Terra Firma Chambers are delighted to announce the first of a series of webinars providing vital information and updates across our core practice areas at this unprecedented time of social and economic upheaval.  Local Government in Challenging Times will be broadcast on Zoom at 11am on Tuesday, 28th April.

Chaired by James Findlay QC, this 1 hour webinar will feature five short essential updates of particular interest to local authorities and those affected by their decisions. The topics covered will be:

Maurice O’Carroll: Conducting Public Inquiries in the time of Coronavirus

Fred Mackintosh QC: How does the Coronavirus Act affect the duties of Local Authorities in Social Care

James Findlay QC: Local Government virtual meetings

Peter Grant-Hutchison: Working from home: resources and employment law

Robert Skinner: Licensing Update

The webinar has been accredited for 1 hour of CPD for members of Faculty and is eligible for a similar award from the Law Society for the solicitor branch of the profession. While it will not be interactive, we would welcome any questions in advance and these should be emailed to seminars@terrafirmachambers.com.

There is no registration fee but prior booking is necessary.  If you do not already have a Zoom account you can sign up for free and register for this event by following this link: https://tinyurl.com/ybktvg6c.