WEB 3144 ILPA Conference on Family & Immigration Law (In-Person)

Wed Mar 11 2026 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm UTC+00:00

Friends House | London

Immigration Law Practitioners' Association
Publisher/HostImmigration Law Practitioners' Association
WEB 3144 ILPA Conference on Family & Immigration Law (In-Person)
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We invite you to attend ILPA's Conference on Family & Immigration Law hosted as a hybrid event.
About this Event

This all-day conference will bring together immigration and family law experts, exploring the issues that involve both sectors, as these fields so often overlap. The conference will feature opening and closing speeches, panels, bitesize training sessions and interactive workshop sessions.

This event will be followed by social drinks. It is an excellent opportunity for practitioners to understand more about the intersection between immigration and family law, to network, and to meet other lawyers who they may wish to instruct and work with in future. Please see the event agenda set out below.


Agenda

πŸ•‘: 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Housekeeping
Host: Barry O'Leary, Wesley Gryk Solicitors
πŸ•‘: 10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
Opening Keynote Speech
Host: Speaker tbc
πŸ•‘: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel 1
Host: Chaired by Alison Leivesley, Consultant Solicitor

Info: Interplay between child abduction and asylum law and children and war


πŸ•‘: 11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
Coffee Break
πŸ•‘: 11:55 AM - 01:00 PM
Bitesize Training Sessions

Info: There will be six sessions in total, three running concurrently. Each session will be 25 minutes, allowing delegates to attend two.
For family practitioners: (1) Bringing in parties for assessments and/or family court proceedings, Emma Cohen, OTB Legal (2) immigration implications of relationship breakdown, Nath Gbikpi, Leigh Day. For immigration practitioners: (1) Divorce, Sophia Poliviou-Singh, Wilsons (2)Adoption– TBC (3) Care and special guardianship orders, Alison Leivesley (4) Responsibilities of local authorities towards children in care and care leavers, especially as it relates to immigration, Maud Davis, children law solicitor advocate



πŸ•‘: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
πŸ•‘: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Panel 2
Host: Chaired by Tim Barnden, Bates Wells and Braithwaite

Info: What are the issues facing LGBTQI+ clients and their advisors in navigating the terrain where family and immigration law meet β€’ Claudia Neale, Garden Court Chambers
β€’ Alison Stanley, Bindmans
β€’ Natalie Gamble, NGA Law
β€’ Scott Halliday, Sintons


πŸ•‘: 03:15 PM - 03:25 PM
Break
πŸ•‘: 03:25 PM - 04:15 PM
Interactive workshops focused on policy change and advocacy

Info: These will be more creative and participatory, encouraging attendees to think about how we can influence change. Exact topics will be announced closer to the time as want them as up-to-date as possible. Workshop leaders:

(1) Isaac Abraham, Islington Law Centre (2) Rachel Francis, 1 Pump Court


πŸ•‘: 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Closing Speech
Host: Speaker tbc
πŸ•‘: 04:45 AM - 04:50 PM
Thank you and invite to social drinks
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 97.50 to GBP 450.00

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