Workshops in 2013
22/01/13
Professional firms accounts explained - UP AND COMING GROUP - BACK TO BASICS
Chair: Hywel Pegler (Baker Tilly)
Speaker: Nick Learoyd (Smith & Williamson)
to be held at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street London EC1Y 4AG
at 5.00 p.m. to 5.50 p.m. (please arrive 4.45 p.m. to register)
22/01/13
Comparing partnerships, LLPs and companies as professional practice vehicles
Chairman: Corinne Staves (Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP)
Speakers: Pam Sayers (Smith & Williamson) and
Aster Crawshaw (Addleshaw Goddard LLP)
to be held at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street London EC1Y 4AG
at 5.45 p.m. for 6.00 p.m.
05/03/13
LEEDS WORKSHOP - Case Law Developments on LLPs
Chair: Giles Clegg (Lupton Fawcett Lee & Priestley)
Speaker: Jeremy Callman (Ten Old Square)
to be held at Lupton Fawcett LLP, Yorkshire House,
Greek Street, East Parade , Leeds LS1 5BD
at 5.45 p.m. for 6.15 p.m.
07/03/13
The Legal Services Act: One Year On
Chairman: Giles Murphy (Smith & Williamson)
Speakers: Neil Kinsella (Slater & Gordon) and David Beech (Knights Solicitors)
to be held at Macfarlanes LLP, 20 Cursitor Street, London EC4A 1LT
at 5.45 p.m. for 6.00 p.m.
14/03/13
MANCHESTER WORKSHOP - Comparing Partnership, LLP and corporate structures
Chair: Mark Briegal (Aaron & Partners LLP) and
Speakers: Mark Getliffe and Colin Abrahams (CLB Coopers)
to be held at CLB Coopers, Ship Canal House, 98 King Street, MANCHESTER M2 4WU at 5.45 p.m. for 6.15 p.m.
20/03/13
AGM and Dinner sponsored by Lewis Silkin LLP
Guest Speaker: Sir David Wootton
(Please be in touch with Jayne Ford for details of how to register)
to be held at Stationers’ Hall, Ave Maria Lane, London EC4M 7DD
AGM: 6.00 p.m.; Pre-Dinner drinks: 6.45 p.m. Dinner: 7.15 p.m.
This is a members' only event and is NOT black tie.
(Please be in touch with Jayne Ford for details of how to reserve a place)
25/04/13
LEEDS - Breakfast Briefing: Independent Assessment and Improvement of Partners and Partnerships
Chair: Peter Sumners (Co-operative Bank)
Speakers: Diligencia (Management Due Diligence Consultants)
POSTPONED - TO BE HELD LATER IN THE YEAR
to be held at Co-operative Bank, 3rd Floor, 14 King Street, LEEDS LS1 2HL
16/05/13
MANCHESTER WORKSHOP - ABS Update
Speaker: Stuart Bushell (Managing Director of SIFA)
to be held at Pannone LLP, 123 Deansgate MANCHESTER M3 2BUat 5.45 p.m. for 6.15 p.m.
21/05/13
What to expect when merging professional firms: An overview of the key steps and some common obstacles! UP AND COMING GROUP - BACK TO BASICS
Chair: Tim Young (Baker Tilly)
Speakers: Jon Haley (Farrer & Co. LLP) and Jeremy Black (Deloitte)
to be held at Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD
at 5.00 p.m. to 5.50 p.m. (please arrive 4.45 p.m. to register)
21/05/13
Team Moves: Playing Offense and Defense
Chairman: Jeremy Callman (Ten Old Square)
Speakers: Ronnie Fox (Fox) and
Mark Wagner (Director, Shilton Sharpe Quarry)
to be held at Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD at 5.45 p.m. for 6.00 p.m.
11/06/13
LEEDS WORKSHOP Marketing the professional services firm
Speakers: Chrissie Lightfoot (The Entrepreneur Lawyer) and
Peter Belsey (Huthwaite)
to be held at to be held at RSM Tenon, 2 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP at 5.45 pm for 6.15 pm
19/06/13
UP AND COMING GROUP MEMBERS RECEPTION: Quiz night sponsored by Fox - Is that your final answer?
Is that your final answer?
Dust off your general knowledge and join the APP Up and Coming members for a lively night of pies, pints and a pub quiz sponsored by Fox. Drinks will be served from 6 pm, with the quiz to start at 6.30 pm and food will be served during the quiz. The APP ‘Up and Coming’ Members’ group is aimed at people new to the Partnership sector or in their earlier years of Practice. Teams will be organised in advance of the event and there will be a prize for the winning team. Fingers on your buzzers……
The Counting House, Cornhill, LONDON EC3 – 6.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
27/06/13
MANCHESTER Summer Social Event
Walking tour of historic Manchester with accredited guide Suzanne Hindle
with some pubs en route
6.00 p.m. meet at [tba] pub
02/07/13
New careers: Life after Partnership
Chairman: Peter Saunders (Deloitte)
Speakers: Patricia Wheatley Burt (Trafalgar – The Business People)
and Philip Hardaker
to be held at Lawrence Graham LLP, 4 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AU at 5.45 p.m. for 6.00 p.m.
04/09/13
LEEDS: Breakfast Briefing: Partnership Funding Dynamics
Chair: (to be advised)
Speakers: Clare Boardman (Deloitte) and a banker (TBC)
to be held at (details to follow)
10/09/13
Key legal issues on partner exits – a case study and workshop UP AND COMING GROUP - BACK TO BASICS
Chair: Catriona Watt (Fox)
Speakers: Jeremy Callman and Naomi Winston (Ten Old Square)
to be held at Deloitte, 2 New Street Square, London EC4A 3BZ
at 5.00 p.m. to 5.50 p.m. (please arrive 4.45 p.m. to register)
10/09/13
Question of Ethics: Can anyone own a law firm?
Chairman: Frank Maher (Legal Risk LLP)
Speakers: Andrew Garbutt (Director of Risk, Solicitors Regulation Authority) and
Timothy Dutton QC (Fountain Court (former Chairman of the Bar Council))
to be held at Deloitte, 2 New Street Square, London EC4A 3BZ
at 5.45 p.m. for 6.00 p.m.
17/09/13
Social Event - LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM
£45pp member contribution. This is a MEMBERS' ONLY event.
Please be in touch with Jayne Ford for details of how to register.
London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London WC2 – 6.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.
19/09/13
MANCHESTER WORKSHOP Discrimination Update
Speaker: David Fisher (CM Murray LLP)
to be held at Barclays Bank, 1st Floor, 3 Hardman Street, Spinningfields, MANCHESTER M3 3HF at 5.45 p.m. for 6.15 p.m.
08/10/13
LEEDS WORKSHOP Tax Structure Updates – the accountants and lawyers view
Chair and Speakers: (Details to follow)
to be held at Deloitte, 1 City Square, LEEDS LS1 2AL
at 5.45 p.m. for 6.15 p.m.
05/11/13
Discrimination Update
Chairman: Peter Garry (Keystone Law)
Speakers: Clare Murray (CM Murray LLP) and (Details to follow)
to be held at The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4RB at 5.45 p.m. for 6.00 p.m.
05/12/13
MANCHESTER WORKSHOP Professional Firm Mergers (from a strategic viewpoint)
Speaker: Dr. Panos Desyllas (www.panosdesyllas.com)
to be held at Manchester Business School, MANCHESTER at 5.45 p.m. for 6.15 p.m.