Liberty, Detention
and Human Rights
Understand how to guarantee detainees’ rights and ensure the use of procedural safeguards
www.conferencesandtraining.co.uk/human-rights
7 December 2009 | London | 6 CPD hours
For more information or to book your place, simply email ebookings@lexisnexis.co.uk |
As a member of the HRLA, we are delighted to offer you an exclusive 20% discount to attend LexisNexis Butterworth’s and the Human Rights Lawyers Association forthcoming Liberty, Detention & Human Rights Conference on 7 December. To receive this discount, please quote HRLA when making this booking.
This landmark event will explore the legal implications of detention in a range of settings, including prisons, immigration removal centres and health care institutions. The conference will also provide practitioners with guidance on the different mechanisms that can be utilised to challenge the legality of detention.
Chaired by Sir Geoffrey Bindman of Bindmans LLP, this conference will bring together the leading legal experts in the field of Human Rights Law, to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the legal and human rights issues relating to all aspects of the deprivation of liberty.
The following critical issues will be explored at this prestigious event:
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Understand developing trends in UK and international human rights law
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Explore the protection of prisoners’ rights, including issues surrounding the detention of women and children in custody
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Debate the legal implications of constraints on asylum seekers
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Discuss the use of control orders and detention on grounds of national security
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Examine the legal issues arising from detention and policing
Who should attend?
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Solicitors, barristers and legal executives working in private practice
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In-house lawyers working for NHS Trusts
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In-house lawyers working for the Police
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In-house lawyers working for local authorities
Our illustrious panel of speakers includes:
Edward Fitzgerald CBE QC, Doughty Street Chamber
Phillippa Kaufmann, Doughty Street Chambers
Tim Owen QC, Matrix Chambers
Prof. Aileen McColgan, Matrix Chambers
Mitchell Woolf, Scott-Moncrieff, Harbour & Sinclair
Philip Havers QC, One Crown Office Row
Tom Hickman, Blackstone Chambers
Raza Husain, Matrix Chambers
James Welch, Liberty
Dame Anne Owers CBE, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons
To book your place and attend for only £359.20 + VAT email ebookings@lexisnexis.co.uk or telephone 020 7347 3573. For more information visit www.conferencesandtraining.com/human-rights
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