue: Webinar

Please join experts from partner law firm Browne Jacobson for this intermediate to advanced level webinar on 22 April 2025 at 12 – 1.00pm.

Judicial Review (JR) is an important and legitimate mechanism to hold decision makers to account but like all legal mechanisms it can be mis-used by individuals and organisations seeking to derail or delay programmes to which they object, or to gain advantage for other purposes, such as commercial negotiations.

This session will use a range of real-life examples of the twists and turns in such litigation, and response strategies, to help delegates refine their own skills in dealing with such claims and arm lawyers with the expertise to support their organisations through successful change programs.

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Organiser: Browne Jacobson

Venue: Webinar

Please join experts from Browne Jacobson for this advanced level webinar on 19 May, 12 – 1.00pm.

Local housing authorities are facing significant shortfalls in their budgets for homelessness services as a result of rising homelessness, severe housing shortages, and spiraling costs.

This webinar will explore how the legislative framework impacts on the funding of temporary accommodation, including:
-Powers for acquiring, providing and disposing TA.
-The HRA ringfence, and the use of general funds.
-The housing benefit and housing benefit subsidy rules; and Application of the Rent Standard.

It will provide an overview of some of the options available to local authorities to mitigate their housing benefit subsidy deficits.

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Organiser: Browne Jacobson

Venue: TBC

Please join us for this in person Procurement Workshop, delivered by our Partner law firms Browne Jacobson and Capsticks at Browne Jacobson’s office in Manchester.

The workshop will include:

Procurement routes and running a procurement under the Procurement Act 2023;
How to draft meaningful KPIs that can be managed under the Procurement Act 2023;
Modernisation and evaluation in procurement and how to avoid common pitfalls;
Provider Selection Regime.

It is FREE for members to attend and lunch will be included.

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