Law Made Simple
The Law Made Simple series of talks cover a range of legal topics that affect people in their everyday lives. The speakers are leading figures in their field, who will explain the basic aspects of laws and legal practices of interest to the man in the street.
The talks take place during the lunch-hour, starting at 1.05 pm and finishing at 1.50 pm. Admission is free, tea and coffee will be provided, so bring your lunch and take advantage of the chance to learn a bit more about how the law in Jersey works.
Tue 21 Sept
The law relating to family breakdown - Advocate Rose Colley, Viberts
Tue 28 Sept
Buying and selling a property in Jersey – a basic introduction - Shaun O’Connor, Crill Canavan
Tue 5 Oct
Employment rights in Jersey - Advocate Siobhan Riley, Carey Olsen
Tue 12 Oct
Making a will in Jersey and what happens if you don’t ... - Sir Philip Bailhache, former Bailiff of Jersey
Tue 19 Oct
Setting up a trust – why and how - Advocate Alan Dart, Bedell Cristin
Tue 26 Oct
Fraud – how to spot it, what to do if it happens to you - Advocate Simon Young, BoisBois
Tue 2 Nov
How safe are your bank deposits? - Mark Sumner, Director of Banking, Jersey Financial Services Commission
Tue 9 Nov
Contracts – how you make them every day - Advocate Fraser Robertson, Appleby Global
Download a copy of the programme here.
CPD
WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2010
LITIGATION DRAFTING
Advocate Kathryn Purkis, Crill Canavan
Advocate Michael Cushing, Appleby
THURSDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2010
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGLISH LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW
Andrew Bruce, Serle Court
GST AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS
Jonathan Hughes, Ogier
Neil Oliver, Ernst & Young LLP
Steve Lowthorpe, GST Director Jersey Income Tax Office
THURSDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2010
CIVIL ADVOCACY
Advocate Michael O'Connell, Appleby
Each seminar will run for two hours between 5pm and 7pm. For more information, download our brochure here.
Conferences
A conference entitled “Contract law of the Channel Islands at the Crossroads” is taking place in Jersey under the aegis of the Institute of Law on Friday 15th October 2010. Lawyers in the Islands have long known that this important area of the law has suffered serious tensions; torn between its civilian roots and a drift towards Anglicisation. The result has often been uncertainty as what the law is in certain respects and, more importantly, how the courts might resolve such uncertainties. With the support of the Jersey Law Commission, the conference will examine the problems and the possible solutions.
Speakers from outside the Islands include
• Professor Christian von Bar, who has been a member of the Commission on European Contract Law since 1992, chairman of the Study Group on a European Civil Code since 1999, and a member of the UNIDROIT working group on international commercial contracts since 2005.
• Rt Hon Lord Hope of Craighead, Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court.
• Professor François Terré, emeritus professor at l’Université de droit Paris II Panthéon-Assas and is a member of the Institut de France. During his distinguished academic career he has held posts at Strasbourg, Lille and Nanterre.
If a Channel Islands Contract Code, enacted in both Jersey and Guernsey, were to emerge from the work of this conference, it would be a glittering prize.
For more information download further details and booking form here.
Conveyancers qualification
Under the auspices of the Institute of Law, a working group has been considering what educational provision could usefully be offered to complement the in-house practical training of conveyancers. A consultation paper was issued and the Institute of Law, the Law Society of Jersey and the Jersey Association of Property Conveyancers are grateful to those who responded. A report on the responses and the way forward is available here.
If you would like to receive information about any of the courses and events offered by the Institute, please email Events@lawinstitute.ac.je