The Garden Court Chambers Community Care Law Team is proud to be speaking at

    The Legal Action Group
Community Care Conference 2024

Tuesday 22 October, 9:50am-5:30pm

Venue: 81 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1DD

The conference sessions will cover a wide range of topics to include essential updates and an overview of this year’s most challenging cases.

Agenda

Session 1 – Keynote: Asserting and Enforcing Disability Rights

Session 2 – Update on Key Community Care Law Cases from the Last Year

Session 3 – Breakout 1 (choose one)

• Defending a Community Care Claim – Zoe Leventhall KC
• Bringing a Community Care Claim – Ollie Persey of Garden Court Chambers & Katherine Barnes

Session 4 – Community of Practice Update 

Session 5 – Law Commission Review on Disabled Children’s Social Care – Connor Johnston (Law Commission & Garden Court Chambers) & Alex Ruck Keene KC

Session 6 –  Breakout 2 (choose one)

• Community Care for an Ageing Population – Bethan Harris of Garden Court Chambers & Ken Bluestone of Age International
• Continuing Care: Transition from Children to Adulthood – Stephen Cragg KC & Rebecca Chapman 

Session 7 – Breakout 3 (choose one):

• Navigating the Interplay Between the Care Act 2014 and Housing Acts 1996/1989 – Liz Davies KC & Matthew Ahluwalia, both of Garden Court Chambers
• Legal aid: Getting more from Investigative Help – Caroline Miles, Access Social Care & Karen Ashton, CELC

Session 8 – Making Lawful Decisions Launch: How to Avoid Making an Unlawful Decision