The law changes on a regular basis making it difficult for people outside the legal world to keep up. FSI’s events are run to ensure our clients are up-to-date with changes in legislation and important case law, as well as solving problems for our clients and to helping them navigate through sometimes difficult waters. From breakfast forums to evening seminars, we run a variety of events focusing on different sectors as well as different areas of law. You can gain valuable information from our lawyers as well as meeting and making new contacts from a similar job role or industry.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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WHAT’S NEW IN EMPLOYMENT LAW?
EMPLOYMENT LAW BREAKFAST SEMINAR
14 May 2008
8.00AM - 9.30AM
FINERS STEPHENS INNOCENT LLP
2ND FLOOR, 180 GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON, W1W 5LS
- Strategies for limiting claims for BULLYING OR HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE.
- How do you manage SICKNESS ABSENCE.
- How can you protect CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION in relation to your global business?
- AGE DISCRIMINATION - who is claiming?
- How do you scale down a workforce as REDUNDANT and CREATIVE STRATEGIES to retain good people during hard times.
- What other KEY EMPLOYMENT TOPICS should you be aware of for your business in 2008?
- Update on the abolition of STATUTORY DISMISSAL AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.
To book your place please contact Kate Hitchins on +44(0)20 7344 5507 or kate.hitchins@fsilaw.com |
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PREVIOUS EVENTS
29th November
9.00am
Nicola Solomon is chairing the highly topical ‘Image Rights - The Law and Practice’ conference which will cover a wide range of essential issues, from privacy to defamation, that impact on the image rights of both ordinary people and celebrities.
For more information, check out:
www.clt.co.uk |
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HOT ISSUES IN EMPLOYMENT law
Thursday 27 September,
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, London
10.30am
Carolyn Brown, FSI partner and head of employment, spoke at the 11th annual ‘Hot Issues in Employment Law’ seminar which focuses on the key developments in the employment sector.
Carolyn discussed the Health Act 2006 which bans smoking in enclosed workplaces and public spaces. She also tackled the questions:
- What are the duties on employers
- What implications does this have for management policies?
For more information about the no smoking legislation and our employment law expertise,
- What are the duties on employers
- What implications does this have for management policies?
For more information about the no smoking legislation and our employment law expertise,
- What are the duties on employers
- What implications does this have for management policies?
For more information about the no smoking legislation and our employment law expertise,
- What are the duties on employers
- What implications does this have for management policies?
For more information about the no smoking legislation and our employment law expertise,
click here
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Can we still trust tv? the box in the dock
Tuesday 25th September 2007 at 6.30pm
New Theatre, East Building, LSE
Chair: Roger Bolton - Presenter 'Sunday' and 'Feedback', BBC Radio Four. Former Presenter, Right to Reply', Channel Four and former editor, 'Panorama'. Counsel: Mark Stephens, Media Lawyer, Finer Stephens Innocent
Witnesses:
'Nasty Nick' Bateman - 'Big Brother' survivor.
David Elstein - former Chief Executive Channel Five; former Controller Programmes, Thames Television.
Neil Midgley - TV Editor, The Daily Telegraph
Paul Watson - Documentary Maker, "Malcolm and Barbara: Love’s farewell".
Stephen Whittle - former Controller Editorial Policy, BBC; Secretary, Broadcasting Complaints Commission.
Telly has had a torrid 2007. Under fire for fake competitions, phone-ins that are scams and documentaries that are 'fakes', public trust has plummeted, with the audience relationship sorely tested.
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COPYRIGHT LAW UPDATE 2007
Tuesday 18 September 2007
Quorum Conference Centre,
9am - 5.15pm
Nicola Soloman, head of IP & media, is speaking at CLT's Copyright Law Update 2007. Nicola will be discussing: orphan works and addressing issues such as:
- What are orphans?
- Why is the problem increasing?
- British Library's Archival Sound Project - a case study
- Possible statutory responses - UK
- Possible statutory reponses - rest of world
- Due diligence and rick management
For further information please go to: www.cit.co.uk
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LESSONS OF THE DAN BROWN CASE
Monday 4th June 2007
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS
- When is it necessary to seek permission before quoting others or using their work?
- What are the lessons of the legal action against Dan Brown?
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DO YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS?
Thursday 10th May 2007
EMPLOYMENT BREAKFAST SEMINAR
- Are you ready to implement a smoke-free workplace for your employees by 1 July?
- Have you adapted your policies to cover the new leave rights of carers for adults and the extended maternity leave and pay rights which applied from early April?
- Have you got the employment status of agency staff correctly stated?
- Do you have the recent case law on the complex area of whistleblowing covered?
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DEATH: A TAX SAVING OPPORTUNITY
Wednesday 2nd May 2007
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS
- The importance of making a will particularly for authors, and opportunities for saving Inheritance Tax
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LIBEL AND THE DEVELOPING LAW OF PRIVACY
Wednesday 25th April 2007
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS
- The legal risks faced by authors and how to minimise them in the light of recent cases
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