Private Law Conference 2025

Tickets are now available for our Private Law Conference which is taking place on Tuesday 9th September 2025 at Cleaver and Wake, Nottingham, NG2 3JL.

Tickets are priced at £90 + VAT. To book, please email: events@stmarysfamily.co.uk. Spaces are limited and we are close to reaching capacity – if you would like to book we would encourage you to do so at the earliest opportunity.

The current running order for the day is below:

9.15 - 9.30am: Welcome Address - Andrew Wren, Head of Private Law & Claire Howell, Head of Chambers

9.30 - 9.45: Mrs Justice Harris - keynote conference address (remotely)

9.45 - 10.30: Zoe Henry - ABE Interviews

10.30 - 10.45: Coffee break

10.45 - 11.15: District Judge Davies - ‘Costs orders and costs assessments in private law’

11:15 - 11:45: Dr Shenoy, clinical psychologist on ‘Alienating Behaviours’

11.45 - 12.30: Sarah Giles & Jennifer Frost - How to approach cases before the Magistrates

12.30 - 13.30: Lunch

13.30 - 14.15: IMARA – Tara Tan (Senior Therapist)

14.15 - 14.45: Paula Bloomfield & Victoria Lovett – Case Law Update

14.45 - 15.00: Coffee

15.00 - 15.30: Gareth Anderson – Relocation (domestic and international)

15.30 - 16.00: Panel Discussion and Q&A

16.00 - 18.00: Drinks Reception