North West Housing Law Practitioners

Co-ordinators :

Ben Taylor 0161-224-3311 Helen Dent

John Kershaw 0161-273-2474 Jacky White

James Stark Ben McCormack

Address for Correspondence: c/o John Kershaw, Raven House, 113 Fairfield St, Manchester M12 6EL

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2006

June talk to be held in Lancaster at The Sun Hotel & Bar

All other talks including all day talk to be held at Mechanics Centre, 103 Princess Street, Major Street Entrance, Manchester, M1 6DD

Tuesday 14th March 2006
6pm – 8pm (please note later start for this talk) / HOUSING BENEFIT – Update
Bethan Harris

Cost £20 Solicitors

£15 non profit making organisations / Bethan Harris is a barrister with Garden Court Chambers in London. Bethan will speak about recent developments in Housing Benefit Law
Tuesday 18th April 2006
5pm – 7pm / UPDATE ON SUPPORT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
Alex Durance

Cost £20 Solicitors

£15 non profit making organisations / Alex Durance is a barrister with Garden Court North’s Housing Law team. Alex specialises in Housing, Immigration and Judicial Review
Tuesday 16th May 2006
5pm–7pm / DAMPNESS & CONDENSATION
John Kershaw

Cost £20 Solicitors

£15 non profit making organisations / A surveyor’s perspective of housing disrepair cases involving dampness and condensation problems with illustrative pictures
Tuesday 13th June 2006
The Sun Hotel & Bar
63 Church Street
Lancaster
LA1 1ET
5pm – 7pm / COURT DUTY RESPRESENTATIVES inc. EMERGENCY REPRESENTATION
Sue Widden & Ruthanna Barnett
Further details to follow

Cost £20 Solicitors

£15 non profit making organisations
FRIDAY 29th September 06
All Day Talk
9am – 5pm
Cost to be advised / HOUSING LAW UPDATE 2006 to include Housing Act 2004 Implementation Inc. Licensing & New Fitness Standard
ASBO UPDATES, QUIET ENJOYMENT, DEMOTION, UNLAWFUL RENT INCREASES
By John Gallagher (Solicitor), His Honour Judge Holman, Ben Taylor (Solicitor)
This is the annual all day talk which will cover practically every aspect of Housing Law. John Gallagher is the lead solicitor at Shelter and has spoken to the Group on many occasions in the past. He will look at recent developments in Housing Law generally inc. the Housing Act 2004.
His Honour Judge Holman is a regular feature at the annual talk, providing a useful judicial perspective on Housing Law. He will speak on CPR developments over the past year.
Ben Taylor is a Solicitor who specialises in Housing Law. He will talk about defending Anti-Social Behaviour Cases in the County and Magistrates Courts.
Tuesday 10th October 06
5pm – 7pm / RSL’s and HOUSING LAW
Ben McCormack, Adam Fullwood

Cost £20 Solicitors

£15 non profit making organisations / Ben and Adam are both barristers with Garden Court North specialising in Housing Law. The talk will focus on some of the legal problems that arise between Registered Social Landlords and their tenants, including the amenability of RSL’s to JR/HRA challenges, stock transfers and starter tenancies.
Tuesday 7th November 06
5pm – 7pm / RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN, CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS AND HOUSING MATTERS
James Stark

Cost £20 Solicitors

£15 non profit making organisations / James Stark is a barrister with Garden Court North specialising in Housing Law. James is also a co-ordinator of the NWHLPG.
December 05 / AGM – date and venue to be announced.