Regulatory and Planning Law Conference 2017 (Leeds)

Six Pump Court presents a Regulatory and Planning Law Conference to be held on 20th November in Leeds.

The event will cover a variety of topics providing essential updates on specialist areas, informative discussion on topical issues and practical tips for regulators and for those who represent the regulated.

Programme

9:30    Registration and Welcome

9:50    Introduction from the Chair – Stephen Hockman QC

10:00  Environmental law update – Charles Morgan and David Hercock
– Environmental case law update
– Waste and permitting
– Nuisance
– Aarhus Convention claims and costs

10:45   Planning law update – Gordon Wignall and Giles Atkinson
– Planning case law update
– EIA update

11.15 Tea/Coffee

11:30 Safety Regulation of Hazardous facilities – Stephen Hockman QC and David Hercock
– COMAH
– Public Participation in the control of major accident hazards
– Sentencing in cases involving major hazardous facilities

12.00   Licensing law update – Stuart Jessop
– Case law update for local authority licensing
– House of Lords Select Committee
– Section 182 update
– Taxi licensing update

12:30   Planning enforcement – sentencing and POCA – Gordon Menzies and Stuart Jessop
– Recent examples of sentencing levels and the factors involved
– Interaction of fines for sentencing and POCA
– Recent examples of confiscation orders obtained by local authorities for planning enforcement breaches
– Effects of POCA on the enforcement regime

13:15 Lunch

14:00  Food law update – David Hercock and Laura Phillips
– Case law update
– The Hygiene Package
– The Enforcement Toolkit
– Implications of Brexit

14:45   Due diligence revisited – Nicholas Ostrowski
– Due diligence defence and case law review
– Systems/procedures and the effect on sentencing
– Implications for regulators/regulated entities

15:20  Tea/Coffee

15:30  Sentencing in regulatory prosecutions – Laura Phillips and Gordon Menzies
– How to prepare for a sentencing hearing
– Sentencing guidelines for health and safety, food and environmental offences (to include case law update)
– Prosecution costs

16:15   Questions and Close

16:30   Drinks

Venue: Queens Hotel, City Square, Leeds, LS1 1PJ
Date: Monday 20th November 2017
Time: from 9.30pm to 5.00pm (lunch and refreshments provided).
Cost: £95 per person. Subsequent bookings from your firm/organisation charged at a reduced rate of £75 per person.
RSVP: Bridget Tough bridgettough@6pumpcourt.co.uk 020 7797 8456 to book places or make enquiries.

The seminar will qualify for 5 CPD points.

Further details can be found in the attached flyer