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LSLA speakers

04 May 2017
Issue: 7744 / Categories: Legal News
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The London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) has announced the details of its spring/summer lecture series. On 10 May, Herbert Smith Freehills hosts a panel discussion on instructing experts; Toby Landau QC of Essex Court Chambers looks at the law of apparent bias and conflicts of interest at Slaughter and May on 24 May; Colin Passmore, senior partner at Simmons & Simmons, will speak on legal professional privilege at Herbert Smith Freehills on 15 June; and on 12 July, Slaughter and May will host a lecture on freezing orders by Nathan Pillow QC of Essex Court Chambers. Tickets and full details of the lectures are available here.

Issue: 7744 / Categories: Legal News
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