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Criminal Law Solicitors' Association
Annual Conference & AGM – Friday 15 October 2010
Brandon Hall Hotel & Spa, Coventry
Denovo will be in attendance at this year's Criminal Law Solicitors' Association Annual Conference & AGM 2010.



10.30 am to 5.00 pm (Registration from 10.00 am) AGM: 1.00pm

THE MOST FAR-REACHING review of legal aid is underway with a consultation paper to be published in October. And with it comes the prospect of a £500 million cut in the budget. The CLSA be debating this and other issues including:

  • After the LSC - life with the MOJ
  • The review of sentencing - what might it mean?
  • Valuing police station advice - it's where the trial starts
  • Restructuring the profession - time to think differently
Speakers include:

  • Professor Lee Bridges
    'From Boom to Bust - Reflections on criminal justice in an age of austerity'
  • John Wotton
    Vice-President of The Law Society
  • Sir Bill Callaghan Chair
    Legal Services Commission
  • Peter Mahy Howells LLP, Sheffield
    Winner of criminal defence solicitor Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2010
  • John Thornhill
    Chairman of the Magistrates' Association - 5 CPD POINTS