<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join our wills, trust and probate specialists on the 12 December at the&nbsp;Newcastle - Laing Art Gallery&nbsp;for our PLP TOLATA Conference.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The conference will cover everything you need to know about TOLATA claims, with specialists Sarah Harrison and Holly Challenger covering two key topics. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Programme</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17:00 - Welcome<br>17:30 - Sarah Harrison - Working out if there is a trust<br>18:00 - Holly Challenger - Practice and Procedure When Making a Claim<br>18:30 - Networking</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There will be an opportunity to network after the seminar. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To register please contact events@parklaneplowden.co.uk </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join our Employment Team for a Christmas Coffee Morning on the 7th December at Portland House, Newcastle. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Breakfast buns, coffee, tea and festive treats will be available throughout the morning. Please feel free to drop in anytime between 8:30 to 10:00. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Please RSVP by emailing events@parklaneplowden.co.uk. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The next webinar in our ‘Law with Lunch’ series of bitesize, lunchtime talks covering legal issues of the moment is not to be missed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuesday 05 December 2023 | 12:30 - 13:30 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join employment specialists, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/gareth-price/">Gareth Price </a>and<a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/richard-ryan/"> Richard Ryan</a> as they discuss "Disciplinaries: Treating employees differently for the same misconduct -  lawful or awful?"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Please email events@parklanelowden.co.uk to register.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join us on 29th November for our last PLP Family, Public Law seminar of the year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden's family specialists, Naakesha Michl and Emily Chipchase will discussing Habitual Residence.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This seminar will be held online via zoom on the&nbsp;<strong>29th November from 5 PM onwards</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Please email events@parklaneplowden.co.uk to reserve your space.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join us on the 14th December at our festive coffee morning for a light breakfast including festive treats and pigs in blankets, accompanied by yummy hot chocolates, tea, and coffee for you to enjoy and a chance to meet and catch up with our Chancery and Commercial team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Drop in anytime between 8:00 and 9:30. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Festive wear is welcomed but not required.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Please feel free to invite colleagues and RSVP via events@parklaneplowden.co.uk</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We look forward to seeing you for some Christmas cheer!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join us on the 24 November for our Family Finance seminar in association with North East Resolution at our new premises, Portland house.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/julia-nelson/">Julia Nelson</a>, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/david-de-jehan/">David de Jehan</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/patrick-hulley/">Patrick Hulley</a> will be presenting bitesize segments in 20-minute parts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We will be joined by guest speaker <a href="https://actuariesforlawyers.com/paul-windle/">Paul Windle</a> from Actuaries for Lawyers. Paul is a specialist Pensions Actuary with over 27 years’ pensions experience. Paul is a recognised expert in the field of the valuation and division of pension rights in divorce settlements.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Drinks and Canapés will be served from 6pm onwards with the opportunity to network. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Programme</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15:30 - Registration<br>16:00 - Welcome<br>16:15 - Paul Windle - Actuaries for Lawyers: Updated PAG Guide to Pensions on Divorce 2023 – what to look out for<br>17:00 - David de Jehan - LSPO's &amp; MPS<br>17:20 - Patrick Hulley - Enforcement in Financial Remedy Proceedings and Practical Alternatives<br>17:40 - Julia Nelson - S.25 (g) conduct , is it worth running?<br>18:00 - Drinks and Canapés</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Please register for the event <a href="http://lexlinks.parklaneplowden.co.uk/doForm.aspx?a=0xF15D4A97E0E04123&amp;d=0x49EB4C9596DBE1A5^0xBDC0B87423493533|0x40F3E49C83A12815^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|0xF1B146662D144B75^0x8A1CDD2DB76555E3|0x9CB58EF48012E032^0xF06B663742CC6856|0xA14B30AADF25AF0D^0x4538EA01547C6D9520542FC6B6F63C93|0x43D48F22BB6859DF^0xF06B663742CC6856|0xD52134AC788FF0FE^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|">here</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join us at our latest breakfast seminar at the BPP University Law School, Leeds where members of our specialist Wills, Trust and Probate Team <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/nicola-phillipson-tep/">Nicola Phillipson</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/holly-challenger/">Holly Challenger</a> will be discussing the issues of undue influence relating to lifetime transfers and wills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Programme</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8:00 - 8:30 - Registration, light breakfast and refreshments</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8:30 - 9:00 - <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/nicola-phillipson-tep/">Nicola Phillipson</a>: Nicola will look at the law relating to undue influence as it relates to lifetime transfers and gifts left by will.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9:00 - 9:30 - <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/holly-challenger/">Holly Challenger</a>: Holly will talk about her recent case of Ramji v Harvey (2023) EWHC 1664 (Ch) in which she successfully set aside a lifetime transfer on the ground on undue influence.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Registration is from 8:00 am, allowing for an opportunity to enjoy a light breakfast and for you to ask any questions to our speakers prior to the seminar session starting at 8:30 am. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Please register for the event<a href="http://lexlinks.parklaneplowden.co.uk/doForm.aspx?a=0xF15D4A97E0E04123&amp;d=0x49EB4C9596DBE1A5^0xBDC0B87423493533|0x40F3E49C83A12815^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|0xF1B146662D144B75^0x8A1CDD2DB76555E3|0x9CB58EF48012E032^0x222D11912B6FBDD9|0xA14B30AADF25AF0D^0x4538EA01547C6D9520542FC6B6F63C93|0x43D48F22BB6859DF^0x222D11912B6FBDD9|0xD52134AC788FF0FE^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|"> <strong>here</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join us on the 15th November for our Family Private Children, Law with Lunch seminar where family specialists Giorgia Sessi, Julie Richardson and Hannah Whitehouse will be presenting bitesize segments in 20-minute parts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The seminar will run from 12pm - 2pm in our new premises, Portland House, Newcastle. Talks will start at 12:15. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Programme</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12:00 - 12:15 - Welcome </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12:15 - Giorgia Sessi - Older children’s resistance to contact: practical considerations and points of analysis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12:35 - Julie Richardson - Denied Child Abuse</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12:55 - Hannah Whitehouse</strong> <strong>- Domestic abuse or perhaps temporary removal from jurisdiction applications</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lunch and refreshments will be served throughout the session. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sign up to this event <a href="http://lexlinks.parklaneplowden.co.uk/doForm.aspx?a=0xF15D4A97E0E04123&amp;d=0x49EB4C9596DBE1A5^0xBDC0B87423493533|0x40F3E49C83A12815^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|0xF1B146662D144B75^0x8A1CDD2DB76555E3|0x9CB58EF48012E032^0x30DF627BBE946CC0|0xA14B30AADF25AF0D^0x4538EA01547C6D9520542FC6B6F63C93|0x43D48F22BB6859DF^0x30DF627BBE946CC0|0xD52134AC788FF0FE^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|">here</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The next webinar in our ‘Law with Lunch’ series of bitesize, lunchtime talks covering legal issues of the moment is not to be missed.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Monday 30 October 2023 | 12:30 - 13:30</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Join employment specialists, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/sophie-firth/">Sophie Firth </a>and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/may-martin/">May Martin</a> as they discuss how the Equality Act protects trans people from discrimination in the workplace. They will discuss the legal issues that arise out of practical scenarios, such as access to single-sex spaces, support for transitioning employees, and how the law might develop in the future. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="http://lexlinks.parklaneplowden.co.uk/doForm.aspx?a=0xF15D4A97E0E04123&amp;d=0x49EB4C9596DBE1A5^0xBDC0B87423493533|0x40F3E49C83A12815^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|0xF1B146662D144B75^0x8A1CDD2DB76555E3|0x9CB58EF48012E032^0xE15959CF67FD93F1|0xA14B30AADF25AF0D^0x4538EA01547C6D9520542FC6B6F63C93|0x43D48F22BB6859DF^0xE15959CF67FD93F1|0xD52134AC788FF0FE^0xAF1BA1DD83354AE1|">Register here</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The PLP family team is delighted to support the launch of the 2023 Yorkshire and Humber FLBA and the University of Leeds Family Law State School Moot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The team wish the best of luck to the pupils participating from New College Bradford, Roundhay School Leeds, Abbey Grange School Leeds and Notre Dame College Leeds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are looking forward to training our team with the support of volunteer students studying law at The University of Leeds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->