Coming this July: ‘Race to the

COMING THIS JULY, BIRMINGHAM LAW SOCIETY PROUDLY PRESENTS:

‘RACE TO THE COMMONWEALTH & BEYOND’ Co-hosted by Commonwealth Lawyers Association and

University of Birmingham Law School and sponsored by Cloud Solutions, Cornwall Street Barristers, Gowling WLG, No5 Barristers’ Chambers and Tula Medical Experts.

Join us for a two-day conference with a mid-conference dinner. The event will be hosted at the University of Birmingham on the 21st and 22nd July exploring the experiences across the globe on themes of ethics, equality and diversity. Our speakers will also be addressing the key topics of privacy issues, race, international arbitration, exploitation and child abuse.

See below for a summary of each day's events.

Day 1 Conference: Race to the Commonwealth and BeyondThursday 21st July, 8.30am - 5.30pm

Day one will commence by addressing the law in sport, exploring its place in the modern game. After a mid-morning break, the main session will cover child abuse and exploitation, and how sports clubs prevent the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Alternatively, a breakout session will discuss access to data, and how individuals can be protected against the unsolicited use of their images.

The afternoon will start with the Race to the Commonwealth & Beyond, exploring race and what it means across the globe. Following a break, discussions turn to privacy issues with the question of has the pandemic changed our approach to the privacy of medical data?

Day 1 Evening Dinner -Thursday 21st July, 7pm - 11pm

Hosted in the historic and prestigious Great Hall at the University of Birmingham. The evening is set to be a night of entertainment and fundraising for our charity partner, It’s a Penalty.

There is the option to purchase a dinner ticket only if you are unable to make the conference.

Day 2 Conference: Creating a Level Playing Field -Friday 22nd July, 8am - 4.15pm

Day two leads with international arbitration and mediation - inside and outside of the world of sport, which poses the question as to why arbitration and mediation have become such popular mechanisms for resolving disputes. The morning is then divided into two sessions, the main session covering gender equality and its legal and policy challenges and a breakout session that discusses sports contracts thinking about what is fair and for whose benefit.

The final topic of the conference will be ethics and conduct in sporting regulation considering how far should the law go in regulating the ethics of sport.