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Date

06 November 2024

Time

9:00 am

Location

Blake Morgan LLP, One Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS

The Association of University Legal Practitioners (AULP) and Blake Morgan LLP are delighted to invite you to the first ever AULP Conference to be held in Wales, which will take place on Wednesday 6 November in central Cardiff.

This FREE event provides an opportunity to meet and network with your peers and local AULP members, as well as hearing from experts on topical issues in the higher education sector. It is a great opportunity to network, find out how others are solving current issues, discuss legislation and build contacts.

We are very pleased to be joined by speakers from our co-sponsors Old Square Chambers for this event. Legal News Wales is a proud media partner.

Programme

 

Agenda
9.00 am Doors open, refreshments
9.40 am – 10.00 am Welcome
Alex Hall, Chair, AULPMegan Wiggins (AULP), Matthew Smith (Blake Morgan) and Emma Waddingham (Legal News Wales)
10.00 am – 11.00 am Session 1: Inquiries and Investigation session
Joanne Thompson (Blake Morgan) and Claire Rawle (Blake Morgan) – with Q&A
11.00 am – 11.20 am Break
11.20 am – 12.20 pm Session 2: Contracts & Risk session – with Q&A
Tomos Lewis (Blake Morgan) and Rebecca McCarthy (Blake Morgan)
12.20 pm – 1.20 pm Lunch – sponsored by:
1.20 pm – 2.10 pm Session 3: Defamatory comments on social media and panel discussion
Spencer Keen (Old Square Chambers), Lee Fisher (Blake Morgan) and Matthew Smith (Blake Morgan)
2.10 pm – 3.00 pm Session 4: Update on Procurement
Tomos Lewis (Blake Morgan)
3.00 pm – 3.20 pm Break 
3.20 pm – 4.10 pm Session 5: Adult safeguarding and Prevent obligations – talk and discussion exercises 
Eve Piffaretti (Blake Morgan)
4.10 pm – 4.30 pm Session 6: Intellectual property session
Lee Fisher (Blake Morgan)
4.30 pm Closing remarks / event close

 

Book your free place

This event is open to all university legal professionals in Wales and England.

You do not have to be an AULP member or  live / work in Wales to attend this free event.

To register for your free place, click here.

(Please note this is a Blake Morgan registration link.  To register for this event you will be providing your details to Blake Morgan LLP.)

Travel information

Directions and travel information to Blake Morgan’s Cardiff office can be viewed here.

Hosted by:

 

Lunch kindly sponsored by: