London Social Housing Law Practitioner Training Conference
7 CPD All Essential Updates ÂŁ55
7 CPD
All Essential Updates
ÂŁ55
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
9:00am Registration – 4:30pm Finish
Mary Ward Conference Centre, Tavistock Place,
London WC1H 9SN
We are super excited to announce this dynamic and interactive full-day conference for lawyers who practice in Social Housing Law.
With a full spread of the latest “must-know” legal updates and skills, the event will feature a collection of highly useful presentations from leading London lawyers, each with vast hands-on experience in Social Housing cases and recognised as top practitioners in the field.
This conference takes place on Day Two of our London CPD Festival Week at the Mary Ward Conference Centre, where Law Friends will host a full week of unique, energetic, and practice-focused training courses across multiple areas of law.
This in-depth CPD event covers the frontline of housing, homelessness, and public law practice, with a tightly focused agenda featuring experts from One Pump Court, 42 Bedford Row, Garden Court Chambers, and Law Friends Society. Across the day, you’ll receive live-use updates on possession defence, homelessness litigation, the Renters Reform Bill, Traveller site law, family/housing crossover, and securing effective remedies for unsuitable accommodation. With seven high-level speakers across five chambers and institutions, this conference is built for legal professionals who want to stay sharp, strategic, and fully compliant in 2025.
From Anonymity to Reform, Everything You Need in One Place.
- Eleri Griffiths (One Pump Court) opens the day with a session on Anonymity in Homelessness Litigation, addressing the how, when and why of protecting identities in vulnerable-client cases.
- Liam Evans (One Pump Court) then explores Family Law for Housing Lawyers, arming practitioners with knowledge to navigate overlapping disputes and safeguarding concerns.
- Alex Adamou (42 Bedford Row) delivers a powerful session on Public Law Defences in Housing Possession Proceedings — essential when fighting unfair evictions or procedural injustice.
- After lunch, Dr Rhiannon Craft (Law Friends Society) presents the latest updates on Gypsy and Traveller Law, focusing on injunctions, consultation duties, and meanwhile site rights.
- Tim Baldwin (Garden Court Chambers) follows with a practical session on Challenging Unsuitable Homelessness Accommodation and how to secure real remedies through litigation.
- Ricky Blennerhasset (Garden Court Chambers) rounds out the content with a crucial forward-facing seminar on the Renters Reform Bill and what it means for housing law practice going forward.
The day is introduced and closed by Steve Kennedy, Solicitor and Founder of Law Friends Society, who has spent decades championing frontline legal education across the UK.
Strategic, Practical, and Unmissable for 2025 Housing Practitioners.
This isn’t a checkbox CPD — it’s an essential legal briefing for professionals working on the frontlines of housing crisis management, statutory homelessness, tenant defence, and intersectional family law cases. Delivered by the barristers who are litigating these issues daily, this conference ensures you're fully equipped to defend your clients and challenge injustice with confidence.
| Time | Seminar | Speaker | Organisation | |
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| 9.00 | Coffee | |||
| 9.30 | Welcome | Steve Kennedy - Solicitor – Law Friends Society |  |
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| 9.40 | Anonymity in homelessness litigation: When, why and how | Eleri Griffiths - Barrister – One Pump Court |  |
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| 10.30 | Family Law for Housing Lawyers | Liam Evans - Barrister – One Pump Court |  |
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| 11.20 | Coffee | |||
| 11.45 | Public Law Defences in Housing Possession Proceedings — The Last Line of Defence | Alex Adamou - Barrister – 42 Bedford Row |  |
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| 12.30 | Lunch | |||
| 1.30 | Gypsy and Traveller Law Update — Injunctions, consultations, meanwhile sites | Dr Rhiannon Craft – Law Friends Society |  |
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| 2.15 | Challenging Provision of Unsuitable Homelessness Accommodation: Securing Effective Remedies | Tim Baldwin - Barrister – Garden Court |  |
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| 3.00 | Coffee | |||
| 3.25 | Renters Reform Bill — The Future Landscape | Ricky Blennerhasset - Barrister – Garden Court |  |
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| 4.15 | Course code and close | Steve Kennedy – Law Friends Society | |
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Course Features
- Full practice-focused law updates for all practitioners across the jurisdiction
- Suitable for paralegals, trainees, solicitors, pupils, and barristers
- 7 CPD courses covering all essential updates, new laws, practice, and procedure
- All practice-focused seminars presented by hand-picked Law Friends ambassadors
- Big room, large-screen HD visuals
- Professional audio-visual film crew working to broadcast quality
- Comfortable seating at cabaret-style tables
- Summaries, strategies, toolkits, and skills bringing you up to date on best practice
- Q&A and post-seminar discussion with speakers available after all seminars
- Post-conference drinks – come and relax with your colleagues after the event
- Easily accessible state-of-the-art Central London location
- Quick check-in and early get-out
- Full venue air-conditioning
- All-day tea, coffee, and biscuits included
- Delegate pack included
Delegate Reviews from Our Conferences Last Year
“I have been attending these events for years and each time they improve. Excellent organisation and conference”
Oliver Al-Falah, Solicitor – 100% score
“Amazing overview on various topics especially in the light of recent developments and changes in the law”
Chris Pelentrides, Solicitor – 100% score
“Excellent presentations and audio visual / media facilities”
Aisha Abdul Latif, Solicitor Manager – 100% score
“Great day out. Value for money, loved the venue, fabulous speakers, easy to get to. All in all, very well put together”
Jeevan Gill, Solicitor – 100% score
“Excellent”
Rachel Viko, Solicitor – 100% score
We very much look forward to seeing you on the day!
