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9:30 to 9:45

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Datalaw Team & Birmingham Law Society

9:45 to 10:05

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Charlie Rae

10:05 to 10:50

Managing Complex Discrimination and Whistleblowing Claims

This session will explore the particular challenges that arise in managing complex claims involving issues of discrimination and whistleblowing, from pre action through to the final hearing, as well as tips and strategies on how best to deal with them.

Jamie Jenkins,
St Johns Buildings Chambers

10:50 to 11:10

Employment Tribunals Update

This insightful session will offer a practical and judicial perspective on the evolving landscape of employment litigation with particular themes arising in the West Midlands.

Jennifer Jones,
Regional Employment Judge

11:10 to 11:40

Refreshment Break

11:40 to 12:10

ACAS: The Cost of Conflict

Senior Business Advisor Yvonne Leslie will provide an overview of conflict in the workplace and the drivers/costs/outcomes of this from the ACAS perspective.

Yvonne Leslie, ACAS

12:10 to 13:00

Restructuring/Redundancy

Looking at the consequences of the Employment Rights Act for employees and employers in the context of business reorganisation. Focusing on the issues associated with collective consultation, redundancy and compelled contractual variation.

David Reade KC, Littleton Chambers

13:00 to 13:45

Buffet Lunch & Networking

13:45 to 14:30

Belief Discrimination – Current Conundrums
This session will assess recent case law on belief discrimination, and will go on to explore the further problems that arise if expressing a belief leads to the rights or freedoms of others being infringed.  The implications for employers and advisers of navigating this tricky, fast developing area of law will be looked at.

Sophie Garner, St Philips Chambers

14:30 to 15:10

AI in the Employment Tribunal

This session will be looking at the issues and risks posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Employment Tribunal, both in relation to litigants in person but also for represented clients.

Andrew Rhodes, No.5 Chambers

15:10 to 15:15

Summary and Thanks

Charlie Rae

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