Devonshires Virtual Conference 2021
Join us for a two day Devonshires Virtual Conference on 29th and 30th of June!
We will be hosting a variety of virtual legal updates, roundtables and panel discussions across two days in June 2021, presented by the team at Devonshires and an assortment of industry guest speakers.
The programme will offer 45 minute sessions to fit into your working day with a wide range of topics catering for all areas of your organisation.
During the two days you can hear from our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team on how to deal with your Insurance claims. Partners from our Employment team will also highlight the key considerations when managing an agile work force post pandemic and our expert advisors to the Social Housing and Charity sectors will provide insights on Housing Governance, Management, Finance matters and other topical issues Housing Providers face.
Event Details
Dates: Tuesday 29 June & Wednesday 30 June
Time: 09.00 am – 16.45 pm
How to book
Scroll below to view the programme. You can register for as many webinars as you wish by clicking on the direct register link within each webinar description. Once your place has been confirmed you will receive the link for the webinar which you will use on the day to access it.
Programme
9.00 – 9.45
Managing your LGPS liabilities
In conjunction with First Actuarial, this session will look at the options available to employers who are facing a declining LGPS membership or who want to pro-actively manage their LGPS strategy and exposure. It will include discussion of the new Deferred Debt Arrangement option and the increasing interest in Subsumption Agreements.
Speakers:
Kirsty Thompson, Partner, Employment
Jane Bowen, Solicitor, Employment
Neal Thompson, Partner, First Actuarial
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11.00 – 11.45
Stock Rationalisation & Securitisation – How To Get It Right
A bespoke webinar for Smaller Registered Providers to provide essential guidance on the processes of stock rationalisations and securitisation as well as valuable tips on how to minimise costs and maximise value across the two processes.
Speakers:
Aruna Sarwar, Partner, Real Estate & Projects
Saghar Roya, Partner, Securitisation
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12.00 – 12.45
Panel Discussion: Banking Update
Partner Gary Grigor will chair a panel session exploring some of the topical issues in the current market, with the panel comprise of Partners Andrew Cowan, Alice Overton and John Tattersall, Senior Director at Centrus.
Speakers:
Chair: Gary Grigor, Partner, Banking, Governance & Corporate
Andrew Cowan, Partner, Banking, Governance & Corporate
Alice Overton, Partner, Banking, Governance & Corporate
John Tattersall, Senior Director, Centrus
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12.45 – 14.00
Lunch Break
14.00 – 14.45
Housing Management and Property Litigation Update
In this Housing Management and Property Litigation Update, we will bring you the latest developments in housing law and policy. This session guarantees to bring you right up to date with a roundup of recent case law; a look at recent and proposed changes to housing legislation and policy; and our best guess as to what is on the horizon!
Speakers:
Donna McCarthy, Partner, Housing Management and Property Litigation
Nick Billingham, Partner, Housing Management and Property Litigation
Lee Russell, Partner, Housing Management and Property Litigation
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16.00 – 16.45
Duties of company directors and trustees: Current issues
In this session, Partners James Lyons and Kirsty Thompson will be discussing duties of company directors in a post-Covid environment. They will also look at the High Court judgment in the recent Kids Company case, and what it means for charity trustees.
Speakers:
James Lyons, Partner, Banking, Governance & Corporate
Kirsty Thompson, Partner, Employment
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16.45
End of day
09.00 – 09.45
How to conduct an effective mediation
This webinar will cover the benefits and drawbacks of the mediation process, and how to prepare and execute the best mediation strategy for your case.
Speaker:
Matthew Garbutt, Solicitor, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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10.00 – 10.45
Agile working: Considerations for Employers
The pandemic forced employers and employees alike to adapt to agile working overnight and, to the surprise of many, it has worked. Now that we are hopefully coming out the other side, many businesses have found positives from people working from home. So much so it has changed the way we will work forever. Many employers are looking to embrace agile working on a permanent basis. So what changes need to be considered to do this? In this webinar Katie Maguire will be looking at the key changes organisations will need to make to make agile working arrangements permanent.
Speaker:
Katie Maguire, Partner, Employment
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11.00 – 11.45
Obtaining effective insurance; getting insurance claims paid
Devonshires review legal issues and practical steps to ensure that effective insurance is obtained and insurance claims are paid pursuant to policy terms. In this webinar we will discuss these issues and take you through practical steps to obtain effective insurance.
Speaker:
Stephen Netherway, Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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12.00 – 12.45
Roundtable: Current issues in Property Charging
A Roundtable discussion on current property charging issues with Valuer and RP/RSL representatives, topics to include the charging of MMC properties, lenders’ fire safety requirements, mortgagee protection clauses and the effect on charging of missing planning documentation.
Speakers:
Chair: Sharon Kirkham, Partner, Securitisation
Chris Drabble, Partner, Securitisation
Andrew Smith, Director, Savills
Richard Petty, Head of UK Living, JLL
Stacey Haworth, Senior Treasury, Clarion
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12.45 – 14.00
Lunch Break
14.00 – 14.45
Managing Complex Sites
In this webinar, Partners Neil Lawlor and Mark Foxcroft will focus on issues regarding managing service charges on a large complex schemes. They will also look at assessing the legal structure of schemes with freeholder(s), intermediate landlord(s), management companies and managing agents.
Speakers:
Neil Lawlor, Partner, Housing Management and Property Litigation
Mark Foxcroft, Partner, Housing Management and Property Litigation
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15.00 – 15.45
Fire Safety Act 2021
In this session we will provide an overview of the new Fire Safety Act 2021, and the key points that building owners need to know. We will discuss the wider implications of the Act for the sector and give some thoughts on PAS 9980.
Speaker:
Mark London, Partner, Construction
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16.00 – 16.45
Decarbonisation – the sector challenge, how are we rising to it and early lessons learned
Decarbonisation is one of the biggest challenges for housing providers this century. In this webinar Rose Bean Director of Asset Management & Regeneration, Abri and Andrew Cowan, Head of Social Housing, Devonshires will discuss the challenges of assessing the works which need to be carried out, the risks of failure and success. We will also cover the work being carried out by the Greener Futures Partnership and how this fits within wider sector initiatives and early lessons learned.
Speakers:
Andrew Cowan, Partner, Banking, Governance & Corporate
Rose Bean, Director of Asset Management & Regeneration, Abri
Kris Kelliher, Partner, Real Estate & Projects
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16.45
End of day two
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