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SPG 25th Annual Conference Agenda
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FRIDAY 24TH JUNE 2022
19:00 Meet your fellow Sole Practitioners at our celebration - late networking BBQ (weather permitting - otherwise indoors) with some light entertainment, music and lawn games.
SATURDAY 25TH JUNE 2022
10:00 Introduction to the SPG 25th Annual Conference by
Chair Joanna Connolly
10:10 Keynote Speaker I. Stephanie Boyce, President of the
Law Society
10:30 Legal Practice Session10:30 Legal Practice Session What are the latest business and practice developments What are the latest business and practice developments and requirements and how can we deal with them to and requirements and how can we deal with them to best advantage for our clients and our businesses? best advantage for our clients and our businesses?
SPEAKERS: SPEAKERS: SRA Representative SRA Representative
SRA will talk about new rules and regulations. SRA will talk about new rules and regulations.
Robert Bourns Robert Bourns - Chair of The Law Society Board - Chair of The Law Society Board
What The Law Society is doing to help practices, What The Law Society is doing to help practices, and what they recommend solicitors should do to and what they recommend solicitors should do to help themselves. help themselves.
Stephen Gowland - Senior Executive - The Legal Stephen Gowland - Senior Executive - The Legal Services Board Services Board
Their view of the future of the regulated profession Their view of the future of the regulated profession and how we can deal with unregulated, unqualifi ed and and how we can deal with unregulated, unqualifi ed and uninsured cut price competitors. uninsured cut price competitors.
Jason Chapman - Legal Ombudsman Jason Chapman - Legal Ombudsman
How we can give best service and avoid complaints. How we can give best service and avoid complaints.
Brian Boehmer - Locktons Brian Boehmer - Locktons
Current insurance market, and how we can help our Current insurance market, and how we can help our businesses get the best cover - and why that may not be businesses get the best cover - and why that may not be the cheapest. the cheapest.
Q&A Session Q&A Session
11:45 11:45 Coff ee Break Coff ee Break 12:00 Jamie Skelding - Director at Prime Chartered Jamie Skelding - Director at Prime Chartered
Accountants Accountants
Managing your practice for profi t and positive cashfl ow. Managing your practice for profi t and positive cashfl ow. Specialising in developing customised management Specialising in developing customised management information systems and interpreting data to drive information systems and interpreting data to drive effi ciency and profi tability for SME’s. effi ciency and profi tability for SME’s. 12:30 Charlene Gisele Bourliout, Primal Health Coach Charlene Gisele Bourliout, Primal Health Coach Certifi ed Coach and Consultant, specialising in burnout Certifi ed Coach and Consultant, specialising in burnout prevention and sustainable high-performance. She prevention and sustainable high-performance. She is committed to helping individuals and businesses is committed to helping individuals and businesses maximise their sustainable potential by optimising maximise their sustainable potential by optimising wellness, building resilience and optimise performance. wellness, building resilience and optimise performance. 13:00 Shaun Jardine of Big Yellow Penguin Shaun Jardine of Big Yellow Penguin How to adopt new practices, including value pricing, How to adopt new practices, including value pricing, which will make your future more secure fi nancially which will make your future more secure fi nancially and operationally. 13:30 Lunch and Networking 14:30 Richard Fallon, The Marketing Engineer Richard Fallon, The Marketing Engineer How to Craft a Presentation which Generates How to Craft a Presentation which Generates Appointments and Clients. Appointments and Clients. He will talk about eff ective and low-cost ways to He will talk about eff ective and low-cost ways to infl uence people and win more clients. infl uence people and win more clients. 15:00 Video message to the SPG from Anna Bradley, Video message to the SPG from Anna Bradley,
Chair of the SRA Board. Chair of the SRA Board.
15:15 Clive Sutton, Honorary Secretary of The Solicitors’
Sole Practitioners’ Group
SIF Update and questions, with SPG insurance subcommittee representative. 15:45 Coff ee Break 16:00 The Alpha and Omega of Sole Practice - How to run your practice and protect it from risk. How to deal with regulation, expense and risk when closing the practice – a practical session with PRECEDENTS including tips on Crisis Planning.
SPEAKERS:
Penny Raby - Executive Committee Member & Sole Pracitioner for nearly 30 years. Brian Boehmer - Locktons. 17:30 Close 19:00 Champagne Reception Hollywood Themed Gala Dinner with entertainment, live music and dancing.
SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2022
10:00 Annual General Meeting of The Solicitors’ Sole
Practitioners’ Group
Members only to attend please. 10:50 Coff ee Break10:50
11:15 11:15 SPEAKER: Helen Gregory, partner with Milsted SPEAKER: Langdon, and specialist Forensic Accountant will inform Langdon and discuss best procedures and what to look out for and discuss best procedures and what to look out for when inspecting business accounts. when inspecting business accounts. Any litigator will face investigating fi nances in civil or Any litigator will face investigating fi nances in civil or family law cases – establishing or challenging Personal family law cases – establishing or challenging Personal Injury claims, for instance, due diligence in commercial Injury claims, for instance, due diligence in commercial transactions, and investigating or presenting fi nancial transactions, and investigating or presenting fi nancial disclosure in divorce proceedings. disclosure in divorce proceedings. 11:40 SPEAKER: Graham Sellers Counsel from Atlantic 11:40 SPEAKER: Graham Sellers Counsel from Atlantic
Chambers Chambers
There are pitfalls for the unwary in conveyancing There are pitfalls for the unwary in conveyancing including unexpected confl ict issues and money including unexpected confl ict issues and money laundering avoidance, to safeguard your practice from laundering avoidance, to safeguard your practice from unexpected claims or even charges. unexpected claims or even charges. Graham will advise you on best practice and answer Graham will advise you on best practice and answer your questions. your questions. 12:00 Ashley Wynne, Senior Counsel from No 5 Chambers 12:00 Ashley Wynne, Senior Counsel from No 5 Chambers
Birmingham Birmingham
Specialist in family fi nance and contentious probate Specialist in family fi nance and contentious probate cases to avoid problems in the future. cases to avoid problems in the future. Drafting wills can be fraught with risk – which may not Drafting wills can be fraught with risk – which may not surface for many years but threatens your practice. surface for many years but threatens your practice. Contested wills and Inheritance Act cases have Contested wills and Inheritance Act cases have increased signifi cantly in the past 5 years – don’t be a increased signifi cantly in the past 5 years – don’t be a statistic! Come and listen to Ashley. statistic! Come and listen to Ashley. 12:20 Victoria Roberts Counsel from 18 St John Street 12:20 Victoria Roberts Counsel from 18 St John Street Chambers will talk about secret commissions and the Chambers recent case law in this area. recent case law in this area. Many of you will have clients with problems in consumer Many of you will have clients with problems in consumer law about poor service, unfair contracts or defective law about poor service, unfair contracts or defective goods leading to substantial loss or dispute over bills submitted and avoiding problems. 12:45 12:45 Closing Session 13:05 Lunch and Networking
